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Starting place: 4553 Schlierbach
Destination: 4550 Kremsmünster

duration: 7h 46m
length: 28,4 km
Altitude difference (uphill): 414m
Altitude difference (downhill): 501m

Lowest point: 338m
Highest point: 545m
difficulty: medium
condition: medium
panoramic view: Some Views

Paths covering:
Asphalt, Path / trail, Gravel, Street, Other

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N11 BENEDICT PILGRIMAGE TRAIL SCHLIERBACH MONASTERY-BAD HALL MONASTERY KREMSMÜNSTER


STAGES OF THE BENEDICT PILGRIMAGE


The 11th northern stage of the Benedictine Way leads from one monastery to the next: here from the Cistercian monastery of Schlierbach via Bad Hall to the Benedictine monastery of Kremsmünster. Adlwang, the oldest pilgrimage centre in Upper Austria, is also on the route.

You leave Schlierbach Abbey with its glass art in a northerly direction. On varied paths and trails, the route first climbs the tranquil hills and then plunges into the flat hilly landscape of the foothills of the Alps as far as the Krems Valley. The trail initially leads gently up the last foothills of the Alps and then goes through the village of Nußbach and later to Adlwang. You walk partly on local paths, which then alternate with field and forest paths. You also walk through the spa town of Bad Hall and nearby Pfarrkirchen before turning westwards towards Kremsmünster and the Kremstal valley.

From the gate of the Cistercian monastery in Schlierbach, take the access road down to the main road and turn right through the village. At Dörfl, turn left past the large building and then straight ahead along Stiftsstraße (approx. 700 m). Follow the path down into the ditch, cross the Ellersbach stream and after 300 metres you reach a crossroads. Turn left here for 10 metres and then immediately turn right onto the paved local path (no other signposting except Benediktweg). Follow this straight on uphill, ignoring junctions, and after a sharp right-hand bend you will reach a large farmstead (Am Hochkogel 9) after around 1 km. Turn left here and continue along the path between the buildings for another 600 metres at the same altitude.

Before the next large farmstead, turn right onto the ascending path. At Waldspitz, follow the path to the left and after around 400 metres you will reach the hamlet of Wimberg with its numerous square farmsteads. Turn right into the village. After the wayside shrine, keep right and turn right at the island on the village square up the further village path. The path leads to a wooded hilltop and then turns left into the rain ditch. At the end of the forest, cross a channel through a ford and then turn left onto the paved path at another farmstead. Follow this path for around 600 metres to Nußbach. At the crossroads, turn right onto the main road L556, follow it for another 200 metres and you will reach the late Gothic parish church of Nußbach, which is dedicated to St. Leonhard.

(Schlierbach monastery - Nußbach: approx. 5.5 km)

From the church in Nußbach, follow the main road for a further 300 metres, then turn right into Meislweg and immediately left again. At the crossroads ("Bergstraße"), turn right for around 100 metres and then left onto the "Pöllinger" estate road, which is lined with crossroads, or onto Sinzendorfer Straße. After around 1.1 km you reach a hamlet (Großpöller), where you take the path on the right to the next farmstead. Pass this on the left and after around 600 metres you reach the next farmstead (vlg. Mair zu Ramersdorf). Continue straight ahead here too, then keep left on the goods road and then straight ahead on the field path. This bends to the left, crosses a small channel called Sulzbach and leads to the hamlet of "Pöller". Between the buildings, continue along the Kleinpöller farm track to the L556 country road, which you follow on the right for around 300 metres.

At the crossroads, take the paved path or the Lininger goods road to the right, take a long left-hand bend and after around 500 metres you will pass the Lininger farms. After a small channel after around 200 metres, turn left onto the unsurfaced farm track. After around 600 metres, cross the L556 road again straight ahead and continue along the Flachenegg farm track to the next farmstead. After the right-hand bend, follow the path straight ahead. Immediately after another farmstead (approx. 500 m), turn right, keep left after the chapel on the field path (so-called 'old church path') and turn right again at the crossroads onto the access road to the next farmstead. After approx. 300 m, follow a wonderful forest path down to the Sulzbach stream, cross it and after a few metres, between a few houses, you will come directly to the mighty and famous pilgrimage church of Adlwang.

(Nußbach - Adlwang: approx. 7 km)

The Adlwang pilgrimage culminates during the three so-called Golden Saturday Nights in October and in the Marian month of May. The destinations of the pilgrimages are the Adlwang miraculous image - the "Sorrowful Mother of God of Adlwang", a cast stone work from the late Gothic period (approx. 1410), the spring of grace (chapel) and the image of the blood-sweating saviour. The source of grace is located a few metres to the west of the pilgrimage church and can be reached after a descent of 46 steps.

