Hiking route Comfortable round hike through the Mariazell countryside - Touren-Impression #1 | © TV Hochsteiermark Hiking route Comfortable round hike through the Mariazell countryside - Touren-Impression #1 | © TV Hochsteiermark

Comfortable round hike through the Mariazell countryside

Beautiful circular hike along the rosary stations to just before Mitterbach and then along the Erlauf River back to Mariazell.
From Mariazell we walk along the rosary stations to St. Sebastian's Church, then further along the Erlauf River back to Mariazell.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
March
November
December

The tour in numbers

11,2 km
Route
3:10 h
Time
213 hm
Uphill
214 hm
Downhill
973 m
Highest point

Map & downloads

More information

Via the Westautobahn (A1 from Salzburg or Vienna) to the exit Ybbs or St. Pölten/Süd, then B 20 to Mariazeller Land. From the south to Bruck/Mur - Kapfenberg, then B 20 over the Seebergpass into Mariazell country.
From the main square we walk along Schießstattgasse in the direction of Sebastiani/Rosenkranzweg and along the rosary stations to the Sebastiani Chapel. From there we walk along the B 20 for about 5 min until we come to the turnoff towards Lake Erlaufsee (left over the Mariazellerbahn railroad tracks).

If you want to make a detour to Mitterbach here, turn right and after about 10 min of walking you will reach the center of Mitterbach.

Back to the hiking trail: after a few minutes on the asphalt path, we turn right over a small bridge and walk along the Erlauf River to the next junction, just before Lake Erlauf. On the right we can make a detour to the lake - and take a break ;-)

or we keep immediately to the left and hike either along a forest path or immediately along the bike path in the direction of Mariazell. Once cross the main road and past the JUFA Erlaufsee to just before the train station, here keep right and on the Promenadeweg back to Mariazell (at the SOCAR gas station cross the B 20 and across the Grazer Straße to the main square).

Side trip to Mitterbach and/or Lake Erlaufsee (each with approx. 30 min additional walking time)
ÖBB www.oebb.at  , Verbundlinie Steiermark www.busbahnbim.at  , Mariazellerbahn www.mariazellerbahn.at  

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Tourist office Hochsteiermark Office Mariazeller Land

Main square 13, 8630 Mariazell

T: +43 3882 2366

tourismus@hochsteiermark.at

www.hochsteiermark.at

In the office of the tourist office you can get the folder "Holy and Healing Ways", which includes the first part of the hike along the stations of the Rosary to St. Sebastian's Church.

Hiking map available in the office of the tourist office

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What the weather will be like

Mariazell (860m)

23.08.2024
very sunny
12°C 27°C
24.08.2024
sunny
14°C 29°C
25.08.2024
sunny
14°C 27°C
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