--- title: Kranzberg url: "https://www.hornerakusko.sk/en/oesterreich-tour/detail/100397/kranzberg.html" description: "Character:Easy hike for the whole family" date: 2016-05-12 modified: 2026-03-11 --- # Kranzberg Kranzberg =========== **Starting place:** 4372 St. Georgen am Walde **Destination:** 4372 St. Georgen am Walde ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/237633/AF728B410EDE820A8E4F9A377CFE6C8F779B3B8983D1D428A39BE8B3B69D0AD4/wandern-in-oberoesterreich.jpg) © Open copyright © OÖ Tourismus Hochhauser Close copyright [ ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/237633/AF728B410EDE820A8E4F9A377CFE6C8F779B3B8983D1D428A39BE8B3B69D0AD4/wandern-in-oberoesterreich.jpg "© OÖ Tourismus Hochhauser") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/237633/AF728B410EDE820A8E4F9A377CFE6C8F779B3B8983D1D428A39BE8B3B69D0AD4/wandern-in-oberoesterreich.jpg) Unterweißenbach 19 4372 St. Georgen am Walde [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Unterwei%C3%9Fenbach%2019%2C%204372%20St.%20Georgen%20am%20Walde "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Unterwei%C3%9Fenbach%2019%2C%204372%20St.%20Georgen%20am%20Walde "Link will open in a new window") ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-basemap&path=enc:g|cfHay{yAb@LN\HT??NTP`@Pb@Vp@??@z@?nAKf@MhA?f@?bA?r@Fn@??Tb@Pn@N`@TRLLTf@Zj@XRNp@Lb@h@|@~@|ATPXVb@B`@JRRXU`@DZNf@\\ZTTd@H`@MXk@^e@`A{@b@]n@Gh@[^UVe@J[Tm@Dc@Dg@Gy@?{@Am@Bg@Pk@H]B]I]Qe@ISEo@Bu@Hi@LOXQZSXm@Pk@Xy@Bo@LeADgADYAi@OaAQQUXYT[J]La@QWEWJ[TWFUS[a@WqBQm@MkA[SWNYR_@NYR[n@E^B`ABTLv@?t@Cb@Uh@a@X_@P[\UP]NWf@S`@EDUP_@L[KUCKHGFSCEYDWMg@Sm@E[Ow@OOO]Ge@?c@Bu@Eq@Bq@Fu@B]IIQ@OKUm@O_@MUKOCYI_@M[Qt@c@rA}@`D}@pCg@xA&server=meta.tourdata.at) Circular route Character: Easy hike for the whole family Starting/ending point: St. Georgen am Walde, 787 m Hiking information Are the people of St. Georgen, who live high in the north above the Strudengau am Walde, shy of people? The friendly gentleman who lists the hiking trails in the village square and the friendly landlady who later serves us soup and dumplings are certainly not. And the builders of the nature trail on the Kranzberg also have a heart for visitors, otherwise they would certainly not have designed this wonderful excursion destination so lovingly with steps, railings, display boards and wooden shelters. But at least some of their ancestors must have loved the silence - otherwise the ten hermitage stones in the municipal area can hardly be explained. These are huge granite blocks that not only bear the bowls that are widespread throughout the Mühlviertel, but also have rocky outcrops or cave-like niches that, according to tradition, served as a refuge for pious hermits. The devil is also said to have had his sooty fingers in some of these log castles: Legend has it, for example, that the people there prayed so devoutly at the hard-to-find hermitage stone on the Eitenreiterberg that the devil kicked it in anger - the small depression there is really remarkably dark. It is much easier to find the Einsiedelstein on the Kranzberg: it rises above the Hubertus Chapel; a signpost shows the short detour to its sharp-edged bowl, which is always filled with water. Nearby there are also some granite blocks with shallower hollows, where so-called herb fires were probably burnt to warn of predators. In the middle of the field in front of the chapel lies a giant stone, also shrouded in legend, the fossilised haystack. But there is also plenty to discover all around: The forest nature trail, which starts at the tennis court below the village centre, leads past interesting information boards about forest management and regeneration or information about the formation of the granite formations. The varied ups and downs take us to a wetland biotope, then we can take a detour to a viewing point and examine a signposted ant trail. Finally, we should rest in the small wooden hut that marks the highest point of the mountain in the middle of the forest before the steep descent. A few more boulders adorned with bowls rise up right next to it - that's right, another hermitage stone. Rest stops: In St. Georgen [ Tour and route information ](#ttgCollapseTourdetails) --------------------------------------------------------- **Starting place:** 4372 St. Georgen am Walde **Destination:** 4372 St. Georgen am Walde **duration:** 0h 58m **length:** 2,8 km **Altitude difference (uphill):** 138m **Altitude difference (downhill):** 138m **Lowest point:** 753m **Highest point:** 845m **difficulty:** easy **condition:** easy **panoramic view:** Individual Views **Paths covering:** Street, Hiking trail **further information:** - Circular route - Board possible [ ![Altitude profile Kranzberg](//static.et4.de/ElevationProfileChart/Go.ashx?Experience=hoehenprofil-meta&Server=meta.tourdata.at&AddElevations=true&AddOfftrackWaypoints=false&AddSurfaces=true&AddWaypoints=false&globalid=tourdata_tour_100397&width=355&height=250&FontSize=12&mkt=en) ![Altitude profile Kranzberg](//static.et4.de/ElevationProfileChart/Go.ashx?Experience=hoehenprofil-meta&Server=meta.tourdata.at&AddElevations=true&AddOfftrackWaypoints=false&AddSurfaces=true&AddWaypoints=false&globalid=tourdata_tour_100397&width=450&height=350&mkt=en) ](#ttgHoehenprofilModal "Kranzberg") [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- [ Suitability ](#ttgCollapseEignung) -------------------------------------- - Suitable for kids (all ages) **Most economical season**- Spring - Summer - Autumn [ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit) ------------------------------------------------- Please get in touch for more information. 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