Upper Austria Mariazellerweg: A: Stage 8: Mitterbach – Mariazell
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Hiking tour Starting from Mitterbach
The picturesque Sebastianiweg leads us on our last stage of the Mariazellerweg from the small community of Mitterbach am Erlaufsee through the beautiful landscape above St. Sebastian to the pilgrimage basilica in Mariazell.
The picturesque Sebastianiweg leads us on our last stage of the Mariazellerweg from the small community of Mitterbach am Erlaufsee through the beautiful landscape above St. Sebastian to the pilgrimage basilica in Mariazell.
On the route of the Via Sacra, starting from Mitterbach am Erlaufsee, we first hike along the Götschlhofweg to the relatively secluded St. Sebastian's Church. The actual Sebastianiweg with its many rosary stations begins at the beautiful church and leads us above the municipality of St. Sebastian and at the foot of the Mariazeller Bürgeralpe to Mariazell.
On a pilgrimage, your backpack should really contain only the bare essentials! A GPS device is very helpful for navigation.
The route follows the picturesque Sebastianiweg along the Via Sacra, with its Rosary shrines, to Mariazell (about 1.5 hours from Mitterbach).
There are several free parking options in the center of Mitterbach.
Coming from Salzburg, take the A1 toward Vienna and exit at Amstetten Ost (108). Take the L97 to Steinakirchen am Forst, then continue via Purgstall an der Erlauf, Scheibbs, Gaming, and Lunz am See to Mitterbach am Erlaufsee (L89, B25, and B71).
Coming from Vienna, take the A1 toward Linz and exit at St. Pölten-Süd (59). Take the B20 (Mariazellerstraße) to Mitterbach am Erlaufsee.
You can get to Mitterbach either by taking the Mariazellerbahn (departing from St. Pölten) or by bus (bus lines 192 or 197).
For more information on the Mariazellerbahn, visit: www.mariazellerbahn.at
Mostviertel Tourismus GmbH
Töpperschloss Neubruck, Neubruck 2/10, 3283 Scheibbs
T +43/7482/20 444
info@mostviertel.at , www.mostviertel.at
Mariazeller Land Tourist Board
Hauptplatz 13, 8630 Mariazell
Phone: +43 (0)3882/23 66
Upper Austria Tourism Information
Freistädter Straße 119, 4041 Linz
info@oberoesterreich.at
www.wandern.at
Useful Maps:
ÖK 4319 Linz, ÖK 4320 Perg, ÖK 4326 Steyr,
ÖK 4202 Ternberg, ÖK 4203 Waidhofen,
ÖK 4203 Ybbsitz, ÖK 4204 Lunz, ÖK 4210 Mariazell
All at a scale of 1:50,000 (also available as a 1:25,000 enlargement
)
F&B Hiking Maps 261 (1:50,000), 051 (1:50,000),
052 (1:50,000), 5031 (1:35,000)
Kompass 22 (Mariazell, Ötscher, Erlauftal, 1:25,000),
Kompass 212 (Hochschwab, Mariazell, Eisenwurzen, 1:50,000),
Kompass 202 (Around Linz, Mühlviertel, Wels, Steyr, 1:50,000)
Important Phone Numbers:
Alpine emergency number: 140, International emergency number: 112
Recommended Reading:
Pilgrimage Routes to Mariazell – Volume West + South, www.styriabooks.at
Hiking in the Mariazeller Land and Ötscher Regions, www.kral-verlag.at
Pilgrimage Routes, www.kral-verlag.at
Letzte Änderung: 3 Aug 2026