Details for: Blassenstein route
Brief description
From Scheibbs on asphalt to the Blassenstein parking lot and back to the valley via a forest path.
Description
From Scheibbs on Blassenstein via Burgerhof-Rainstein farm road (Blassensteinstraße -> asphalt) to the Blassenstein parking lot (with the possibility to hike on foot to the Urlingerwarte at Blassenstein, approx. 15 minutes walking time, breathtaking views of Scheibbs and Ötscher, as far as Waldviertel and Gesäuse / Note: riding ban for mountain bikes! Bike racks available at the parking lot) – return via Staudenweg (forest path) or Blassenstein singletrail.
Starting point of the tour
Scheibbs, train station
Destination point of the tour
Scheibbs, train station
Route description Blassenstein route
From the starting point of the route at the overview board by the train station parking lot, continue towards the station, pass it straight ahead and continue along Lastenstraße. After a left and right turn, you reach Erlafpromenade – turn left over the Töpperbrücke – then left again into Gamingerstraße – then right into Hauptstraße (one-way) and turn right uphill into Kartäusergasse to Rathausplatz – past the parish church and the castle continue uphill through the city gate – straight ahead on Burgerhofstraße – past the shooting range – over Blassensteinstraße (asphalt) to the Blassenstein parking lot (possibility of a hike of approx. 15 minutes to the summit with the Urlingerwarte lookout) – from there back into the valley via a forest path (Staudenweg) or the Blassenstein singletrail (S2 - medium).
Directions
A1 to Ybbs exit, on B25 via Wieselburg and Purgstall to Scheibbs (exit Scheibbs Mitte). At the roundabout, first exit right towards the station. There are long-term parking spaces at the station. In the town center, short-term parking zone (2 hours with parking meter).
Parking
There are long-term parking spaces at the station. In the town center, short-term parking zone (2 hours with parking meter).
ÖBB to Scheibbs train station
Author's tip
After the route, enjoy an ice cream, a Scheibbser ball or pastry from the widely known Reschinsky confectionery.
