Maria Larch Pilgrimage Church – Jakobsweg through Larchtal loop from Terfens
Maria Larch Pilgrimage Church – Jakobsweg through Larchtal loop from Terfens
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Maria Larch Pilgrimage Church – Jakobsweg through Larchtal loop from Terfens
01:48
6.29km
150m
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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.
Last updated: April 29, 2026
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248 m
Crowned Head Sculpture at Maria Larch
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263 m
Maria Larch Pilgrimage Church
Highlight • Religious Site
A devout woman named Magdalena Bogner, who was married to the respected farmer Veit Spieltenner in Schlegelsbach, gave the first occasion for it (the chapel). This woman felt an inexplicable urge within her to perform her devotion at the spot where the chapel now stands, and where she herself often passed by, either on Sundays and holidays on her way to church in Terfens or for business reasons. Johann Weiß, the chaplain in the hermitage of St. Martin in the woods, to whom she had confided the peculiar feeling in her heart, gave her a statue of the Mother of God, which she was to place somewhere at the designated spot, and then she could devote herself to prayer there without hesitation. The chaplain had made the statue himself out of clay. It is a shoe high; the divine mother holds the dear Christ child in her left hand and carries the gilded apple in her right. The woman brought the precious gift home with a joyful heart, and immediately had her husband place the statue at the designated spot in a small niche carved out of a strong larch tree. A narrow roof from above was to serve as protection for the statue against the falling rain; at the bottom, a narrow block was placed so that people could kneel more comfortably while praying. This happened in the year 1665.
Text / Source: Legende: sagen.at
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s'Larchladl Self-Service Shop
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Maria Larch
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In 1678, the pilgrimage chapel Maria Larch was founded for a seated figure of Mary, formed from clay, which was once attached to a larch tree ("Larch").
In 1994, the chapel underwent a renovation and has shone with new splendor ever since. The water flowing from the well near the chapel is said to have healing powers.
Text / Source: Tourismusverband Silberregion Karwendel
silberregion-karwendel.com/de/terfens/rid/29092918
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Jakobsweg through Larchtal
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2.47 km
Wayside shrine in Larchtal
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3.18 km
Thierburg
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5.95 km
Snow-Covered Stream
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6.29 km
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6.14 km
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< 100 m
Surfaces
2.83 km
2.42 km
798 m
218 m
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Lowest point (680 m)
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