Description
The hike starts in St. Pölten, the capital of Lower Austria. The pilgrim hike begins at the Maria Lourdes Church (in the north of St. Pölten – just a few steps from the main station). From there, the route goes through the Kaiser or city forest via the Alpenbahnhof-Kaiserwald and continues along the railway hiking trail to Ebersdorf, Ober-Grafendorf, and then to Dietmannsdorf.
The hike continues to the village church in Weinburg and the Lourdes Forest Chapel. Shortly after, the path merges into the Pielachtal circular hiking trail No. 652, which leads to the parish church of Grünau in the market town of Hofstetten-Grünau.
Starting point of the tour
St. Pölten
Destination point of the tour
Hofstetten-Grünau
Directions
By train:
Westbahn route (via Salzburg or via Vienna to St. Pölten) Travel times: Vienna-St. Pölten: 0:25 hrs Linz-St. Pölten: 1 hr Salzburg-St. Pölten: 2:10 hrs Passau-St. Pölten: 2:10 hrs Munich-St. Pölten: 3:45 hrs
By car from Salzburg and Vienna:
A1 West motorway From Vienna/Schwechat Airport: A4 East motorway - S1 Vienna outer ring expressway - A21 outer ring motorway - A1
By car from Passau, Regensburg:
A8 Innkreis motorway - A1 From Switzerland: Arlberg tunnel - A12 Inntal motorway - Innsbruck, Salzburg - A1
By car from Italy, Slovenia:
Option 1: A2 South motorway (via Villach and Graz to Vienna) - A1 (or A2 - A21 outer ring motorway - A1)
Option 2: via Brenner Pass to Innsbruck, Salzburg - A1
Parking
Parking in parking garages:
City parking near St. Pölten main station
Rathausplatz Garage at Rossmarkt
Underground garage Heßstraße/ Julius Raab Promenade
Leiner Garage at Rossmarkt
Promenaden Garage in Bräuhausgasse
Parking garage Zentrum Klostergasse
APCOA underground garage, Eybnerstraße 2-4
Gate to Landhaus Garage, Rennbahnstraße 26
Parking garage Landesklinikum, Mühlweg
Parking garage Landhaus & Culture District
Parking garage Hotel Metropol, Dr. Karl Renner-Promenade
New Forum Garage, Dr. Karl Renner-Promenade
Parking garage Herzogenburger Straße 10
Park & Ride:
Park promenade main station St. Pölten Hermann Winger Gasse/ Goldegger Straße - about 5 minutes from the main station.
Mühlweg/Dr.Höfinger-Gasse
Pottenbrunn Bahnstraße
Traisenpark Dr.A.Schärf-Str./Herzogenburger Str.
Porschestraße ÖBB stop
St. Pölten is well accessible by public transport.
Author's tip
Points of Interest:
Maria Lourdes Church, St. Pölten
Parish Church Ober-Grafendorf
Lourdes Forest Chapel, Weinburg
Parish Church Hofstetten-Grünau
