DUR V4: Wetzlarn - Gansbach - Maria Langegg

Difficulty: Easy
Distance: 8,83 km
Duration: :hour h
Ascent: 262 m elevation gain
Descent: 304 m elevation gain

The Dunkelsteinerwald Route (DUR), which is a total of 160 kilometers long, connects the most beautiful places of the Dunkelsteinerwald region in 9 stages (and 4 connecting paths). An incomparable nature and hiking experience. The fourth connecting path (DUR V4) leads from Wetzlarn via Gansbach to Maria Langegg. All stages and connecting paths: www.dunkelsteinerwaldrunde.at.

Starting point of the tour: Wetzlarn
Tour destination: Maria Langegg Monastery

Difficulty: Easy
Distance: 8,83 km
Duration: :hour h
Ascent: 262 m elevation gain
Descent: 304 m elevation gain

Fitness level required:
1/6
Overall experience:
1/6
Scenery:
2/6

Lowest point322 m
Highest point554 m

Stage tour
With refreshment stops

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Description

This connecting path takes us from Wetzlarn to Maria Langegg and can be ideally combined with DUR1 and DUR3. From Wetzlarn we hike through coniferous forests to Himmelreich, from where there is a wonderful panoramic view towards Maria Langegg. From here the path leads along the trail of the elf secret to Gansbach, where we find a place to refresh ourselves. Strengthened, we go downhill to the Hönigspitzmühle, where the path joins DUR3 to the pilgrimage site Maria Langegg.

Equipment Sturdy hiking shoes, rain protection, enough drinks and food as well as a Dunkelsteinerwald hiking map.
Route description We start our connecting path in Wetzlarn, a small village near Ambach, and approach the forest via a farm road past a large hall. Once in the forest we keep left and follow the yellow signpost towards Gansbach and Maria Langegg. Passing the turning to Karlstetten we walk to the next fork where we keep right and follow the forest path leading us through the quiet forests of Dunkelsteinerwald. Later we cross the Aggsbach and turn left a few hundred meters further. At the forest edge we slowly march towards Himmelreich, which awaits us after leaving the forest. On the way there wonderful panoramic views of Maria Langegg and the Dunkelsteinerwald open up. Arriving at the "White Stone", a bench invites you to rest. From here our path continues over the farm road to Gansbach. Around the marketplace some businesses invite you to refresh yourself before we pass the Raiffeisen bank and the school and head downhill towards Hönigspitzmühle. Once down there we turn left and prepare for the last ascent, because after a few hundred meters a steep path goes right directly to the Stations of the Cross and finally to the Maria Langegg Monastery. Once we have finally reached Maria Langegg, we visit the pilgrimage church and refresh ourselves in one of the two inns in the village.
Parking Parking available in Wetzlarn and Maria Langegg.
Getting there Wetzlarn: A1 to the St. Pölten junction, then continue on S33 towards Krems, exit Herzogenburg-Nord, then continue on state roads L111 and L5040 to Wetzlarn. Maria Langegg: A1 to Melk, then continue on B3 towards Krems to Aggsbach-Dorf, turn onto L162 and continue on L109 to Maria Langegg.
Public transport Maria Langegg: Postbus line 1453 via Bergern to Krems
Editor’s tip Book tip: In the Realm of the Unicorn - Fairy tales and legends from the DunkelsteinerwaldAvailable at www.dunkelsteinerwaldrunde.at.

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