On the trail of cheese

Starting from Schlierbach village square, this circular hike offers some experiences and sights: Schlierbach Monastery, magnificent monastery rooms, stained glass, show dairy, "Mahlzeit" playground, SPES Future Academy with the dark enjoyment room.

Hiking trail: K82, 14, 47, K83

Starting from Schlierbach village square, the first "experience station" is already after 100m the Schlierbach Monastery. Guided tours through the 1st Austrian show dairy, where you can experience cheese production up close, as well as the magnificent monastery rooms and the stained glass invite you to visit.

The hiking trail leads behind the monastery over a small gravel path to a street. There turn left (if you have children, take a short detour to the right to the "Mahlzeit" playground with play stations such as the salad and apple seesaw) on a meadow path to the Calvary Chapel, past the Haslinger houses to the end of the asphalt road. From there a meadow and forest path leads up to the wooded slope of the Grillenparz.

When you reach the "Schmickinger Chapel," only a short climb to the summit remains. There you will be rewarded with a magnificent view over the hilly Mühlviertel.

On the descent over meadow paths, enjoy a wonderful view of the Dead Mountains. You then go through the forest via the Schaunberg. From there, you can already see the towers of Schlierbach Monastery, in whose direction the SPES Future Academy awaits you after about 10 minutes. There you can eat in the dark enjoyment room (observe opening hours!).

Next is the Schröcker country butcher with a guesthouse and beautiful beer garden. There you can get a fresh "Kistenbratl" (Sat), "Kesselheiße" but also a tasty menu with salad buffet.

To finish, you should visit the Panorama Schlierbach Monastery (former Genusszentrum) again to take home the famous Schlierbach cheeses for yourself or as a gift for friends.

Climate-friendly to the National Park Region - Schlierbach Station: By train, you can reach the starting point for this hike in about 1 hour from Linz and about 2.5 hours from Vienna.