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Pielachtal Pilgrimage Route: Stage 2/4: Hofstetten-Grünau - Loich
Hiking tour Starting from Hofstetten-Grünau
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Distance: 18,97 km
- Duration: 5:30 h
- Ascent: 300 m elevation gain
- Descent: 185 m elevation gain
Hofstetten-Grünau - Mainburg - Rabenstein - Kirchberg an der Pielach - Loich
- Starting point of the tour
- Hofstetten-Grünau
- Tour destination
- Loich
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Distance: 18,97 km
- Duration: 5:30 h
- Ascent: 300 m elevation gain
- Descent: 185 m elevation gain
- Fitness level required:4/6
- Overall experience:5/6
- Scenery:5/6
- Lowest point319 m
- Highest point436 m
- Stage tour
- Nice views
- With refreshment stops
Description
Below the Hofstetten-Grünau cemetery, you meet the Pielach Valley cycle path, which you follow to Mainburg. Hiking trail 4/1 takes you through the Lustwald forest to Rabenstein with the baptistery of Cardinal Franz König.
Via Steinklamm you then follow the Kardinal König memorial trail to Warth. From here, follow the Pielachtal cycle path through Kirchberg an der Pielach to the end of the cycle path in Dobersnigg.
From here, turn left along the country road to Loich, the 2nd stage destination on the pilgrimage.
- Getting there Starting from St. Pölten via the Pielachtal road B39.
- Public transport Hofstetten-Grünau can be reached from St. Pölten by the Mariazell Railway.Find the current timetable at https://www.mariazellerbahn.at/fahrplan-mzb.
- Editor’s tip Sights:Parish church Hofstetten-GrünauBaptismal church of Cardinal König, Rabenstein an der PielachTowerless St. Andrew's Church, Kirchberg an der PielachDobersnigg Chapel, LoichParish church Loich
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