Johannesweg (St. John's pilgrimage route)
Johannesweg (St. John's pilgrimage route)
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Satisfaction, happiness, and health, friendship, family, and confidence - those are the values that are re-emerging in such hectic times and with a growing sense of economical insecurity. The Johannesweg (St. John’s pilgrimage route), the Austrian counterpart to the St.James’s Path, is an 80 km-long trail through a wonderful landscape.
Start and finish line of the Johannesweg are located in the municipality of Pierback. In the beginning, the path leads onto the Ramlberg and further on to the farm of the Irxenmayer family. This is where the Johannesbrunnen (St. John’s well) and the Engelskapelle (angel chapel) constitute the first station of the Johannesweg. If you like, you can visit the “Irxwasser” (Irx water) filling station and - after a short walk - the Kugelmühle (Kugel mill), and in the Engelskapelle, you can take a break for inner reflection.
Over meadows and along forest trails, you will hike gently up and down the mountains towards Schönau. Leaving this place, you will walk up to the Herrgottsitz (seat of the Lord). On this rock formation, where you will find a seat-shaped hollow, God rested contently after creating the Earth, or so the story goes. The next section of the Johannesweg leads you to the Burgruine Prandegg (Prandegg castle ruin) where you can enjoy a terrific view all the way to the Alps from its tower.
Afterwards you will walk to the Herzogreitherfelsen (Herzogreither rock) visible from afar. Steps chiseled into the rock and a climbing assistance allow you to ascend onto the vast granite rock formation and enjoy the view.
Then the Johannesweg continues on to St. Leonhard bei Freistadt. Here, the pilgrimage church is worth a visit. Its origins date back to the beginning of the 12th century. The next station of the trail is the Bründlkapelle (Bründl chapel) which was build on the village path from St. Leonhard to Ennsedt in 1728.
You will now hike up and over the Haiderberg to Langfirling and then to Waldfeld where you will soon have reached the Galgenbühel. Downhill, through the forest, and along the state road we will continue the hike to the Zwischenstromwiese (meadow in-between streams), which is located in the municipal district of Weitersfelden. Here, the Schwarzen and Weiße Aist (Schwarze Aist and Weiße Aist rivers) join together and form the Waldaist (Waldaist river).
Afterwards, the Johannesweg crosses meadows and forest paths to pass the Naturkino (nature cinema) and the town of Nadelbach. We will also pass the farms of the Silberberger Schnapsbrenner (Silberberg distillers) where you can prepare for the ascent to the Kammerer Kreuz (Kammerer cross) with a nice home-distilled or home-preserved schnapps. From here, the view of the alpine summits is fantastic.
Before you reach the Kaltenberger Marktplatz (Kaltenberg market square), the hiking trail takes you past the Ursprungskapelle (original chapel) and the Augenbründl (Augenbründl spring). Legend has it that once upon a time a shepherd’s boy sighted the Madonna at a linden tree. Downhill via the Kreuzweg (Stations of the Cross) with its 14 Steinbloß-style chapels, the trail continues to Unterweißenbach, the principal town of the Mühlviertler Alm region.
The parish church dedicated to St. Nicolas with its delicate net vault is worth a visit in Unterweißenbach. Once you have crossed the town, you will hike steeply uphill to the Wegererstein. Your reward for the arduous ascent onto the highest elevation of Unterweißenbach is the beautiful view of the town and of Kaltenberg.
The trail continues past the Almhütte (mountain hut) of the Jagdmärchenpark Hirschalm (Hirschalm hunter’s fairy-tale park) to the Einsiedlerklause (hermitage). The entire hill has special energies. No wonder that there is a Himmelsleiter (Jacob’s ladder) on which heaven and earth meet in close proximity to the Einsiedlerklause.
Then the trail goes on to a Naturplattform (natural platform) on which you will find the Harlingsedter Gipfelkreuz (Harlingsedt summit cross). From there, you can enjoy yet another terrific view over the landscape of the Mühlviertel before your hike downhill to Königswiesen. Next on the list is the town of Mötlas, a walk around the Bischofberg, and the hike back uphill to the Ruine Ruttenstein (Ruttenstein ruin). This formerly enormous high castle with seven ring towers and a history dating back to the 12th century is still considered one the most impressive ruins of the country and evidentially is the largest weir system in Austria. You should definitely enjoy the magnificent view from the tower and a nice glass of cider at the nearby shelter before embarking on the final trip back to Pierbach.
