Maria Rast Forest Chapel – Hotel AVIVA & Panoramic View loop from Preßleithen

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Mühlviertel

Sankt Peter am Wimberg

Maria Rast Forest Chapel – Hotel AVIVA & Panoramic View loop from Preßleithen

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Maria Rast Forest Chapel – Hotel AVIVA & Panoramic View loop from Preßleithen

08:29

28.9km

780m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 17.9 km for 256 m

Waypoints

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Granitpilgerweg Rest Area Lang Family with Men's Raised Bed

Highlight • Rest Area

Very welcome rest stop with refreshments. Also provides shade in the summer, or shelter when it rains.

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4.12 km

Helfenberg Parish Church

Highlight • Religious Site

Dedicated to Saint Erhard of Regensburg. First mentioned in a document in 1224.

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7.53 km

Underground Course of the Steinernen Mühl

Highlight • River

Here the Steinerne Mühl lives up to its name! Be sure to stop and enjoy!

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8.49 km

After a long walk uphill in the forest, you suddenly find yourself in front of this beautiful little pilgrimage church. Unfortunately, you can only view the interior from the outside through the lattice gate.

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13.5 km

Forest Path in Mühlviertel

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„You will find more in the woods than in books,” Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090 to 1153) wrote in our diary in the 12th century. His reasoning for this: “The …

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13.9 km

Helfenberger Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Nice and, above all, family-friendly hut belonging to the Rohrbach Alpine Club. Here you have to take care of yourself. But you should definitely reserve in advance - because of …

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15.5 km

Hotel AVIVA & Panoramic View

Highlight • Rest Area

From the Hotel AVIVA you have a really great view of the valley and the area. The rooms are all designed with a view of the valley.

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18.4 km

Teufelssitz Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

A stone structure in the Pürwald that resembles an armchair is called the devil's seat.

The legend tells the following story: When the carters once drove to Bohemia with their …

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28.9 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.0 km

7.73 km

3.47 km

2.82 km

1.54 km

256 m

154 m

Surfaces

8.35 km

7.34 km

6.93 km

3.27 km

2.81 km

262 m

Elevation

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Highest point (910 m)

Lowest point (520 m)

Weather

Wednesday 21 October

10°C

4°C

78 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

April 8, 2024,Kraft-Quelle-Baum (Etappe 2/2)

The second stage follows on seamlessly from the first in terms of the route. An incredible amount of forest and meadow. There are only a few kilometers of asphalt before and after the Unterkagerer monument.
The highlight of this stage for me is the path itself, although the Maria Rast forest chapel is always something special.
The negative highlight is …

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