From the church square on the east side, you come to the L556 and now turn left towards Bad Hall straight on through the village. After around 600 metres at the fork, follow the paved road or the Scherhäufel goods road to the left. You pass the following two farmsteads at the front. At the second one, after the crossroads, follow a path to the right to the Waldspitz and then cross a small, inconspicuous channel (bridge), turn left there and after around 50 m you will come to a field path, which you follow to the right to the next farmstead(hamlet of Eggendorf). Turn left here, then right at the bend and immediately left, still at the level of the Vierkanthof farm, onto the dirt track leading straight ahead between the fields. After around 700 metres, cross the path straight ahead in Sitzleinsdorf, go past the large farm and follow the gravel path straight ahead into the next hamlet of Ranshof. Continue ahead until you reach the wider path after the farmsteads and turn right for around 100 metres before turning left again onto the field path before the end of the last building.

The field path bends to the right, at the second tree we turn left onto the field path and then go straight on past the lovely "Ranshofer Chapel" to the next farmstead, which is an inn. Take the crossroads a few metres to the left and then follow the paved path directly into the village of Bad Hall. After the first spa facilities, turn left into Parkstraße and walk through the spa gardens with their historic thermal baths. After the music pavilion, turn right onto "Eduard-Bach-Straße" into the town square and then left straight ahead to the imposing neo-Gothic parish church of St. Saviour .

(Adlwang - Bad Hall (church): approx. 7.5 km)

In front of the church square and Margarethenplatz is a small park with a colossal statue, popularly known as the "White Giant". The statue commemorates Duke Tassilo, the founder of Kremsmünster Abbey. The variant route (via St. Florian Abbey) begins and ends here.

On the main route, turn south before Kremsmünster Straße into Kurhausstraße towards the thermal baths and then walk down to the Sulzbach stream and cross it towards the public outdoor pool. At the Tassilo Chapel, initially keep left on the Tassiloweg, continue straight ahead after the building and keep slightly to the right on the "Mayrbäurlweg" up to the centre of Pfarrkirchen. At the top, follow the crossroads on the left for just under 50 metres, turn left at the bend in the main road and you will find the parish church on the right. The church is well worth a visit: it was rebuilt in the rococo style in the 18th century.

From the parish church, walk east along the Kirchengassl onto the main road, follow it to the left for just under 100 metres and turn left again before the large building complex. On "Papstbergstraße", walk a few metres to the left and take the path to the right between the houses and then straight ahead, descending slightly to the forest, crossing two local paths. The forest path turns right, crosses a channel and then goes straight on up to "Feyregger Straße". Follow this road to the left along the cycle and footpath until above Feyregg Castle. After around 500 metres - above the castle - take the first path (Rauberweg) to the right further uphill and follow the gravel path to the left at the top before the golf course (Herzog Tassilo) to the next farmstead (Ranwalln).

After the farmstead, continue right along the Riedlhub-Amtmair main road to the pumping station. Here, turn left onto the dirt track or path and leave the municipal area of Bad Hall. After around 300 m, turn right and continue along the edge of the forest for around 500 m until you reach a dirt track. Follow this to the left, then turn left again at a hut and after around 200 metres you come to a paved road. Follow this road to the right to the next farm, which has been converted into a horse farm. At the bend to the right, turn left onto the country lane and follow the long left-hand bend until you reach another country lane, which you now follow to the right. Caution: After the bend to the right, you must take the path to the left at the row of bushes and rest bench. A steep descent leads to the Eggendorf farm track. At the bottom of the valley, the path leads along the goods road to the left. You then cross a small channel and walk uphill to another pumping station on the hilltop.

After around 700 metres, you reach the tarmac path after the hilltop, which you now follow to the right, passing a few houses on the left. Ignore the junction to the left. After the house on the right, take the left branch at the fork. Keep straight on in the settlement ("In der Scheiben"), cross the B122 through the subway, pass Kremsegg Castle and cross the railway tracks after just under a kilometre. Now you are already in Kremsmünster and can see the mighty Benedictine monastery from the south side (almost 300 metres long): After crossing the railway, it is best to turn left, follow the road in two long right-hand bends and then turn left at the junction with Franz-Lutzky-Straße (before the course of the Krems river). Continue straight on into the old town centre of the market town of Kremsmünster. At the Hotel Schwarzer Adler, turn right onto the "Totenhengst" path, which leads directly to the west entrance of the Benedictine monastery with its many treasures (including the Tassilo chalice) (large car park).

(Bad Hall/Pfarrkirchen - Kremsmünster Abbey: approx. 8 km)


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  • Multi-day tour
  • Experience of nature

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  • Suitable for groups
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  • Suitable for couples
Most economical season
  • Spring
  • Autumn

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Benedikt Pilgerweg
4540 Bad Hall

Phone +43 2758 7200
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Tour-Details

Starting place: 4553 Schlierbach
Destination: 4550 Kremsmünster

duration: 7h 46m
length: 28,4 km
Altitude difference (uphill): 414m
Altitude difference (downhill): 501m

Lowest point: 338m
Highest point: 545m
difficulty: medium
condition: medium
panoramic view: Some Views

Paths covering:
Asphalt, Path / trail, Gravel, Street, Other

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