Vienna Pilgrim Route: Stage 2/5: Mayerling - Klein-Mariazell - Kaumberg
Hiking tour Starting from Mayerling
- Difficulty: Difficult
- Distance: 24,55 km
- Duration: 9:00 h
- Ascent: 855 m elevation gain
- Descent: 697 m elevation gain
Mayerling - Maria Raisenmarkt - Holzschlag - Hafnerberg - Klein Mariazell - Kaumberg
- Starting point of the tour
- Mayerling
- Tour destination
- Kaumberg
- Difficulty: Difficult
- Distance: 24,55 km
- Duration: 9:00 h
- Ascent: 855 m elevation gain
- Descent: 697 m elevation gain
- Fitness level required:5/6
- Overall experience:5/6
- Scenery:6/6
- Lowest point310 m
- Highest point589 m
- Stage tour
- Nice views
- With refreshment stops
Mayerling - Maria Raisenmarkt - Holzschlag - Hafnerberg - Klein Mariazell - Kaumberg
From Mayerling, asphalted paths and country lanes lead to Maria Raisenmarkt. The route continues through the forest to Holzschlag (@ 02:00 h) and via Nöstach to the Hafnerberg pilgrimage church (01:15 h). The Viennese pilgrims' trail leads from Hafnerberg over beautiful mountain paths to the once again active Klein-Mariazell Abbey (02:00 h) and on to Kaumberg (03:45 h).
Southern variants via Peilstein to Rohr im Gebirge: From Holzschlag to Peilsteinhaus, via Neuhaus to Weissenbach an der Triesting and to Furth/Schromenau (03:45 h). Here the route splits again - direct route through Furthergraben and Staffgraben, steeply up to Kieneck with the Enzianhütte (04:00 h) and to the Unterberghaus (02:45 h).
The hike into the Steinwandgraben via Gasthof Jagasitz/Kreuth to Thal in Muggendorf and to the Unterberghaus (Schromenau - Unterberg 06:30 h) is easier. Please note: For the southern variants, a different stage division of the overall route is required.
Valley variant Via Sacra to Kaumberg: From Hafnerberg, the Via Sacra runs via Altenmarkt and Thenneberg to Kaumberg.
Walking times: The specified walking times were calculated based on the table of the German Alpine Club. These are pure walking times, rounded to the next quarter hour.
Appropriate hiking equipment is required. Additionally, it should be noted that this is a multi-day hike.
More information also available at: https://www.viasacra.at/10-tipps-fuer-einsteiger
From Vienna:
South Motorway A2 towards Linz – continue on Vienna Outer Ring Motorway A21 towards Linz/St. Pölten – exit Heiligenkreuz, turn towards Mayerling.
Suburban train line S3, regional trains, bus.
Attractions: Carmel Mayerling, Pilgrimage Church Hafnerberg, Basilica Klein-Mariazell, Parish Church "St. John the Baptist" in Altenmarkt and Pilgrimage Church "To the Suffering Savior in Dornau" in Thenneberg, Parish Church "St. Michael" in Kaumberg, Local History Museum Kaumberg, Steinwand Gorge, Myra Falls, Vinzenzi Chapel in Thal
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Letzte Änderung: 16 Mar 2026