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

Difficulty: Moderate
Distance: 113,12 km
Duration: 31:00 h
Ascent: 1930 m elevation gain
Descent: 1827 m elevation gain

Up and down the hills, this section of the Way of St. James leads us through the largely agricultural landscape of the Mostviertel region. Across pastures, through corn fields and along the beautiful Danube, we make a pilgrimage from the pilgrimage basilica Maria Taferl to Linz to the Pöstlingberg and enjoy the tranquillity of the Mostviertel cultural landscape for long stretches.

Starting point of the tour: Maria Taferl pilgrimage basilica
Tour destination: Linz, Pöstlingberg

Difficulty: Moderate
Distance: 113,12 km
Duration: 31:00 h
Ascent: 1930 m elevation gain
Descent: 1827 m elevation gain

Fitness level required:
4/6
Overall experience:
5/6
Scenery:
5/6

Lowest point214 m
Highest point550 m

Stage tour
Nice views
With refreshment stops

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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.

Route description A scenically outstanding part of the Austrian Jakobsweg runs through the Mostviertel. The route coming from Hungary and Slovakia enters the Mostviertel district of St. Pölten, runs over Herzogenburg, Göttweig Abbey and meets the northern route coming from the Weinviertel at Mautern. From here, the Jakobsweg runs over Maria Langegg to Melk, crosses the Danube into the southern Waldviertel and finally meets the picturesque pilgrimage site Maria Taferl. Now the pilgrim path leads downhill to Marbach and crosses the Danube at Persenbeug. It continues over Neustadtl and Kollmitzberg to Zeillern, where the Sunday Mountain path branches off via Seitenstetten to Sonntagberg. The Jakobsweg continues over Wallsee, Mauthausen to Linz-Pöstlingberg.
Parking Parking is available in the center of Maria Taferl (east of the basilica).
Getting there Maria Taferl is located halfway between Vienna and Linz and can be reached via the West Autobahn (exit 90 - Pöchlarn). In Pöchlarn, cross the Danube and then turn left. After Klein-Pöchlarn, it goes right uphill towards Maria Taferl.
Public transport From Amstetten or St. Pölten you can take the regional express to Pöchlarn; from there a post bus (NG1) goes to Maria Taferl. Stop "Maria Taferl Ortsmitte".

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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: 16 Mar 2026