Wachau World Heritage Trail 05: Mühldorf-Maria Laach (Jauerling-Wachau Nature Park)
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World Heritage Trail stage 5: Mühldorf - Maria Laach (Jauerling-Wachau Nature Park)
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From Mühldorf to Maria Laach, we hike through a beautiful landscape in the Jauerling Nature Park, the highest mountain on the Danube. Dreamlike panoramic views, the highest vineyards, and the Nature Park House with its Wachau terrace make the route an unforgettable experience.
difficult
Distance 13.3 km
Duration5:30 h
Ascent850 m
Descent612 m
Highest point960 m
Lowest point345 m
Wachau World Heritage Trail: From Mühldorf to Maria Laach
Our hike from Mühldorf to Maria Laach takes us over Mount Trenning (628 m) and the highest vineyard in Lower Austria (Ried Trenning) to the 960 m high Jauerling, the highest mountain along the entire Danube. We hike into the landscape of the Jauerling Nature Park-Wachau and experience magnificent panoramic views from the Nature Park House, 915 m. Across the Jauerling plateau and past the hamlets of Gießhübl (with fortified farm), Zeißing (with water castle and castle ruins) and Weinberg, we reach the pilgrimage site Maria Laach with its gothic pilgrimage church and the farmers market.
Author’s recommendation
Maria Laach Farmers Market: The farmers of Jauerling offer their specialties every Saturday in the Kerblerhaus at the market square in Maria Laach. Opening hours always 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., 02712/531.
The ski hut on Jauerling also invites you to stop by in summer. Opening hours: Wed, Thu, Sun 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Fri-Sat: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. The large parking lot at the ski lift is available free of charge as a motorhome parking space in summer. www.jauerling.at
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Difficulty
difficult
Overall difficulty
difficult
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
For dining and accommodation, we recommend Best of Wachau businesses: www.bestof-wachau.at. Best of Wachau businesses are located in Mühldorf and Maria Laach.
Further dining options/opening hours can be found here.
For easy and convenient route planning, the Wachau-Nibelungengau-Kremstal app is recommended. Simply download for Android or iPhone.
Public transport
The places are unfortunately not directly connected by public transport. For your return journey to the starting point, we recommend the taxi company Bernhardt from Spitz, tel.: 02713/2222
The journey to Mühldorf is possible by line 715 Krems-Spitz-Melk or Melk-Spitz-Krems and line 718 Am Schuß-Mühldorf-Spitz or Spitz-Mühldorf-Am Schuß from the stations Melk or Krems with a transfer in Spitz. On weekends and public holidays, the call bus Jauerling 722 Spitz-Jauerling-Mühldorf-Spitz runs additionally. This follows a fixed route and must be reserved by phone at least 60 minutes before departure at +43 800 222322.
A1 to Melk exit, continue via B3 and B217 to Mühldorf or Maria Laach.
Parking
In the center of Mühldorf or in the center of Maria Laach.
Coordinates
DD
48.373316, 15.345629
DMS
48°22'23.9"N 15°20'44.3"E
UTM
33U 525595 5357851
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Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!
Equipment
Sturdy hiking boots, rain protection, sufficient drinks and food, as well as a Wachau hiking map and a wine tavern calendar. You can find an equipment list at www.welterbesteig.at under the section Service/Tips.
Localization
Parts of this content were machine translated using German as the source language
