Winter hiking trail in the Steinbach valley | Mostviertel

Difficulty: Easy
Distance: 13,24 km
Duration: 3:00 h
Ascent: 204 m elevation gain
Descent: 204 m elevation gain

Hiking trail along the water in the idyllic side valley of Göstling/Ybbs.

Starting point of the tour: Tourist office Göstling/Ybbs
Tour destination: Tourist office Göstling/Ybbs

Difficulty: Easy
Distance: 13,24 km
Duration: 3:00 h
Ascent: 204 m elevation gain
Descent: 204 m elevation gain

Fitness level required:
2/6
Overall experience:
4/6
Scenery:
4/6

Lowest point525 m
Highest point633 m

Tour route
With refreshment stops
Suitable for families and children

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Description

Easy hiking trail on the themed route "The power of water"

Equipment Winter shoes
Route description Tourist office – at the Göstling crossroads turn left over the Ybbs bridge - after 100 m at the warehouse turn right towards the train station, to the left of the Ybbs – along the Wörscht – at the “Kögerlwirt” turn right into the valley towards the Steinbach valley. Along Steinbachstraße to Windischbachau.Return the same way back to the tourist office.
Getting there East: Motorway exit Ybbs/Donau - B25 Erlauftal federal road via Wieselburg, Purgstall, Scheibbs, Gaming, Lunz to Göstling.West: Motorway exit Amstetten West - B121 Ybbstal federal road via Waidhofen/Ybbs, Opponitz, St. Georgen/Reith to Göstling.
Public transport Scheibbs or Waidhofen train station, bus connections to Göstling/Ybbs.
Editor’s tip Stop at the Kögerlwirt at the end of the route

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Current weather on site

Today, 11.02.2026

3° to 7°

Today, 11.02.2026

Light rain shower

Wind speed1,5 km/h

Tomorrow, 12.02.2026

1° to 8°

Tomorrow, 12.02.2026

Light rain

Wind speed1,2 km/h

Tourism-IG Ybbstaler Alpen

Göstling 46/2, 3345 Göstling/Ybbs

info@ybbstaler-alpen.at

www.ybbstaler-alpen.at

+43-7484-93049