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Ruins route
Mountain bike tour Starting from Gresten, Raiffeisen bank
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Distance: 22,63 km
- Duration: 1:30 h
- Ascent: 780 m elevation gain
- Descent: 780 m elevation gain
Gresten - Vorderweg - Reinsberg ruins - Hochschlag - barriers - Reinsberg - Gresten
- Starting point of the tour
- Gresten, Raiffeisen bank
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Distance: 22,63 km
- Duration: 1:30 h
- Ascent: 780 m elevation gain
- Descent: 780 m elevation gain
- Fitness level required:4/6
- Overall experience:4/6
- Scenery:4/6
- Lowest point404 m
- Highest point883 m
- Round tour
- Nice views
- With refreshment stops
Description
From Gresten via Vorderweg (here you can reach the Mostbrunnen and Hörsessel on foot in approx. 100 m) and Angelsöd into the Lueggraben and up to the Reinsberg castle ruins. Via Buchbergstraße and the goods road to Hochschlag (in approx. 10 minutes you can visit the Sclavinia sculptures by Miguel Horn). Past the Hochschlag hut via Kraxenberg to the barrier and on the Buchbergstraße back to the village of Reinsberg. Through Burggasse and via Hinterbucha and Vorderweg back to Gresten.
- safety instructions Please note the winter closure of this and all other MTB trails in the Mostviertel region from November 1st to April 14th. Thank you for your understanding!
- Route description From the i-support point of the municipality Gresten-Land (407 m above sea level) at the Raiffeisenbank through the Lower Market and over Emilien bridge into the Upper Market. Turn left at the electrical shop Schornsteiner into Joisingweg and already slightly ascending on the farm track to the farm Vorderweg (approx. 550 m). Continue level to the wayside shrine just before the house Hinterbucha, turn right through a forested area (still asphalt). Then left down towards Burg lane and then steeply uphill on asphalt again to the castle ruins (approx. 600 m).From the castle ruins, on a gravel path to Buchbergstraße and then right on the farm track to the hiking rest Hochschlag (approx. 820 m). A short section back on the street, then right into a forest path (to Hochschlag hut) and over Kraxenberg to the barrier saddle (approx. 740 m) on Buchbergstraße. Down this into the village Reinsberg. Through Burg lane, then right uphill towards Höhenberg. In a left curve, turn right towards the house Hinterbucha and via Vorderbucha and the gatehouses back to Gresten.
- Getting there Coming from Vienna, take A1 to Ybbs exit, on B25 towards Scheibbs, turn right at Saffen onto B22, continue to Gresten. Coming from the west, take A1 to Amstetten East exit, B1 towards Amstetten, take the fourth exit at the roundabout, pass through Steinakirchen, Wang, Ewixen, and Unteramt on B22, B22 to Gresten.
- Editor’s tip A museum visit in Gresten.From Hochschlag in 30 minutes on foot to the summit cross on Runzelberg (953 m, highest point of the municipality Reinsberg)
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Enjoy a farmer's roast or homemade pastries etc. at the hiking rest Hochschlag.
In the village of Reinsberg, dine at the Landgasthaus Stadler.
- Reinsberg:
Visit the Reinsberg castle ruins,
information at the Reinsberg municipal office and
Reinsberg castle arena, A-3264 Reinsberg
Event office and organic castle kitchen:
Tel. 07487/71 80 (May to October)
E-mail: office@reinsberg.at
www.reinsberg.at - Gresten:
Visit the Gresten local history museum
Information at the Gresten municipal office
Businesses along the route:
- Gasthof Auer
Unterer Markt 7,
A-3264 Gresten, Phone: 07487/ 70 80 - Landgasthaus Stadler
Reinsberg 21,
A-3264 Reinsberg, Phone 07487/ 23 73 - Hiking rest Hochschlag
Buchberg 29,
A-3264 Reinsberg, Phone 07487/ 27 22
Municipality of Gresten
Badgasse 1, A-3264 Gresten
Phone 07487/23 10
E-mail: markt-gresten@aon.at,
www.gresten.at
Municipality Gresten-Land
Friedhofgasse 4, A-3264 Gresten
Phone 07487/22 40
E-mail: gemeinde@gresten-land.gv.at
www.gresten-land.gv.at
Municipality Reinsberg
A-3264 Reinsberg 1
Phone 07487/23 51
E-mail: reinsberg@aon.at
www.reinsberg.at
Mostviertel Tourism
Töpper Castle Neubruck
Neubruck 2/10, 3283 Scheibbs
Phone +43/7482/204 44
info@mostviertel.at
www.mostviertel.at
Letzte Änderung: 16 Mar 2026