Length: about 84 kilometres
Walking time: three or four day trips, the continuous up and down of the landscape is rather demanding. Please allow yourself four days for the hike.
by car:
from Linz >> A7 >> take the exit >> enter traffic circle >> Königswiesener Straße (Königswiesener street) >> Pierbach
- Suitable for groups
- Suitable for seniors
- Suitable for single travelers
- Suitable for friends
- Suitable for couples
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
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Mühlviertler Alm
Markt 19
4273 Unterweißenbach
+43 7956 7304
office@muehlviertleralm.at
www.johannesweg.at
www.muehlviertleralm.at
http://www.muehlviertleralm.at
Marktplatz 2, 4283 Bad Zell
+43 7263 7228
biobaeckerei@stoecher.at
www.stoecher.at
BioHofladen& Schnapsrast Thauerböck
Silberberg 8, 4273 Kaltenberg
+43 664 1020999
biohof@thauerboeck.com
www.thauerboeck.com
Dorfstraße 12, 4282 Pierbach
+43 7267 8279
dorfwirt_fasching-leitner@gmx.at
www.pierbach.at/system/web/zusatzse...
Gasthaus Wahlmüller - Wirt in Mötlas
Mötlas 14, 4273 Unterweißenbach
+43 7956 7130
wirtinmoetlas@ecsnet.at
Huterergasse 5, 4283 Bad Zell
+43 7263 7277
office@populorum.com
www.populorum.com
Steiningerberg 3, 4274 Schönau im Mühlkreis
+43 (0043) 72617443
office@stoaninger-alm.at
www.stoaninger-alm.at
Wander- und Pferderast - Wollstub'n Maisnester, Familie Mittmannsgruber
Knaußer 8, 4272 Weitersfelden
+43 7952 6414
www.weitersfelden.at
Pierbach Ri Zigeunermauer, 4282 Pierbach
+43 7267 8255
gemeinde@pierbach.ooe.gv.at
www.pierbach.at
BioBrennerei & Biohof Thauerböck
Silberberg 8, 4273 Kaltenberg
Prandegg 1, 4274 Schönau im Mühlkreis
+43 7261 7255
gemeinde@schoenau-im.at
www.schoenau-im.at
Hauptstraße 9, 4294 Sankt Leonhard bei Freistadt
+43 7952 82-55
gemeinde@st-leonhard.ooe.gv.at
www.stleonhard.at
Markt 34, 4280 Königswiesen
+43 7955 6255
marktgemeinde@koenigswiesen.ooe.gv....
www.koenigswiesen.at
Jagdmärchenpark Hirschalm Amusement Park
Hinterberg 20, 4273 Unterweißenbach
+43 7956 6900
info@jagdmaerchenpark.at
www.hirschalm.at
Knaußer, 4272 Weitersfelden
+43 7952 6255
gemeinde@weitersfelden.ooe.gv.at
www.weitersfelden.at
Kaltenberg, 4273 Kaltenberg
+43 7956 7305-0
gemeinde@kaltenberg.ooe.gv.at
www.kaltenberg.at
Maria Himmelfahrt Parish Church
Königswiesen, 4280 Königswiesen
+43 7955 6252
marktgemeinde@koenigswiesen.ooe.gv....
Pfarre Pierbach, Dorfstr. 1, 4282 Pierbach
+43 7267 8205
gemeinde@pierbach.ooe.gv.at
www.pierbach.at
Markt 13, 4273 Unterweißenbach
+43 7956 7208
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www.unterweissenbach.at
Weitersfelden, 4272 Weitersfelden
+43 7952 6271
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www.weitersfelden.at
Pfarrgasse 4, 4294 Sankt Leonhard bei Freistadt
+43 7952 8294
gemeinde@st-leonhard.ooe.gv.at
www.stleonhard.at
Pfarrgasse 1, 4294 Sankt Leonhard bei Freistadt
+43 7952 8206
gemeinde@st-leonhard.ooe.gv.at
www.stleonhard.at
Wegererstein-Aussichtsplattform
Hinterberg, 4273 Unterweißenbach
+43 7956 7255
marktgemeinde@unterweissenbach.ooe....
