Jakobsweg Mostviertel: 3rd stage: from Wallsee to Mauthausen

The first kilometers on stage No. 3 of the Jakobsweg Mostviertel from Wallsee-Sindelburg to Mauthausen are covered along the idyllic old Danube arm path. Right at the beginning of the path, we pass a monument in honour of Saint Jacobus, patron saint of hikers and pilgrims. The calmness at the Danube, the untouched nature, and the beautiful view of the still somewhat distant Strengberg make this path a real special feature. However, at Rohrmühle we leave the old arm path and continue "inland" on the Mostviertel circular hiking trail. We reach Kleinhaag, Limbach and finally Strengberg with the Johannes Nepomuk Chapel, the parish church Mariä Himmelfahrt and the historic post building. We cross the town heading west and continue hiking in a relatively sparsely populated area. For some time we follow the riparian area of Grünau and thus reach Erla and the Benedictine nuns' collegiate church located here. It goes downhill further to the parish church St. Pantaleon in the eponymous village and then through Marksee and Arthof over the Enns canal to Pyburg. From Pyburg it is only a short distance to the town centre of Mauthausen, located directly on the Danube. In Mauthausen itself, one can visit, for example, the parish church of Saint Nicholas situated on a hill, which is dedicated to the patron saint of boatmen and hauliers due to its direct proximity to the Danube.