Jakobsweg Mostviertel: Overall route from Maria Taferl to Linz (Pöstlingberg)

Description

The Way of St. James comprises an entire network of pilgrimage routes throughout Europe and ends in Santiago de Compostela, in Galicia, Spain, at the tomb of the Apostle James. In Austria, too, several paths lead to the "actual" Way of St. James. The most important route runs from east to west, part of which is made up of the four pilgrimage stages described here (Melk - Linz). The beginnings of the Way of St. James can be traced back to the 11th century and the route through Austria is said to have been walked year after year by pilgrims from Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria as early as the 12th century. From the 1970s and 1980s, there was a real pilgrimage boom, which still captivates many people today. The Way of St. James has been a UNESCO World Hertige site since 1987.

Mostviertel Tourismus GmbH
Töpperschloss Neubruck, Neubruck 2/10, 3283 Scheibbs
T +43/7482/20 444
info@mostviertel.at , www.mostviertel.at

Upper Austria Tourism Information
Freistädter Straße 119, 4041 Linz
info@oberoesterreich.at
www.wandern.at

 
Useful maps:
ÖK 4322 Pöchlarn, ÖK 4327 Amstetten, ÖK 4328 Scheibbs,
ÖK 4203 Waidhofen, ÖK 4204 Lunz
All at a scale of 1:50,000 (also available in enlargement 1:25,000)
F&B hiking maps 052 Mostviertel (1:50,000),
Kompass Hiking Guide 1085 Jakobsweg

Important telephone numbers:
Alpine emergency call: 140, International emergency call: 112

Recommended literature:
Hiking Guide Jakobsweg Austria, www.kompass.at
On the Jakobsweg through Austria, www.tyrolia-verlag.at
Pilgrimage routes, www.kral-verlag.at
Pilgrimage routes to Mariazell – Volume West + South, www.styriabooks.at

Letzte Änderung: 25 Feb 2026