Jakobsweg Mostviertel: 3rd stage: from Wallsee to Mauthausen

Difficulty: Moderate
Distance: 27,85 km
Duration: 8:15 h
Ascent: 488 m elevation gain
Descent: 503 m elevation gain

The "green" third stage of the Way of St. James in the Mostviertel region takes us from the banks of the Danube up to Strengberg and on through the typical Mostviertel landscape with square farms and fruit trees to St. Pantaleon-Erla. For most of the stage, we hike along secluded paths and through fields, as well as along the riparian forests of the Danube, before finally arriving in the busier area around Pyburg/Mauthausen at the end of our stage.

Starting point of the tour: Wallsee Castle
Tour destination: Mauthausen, town centre

Difficulty: Moderate
Distance: 27,85 km
Duration: 8:15 h
Ascent: 488 m elevation gain
Descent: 503 m elevation gain

Fitness level required:
4/6
Overall experience:
3/6
Scenery:
4/6

Lowest point232 m
Highest point355 m

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Description

We cover the first few kilometers of stage no. 3 of the Mostviertel Way of St. James from Wallsee-Sindelburg to Mauthausen along the idyllic Donau-Altarm-Weg. Right at the start of the trail, we pass a monument in honor of St. James, patron saint of hikers and pilgrims. The tranquillity along the Danube, the untouched nature and the beautiful view of Strengberg, which is still a short distance away, make this trail a truly special experience. At Rohrmühle, however, we leave the Altarmweg and continue "inland" on the Mostviertel circular hiking trail. We reach Kleinhaag, Limbach and finally Strengberg with the Johannes-Nepomuk Chapel, the parish church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and the historic post office building. We cross the village in a westerly direction and continue through a relatively sparsely populated area. For a while we walk along the floodplain of Grünau and reach Erla and the Benedictine collegiate church located here. The route continues downhill to the parish church of St. Pantaleon in the village of the same name and then through Marksee and Arthof across the Enns Canal to Pyburg. From Pyburg it is only a short distance to the town center of Mauthausen, which is located directly on the Danube. In Mauthausen itself, you can visit the parish church of St. Nicholas on a hill, which was dedicated to the patron saint of boatmen and carters due to its proximity to the Danube.

Route description From the town centre of Wallsee we go down to the old Danube arm. We follow the hiking trail westwards up to the Rohrmühle farmstead, turn left and shortly afterwards turn right between the buildings and hike past the hamlets Kleinhaag and Limbach to Strengberg. Now we walk a short section west on the B1 and turn right at the first opportunity into a street leading to the Buch farmstead. Then we join the Danube Heights circular hiking trail 452, whose blue-white markings accompany us almost continuously to Mauthausen. Passing Thürnbuch and the farming settlements Mayerhofen and Schiffmühle, we come to the road to St. Pantaleon-Erla. Here we meet the Danube cycle path, on which we head west first to Erla and then to St. Pantaleon. We leave St. Pantaleon heading west, pass the hamlets Marksee and Arthof, cross the Enns canal before Pyburg and go under the railway onto the street that leads us right to the Danube bridge. Over the Danube bridge we come directly to Mauthausen.
Parking Parking options at Wallsee marketplace.
Getting there Coming from the West motorway take the Oed (131) exit. Turn left onto Wiener Str. (B1) and then turn right onto Wallsee street. This leads us directly to the centre of Wallsee.
Public transport From Amstetten you can reach the town centre of Wallsee directly by post bus (613) towards St. Valentin.
Editor’s tip The country inn Winklehner is open daily for pilgrims, he is a true pilgrimage expert and has many contacts:Ringstr. 14, 4303 St. Pantaleon, phone: +43 (0) 7435 7584http://www.landgasthof-winklehner.at/

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Mostviertel Tourismus GmbH
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T +43/7482/20 444
info@mostviertel.at , www.mostviertel.at

Upper Austria Tourism Information
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Useful maps:
ÖK 4322 Pöchlarn, ÖK 4327 Amstetten, ÖK 4328 Scheibbs,
ÖK 4203 Waidhofen, ÖK 4204 Lunz
All at scale 1:50,000 (also available as enlargement 1:25,000)
F&B hiking maps 052 Mostviertel (1:50,000),
Kompass hiking guide 1085 Jakobsweg

Important phone numbers:
Alpine emergency: 140, International emergency: 112

Recommended literature:
Hiking guide Jakobsweg Austria, www.kompass.at
On the Jakobsweg through Austria, www.tyrolia-verlag.at
Pilgrimage routes, www.kral-verlag.at
Pilgrimage routes to Mariazell – West + South volume, www.styriabooks.at

Letzte Änderung: 25 Feb 2026