Hochpyhra

The starting point is the Gasthaus Sandhofer in Schlickenreith. On the road heading south, you walk through Fachwinkl to Hörtling and then via the Buchberg farm track to the Höhenstraße. To the southeast and south, the view extends from the Ötscher to the two-thousanders of the Ennstal Alps; to the north to the Mühlviertel, the Waldviertel, and the Danube valley. After 1 km, turn right and via the Hochpyhra past the farms Obertshals and Klaffenberg, the route goes downhill to Eben; at the state road, turn right downhill into the hamlet of Ungförten in the Elzbach valley. Walk 200 meters left on the road, then right over the stream towards Grub, continuing to Pöttenberg. From there, the route leads through beautiful pre-Alpine landscape, past the Edtbrust farm, and on to the cozy Mostheuriger Greinöd. From Greinöd, it goes toward Steinmühle, Ulwies back to the starting point in Schlickenreith.

Schlickenreith

Route description Hochpyhra

The starting point is the Gasthaus Sandhofer in Schlickenreith. On the road heading south, you walk through Fachwinkl to Hörtling and then via the Buchberg farm track to the Höhenstraße. To the southeast and south, the view extends from the Ötscher to the two-thousanders of the Ennstal Alps; to the north to the Mühlviertel, the Waldviertel, and the Danube valley. After 1 km, turn right and via the Hochpyhra past the farms Obertshals and Klaffenberg, the route goes downhill to Eben; at the state road, turn right downhill into the hamlet of Ungförten in the Elzbach valley. Walk 200 meters left on the road, then right over the stream towards Grub, continuing to Pöttenberg. From there, the route leads through beautiful pre-Alpine landscape, past the Edtbrust farm, and on to the cozy Mostheuriger Greinöd. From Greinöd, it goes toward Steinmühle, Ulwies back to the starting point in Schlickenreith.