Small Erlauf Reservoir Circuit
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Hiking tour Starting from Mitterbach Village Square
This short village circular trail shows all facets of Mitterbach and often offers great views of the Gemeindealpe, the Ötscher and the Erlauf reservoir.
This short village circular trail shows all facets of Mitterbach and often offers great views of the Gemeindealpe, the Ötscher and the Erlauf reservoir.
Mitterbach is known for the Gemeindealpe, the Erlaufsee lake and for having the first Protestant tolerance church in Lower Austria. The history of the Protestant lumberjacks who were used to clear the area can also be experienced on a guided tour in Mitterbach. The idyllic mountain village of Mitterbach is also characterized by the Erlaufsee, the Gemeindealpe and the Mariazellerbahn. The village circular hiking trail shows all these facets and is the perfect way to get in the mood for a hiking vacation in Mitterbach.
Please check in advance for any trail and road closures in the Ötscher-Tormäuer Nature Park. You can find this information at https://www.naturpark-oetscher.at/aktuelles-top-informiert-im-naturpark
No special equipment necessary
From the starting point at Dorfplatz Mitterbach, we walk past the Protestant church up the Kapschgasse. We then bear slightly right onto a forest road and follow it downhill to Hagenstraße (9a) towards Erlauf Reservoir. On Hagenstraße, we turn right back towards Mitterbach. Those traveling with children should take the Fischerweg. Then we proceed gently downhill to the reservoir shore and follow the forest path that branches left from Hagenstraße at Hirschfeldspitz. Alternatively, this section can be omitted by continuing on Hagenstraße. Shortly before reaching the B20, we arrive at the cozy hiking inn "Erlaufstauseeschänke," after which we follow the B20 on the sidewalk back to the starting point.
Various parking options are available in the town center.
From the A1, exit at St. Pölten Süd and follow B20 towards Mariazell to Mitterbach.
Take the Mariazellerbahn to Mitterbach station.
Mariazellerbahn timetable: https://www.mariazellerbahn.at/fahrplan-mzb
A stop at the Erlaufstauseeschänke is worthwhile due to the view of the Ötscher and the reservoir.