www.unterweissenbach.at
Herzogreith und Promenedt, 4294 Sankt Leonhard bei Freistadt
+43 7952 8255
gemeinde@st-leonhard.ooe.gv.at
www.stleonhard.at
Wolfsberg, 4273 Unterweißenbach
+43 7956 7255
gemeinde@unterweissenbach.ooe.gv.at
www.unterweissenbach.at
Dirnberg 5, 4294 Sankt Leonhard bei Freistadt
+43 7952 8474
gemeinde@st-leonhard.ooe.gv.at
www.stleonhard.at
Silberberg 4, 4273 Kaltenberg
+43 664 5375729
aloismichaela@aon.at
www.biohof-reithmayr.at
Bio-Urlaubsbauernhof Kriechbaumer - Reiterherberge
Pehersdorf 18, 4274 Schönau im Mühlkreis
+43 7261 7402
ferienhof-kriechbaumer@gmx.at
www.ferienhof-kriechbaumer.at
Sonnleitn 12, 4282 Pierbach
+43 680 2054191
leithner.sandra@gmail.com
www.pierbach.at
Ferienwohnung am Biobauernhof Bernhard
Obermühl 14, 4273 Unterweißenbach
Mötlas 30, 4273 Unterweißenbach
+43 7956 7702
marianne.hinterdorfer@ecsnet.at
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Oberndorf 6, 4274 Schönau im Mühlkreis
+43 7261 7220
gasthof@aumayr.net
www.aumayr.net
Gasthof Karlinger, Franz Karlinger
Markt 24, 4280 Königswiesen
+43 7955 6221
gasthofkarlinger@aon.at
www.gasthof-karlinger.at
Gasthof Neulinger - "Zum Erzherzog Franz Salvator"
Weitersfelden 3, 4272 Weitersfelden
+43 7952 6202
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www.gasthof-neulinger.at
Hauptstraße 14, 4281 Königswiesen
+43 7267 8286
info@rameder.cc
www.gasthof-rameder.at
Weitersfelden 1, 4272 Weitersfelden
+43 7952 6237
gasthof-zurpost@aon.at
www.gasthaus-zurpost.at
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Lebensquellplatz 1, 4283 Bad Zell
+43 7263 7515-501
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Langfirling 11, 4294 Sankt Leonhard bei Freistadt
+43 650 7000143
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herzogenhof.jimdo.com
Windhagmühl 36, 4252 Liebenau
+43 664 4138303
info@highland-farm.at
www.highland-farm.at
Hinterberg 20, 4273 Unterweißenbach
+43 7956 6900
info@hirschalm.at
www.hirschalm.at
Kaltenberg 15, 4273 Kaltenberg
+43 7956 79455
admin@kaltenbergerhof.at
www.kaltenbergerhof.at
Karlingerhaus - das Jugend- und Familiengästehaus
Schulstraße 46, 4280 Königswiesen
+43 7955 6344
office@karlingerhaus.at
www.karlingerhaus.at
Kurhausstraße 9, 4283 Bad Zell
+43 7263 7566
info@kurhotel-badzell.at
www.kurhotel-badzell.at
Neubauer OG - Gästehaus Neubauer***
Gästehaus Neubauer, 4273 Kaltenberg
+43 7956 7309
info@gaestehaus-neubauer.at
www.gaestehaus-neubauer.at
Privatzimmer - Ferienwohnung Rührnössl
Schulstraße 6, 4294 Sankt Leonhard bei Freistadt
+43 7952 8363
www.stleonhard.at
Am Wimberg 4, 4294 Sankt Leonhard bei Freistadt
+43 664 6441677
www.stleonhard.at
Mühlbergstraße 12, 4294 Sankt Leonhard bei Freistadt
+43 7952 8414
www.stleonhard.at
Privatzimmer u. Blockhaus Kern
Kaltenberg 41, 4273 Kaltenberg
+43 7956 7198
kern.erika@gmx.at
www.blockhuettekern.jimdo.com
Niederhofstetten 27, 4282 Pierbach
+43 664 5392272
patrickhinterdorfer@gmail.com
www.schutzhuetteruttenstein.at
Urlaub am Bauernhof Grosshaslinger
Mötlasberg 63, 4280 Königswiesen
+43 7955 6420
bauernhof@grosshaslinger.at
www.grosshaslinger.at
Urlaub am Biobauernhof "Zur schönen Aussicht"
Hinterberg 19, 4273 Unterweißenbach
+43 7956 69435
info@biobauernhofkagerer.at
www.biobauernhofkagerer.at
Urlaubsbauernhof "Grossberger", Familie Lehner
Bergerriedl 16, 4282 Pierbach
+43 676 821230732
info@grossbergerhof.at
www.grossbergerhof.at
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Johannesweg (St. John's pilgrimage route)
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