Way of St. James Mostviertel: 2nd stage: from Neustadtl to Wallsee

Description

At an altitude of 507 meters, the municipality of Neustadtl is the starting point and also the highest point of this second stage of the Way of St. James. From here it is downhill for a while, but later briefly uphill again to Kollmitzberg. Kollmitzberg is a popular pilgrimage destination with the famous Ottilienbrunnen fountain and the pilgrimage church of St. Ottilie, which also boasts a particularly pretty view from the church. According to legend, "Odilia" was born blind at Hohenburg Castle (in the municipality of Obernai). Her father, Duke Eticho, wanted to have the girl killed because of this disability, but her mother saved her. Ottilie's baptism at the age of twelve gave her sight and for this reason she is venerated as the patron saint of the blind and the blind.

The route continues to Ardagger Abbey, a former collegiate monastery in the municipality of the same name. The next section of the stage runs mostly through agricultural regions. We hike along narrow roads through cornfields and past square farms until we can make out our next stopover, the market town of Zeillern, in a hollow. In Zeillern, special mention should be made of the lovingly laid out "Inspiration Trail", which leads pilgrims past six stations with glass sculptures and deals with themes such as hope, departure and security. Near Schweinberg, we pass a small yellow chapel in front of which two benches have been placed - perhaps wisely with a view to future pilgrims on the Way of St. James - inviting us to take a break. The next town we come to is also the end point of our stage, Wallsee-Sindelburg. The market town with a good 2200 inhabitants is a suitable stage destination, as there is a lot to see here. For example, the stately Wallsee Castle, the small branch church of St. Anna and the Wallsee Roman World.

Mostviertel Tourismus GmbH
Töpperschloss Neubruck, Neubruck 2/10, 3283 Scheibbs
T +43/7482/20 444
info@mostviertel.at , www.mostviertel.at

Upper Austria Tourism Information
Freistädter Straße 119, 4041 Linz
info@oberoesterreich.at
www.wandern.at

Useful maps:
ÖK 4322 Pöchlarn, ÖK 4327 Amstetten, ÖK 4328 Scheibbs,
ÖK 4203 Waidhofen, ÖK 4204 Lunz
All at a scale of 1:50,000 (also available enlarged at 1:25,000)
F&B Hiking Maps 052 Mostviertel (1:50,000),
Kompass Hiking Guide 1085 Way of St. James

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

Recommended literature:
Hiking Guide Way of St. James Austria, www.kompass.at
On the Way of St. James through Austria, www.tyrolia-verlag.at
Pilgrimage routes, www.kral-verlag.at
Pilgrimage routes to Mariazell – West + South volumes, www.styriabooks.at

Letzte Änderung: 25 Feb 2026