--- title: Ruinen-Radroute Nr. 956 url: "https://www.hornerakusko.sk/en/oesterreich-tour/detail/430002802/ruinen-radroute-nr-956.html" description: "The bike route starts near the Ruttenstein ruins near Pierbach and leads through Schönau im Mühlkreis and Pehersdorf, past the Prandegg ruins, to the finish at the Riedhammer farm road in Prandegg.The route is signposted in both directions!" date: 2016-05-12 modified: 2026-03-11 --- # Ruinen-Radroute Nr. 956 Ruinen-Radroute Nr. 956 ========================= **Path number:** 956 **Starting place:** 4282 Pierbach **Destination:** 4293 Schönau im Mühlkreis ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/243202/992994810FC5E0CFF06CA584505F9AD806B6F56DC460523EB17436481775FDC7/johanneswegweitblickhuegelweltburgruineruttensteintvbmuehlviertleralmfreistadtwalchandreasphotography-jpg.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/243201/965AEE12C5D299E801BA9C3007BE5A94AA34EE399588BE9340B639E1103B79A1/johannesweglandschaftburgruineruttenstein02tvbmuehlviertleralmfreistadtwalchandreasphotography-jpg.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/232292/3529AC03385A120E55DF1378FE85A1F88D560751FE41588BD370329BD0F4B723/burgruine-prandegg-in-schoenau.jpg) Open copyright © Walch Andreas Photography/TVB Mühlviertler Alm Freistadt Close copyright [ ![Photo: Walch Andreas Photography/TVB Mühlviertler Alm Freistadt: Ruttenstein castle ruins in Pierbach](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/243202/992994810FC5E0CFF06CA584505F9AD806B6F56DC460523EB17436481775FDC7/johanneswegweitblickhuegelweltburgruineruttensteintvbmuehlviertleralmfreistadtwalchandreasphotography-jpg.jpg "© Walch Andreas Photography/TVB Mühlviertler Alm Freistadt") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/243202/992994810FC5E0CFF06CA584505F9AD806B6F56DC460523EB17436481775FDC7/johanneswegweitblickhuegelweltburgruineruttensteintvbmuehlviertleralmfreistadtwalchandreasphotography-jpg.jpg) Open copyright © Walch Andreas Photography/TVB Mühlviertler Alm Freistadt Close copyright [ ![Photo: Walch Andreas Photography/TVB Mühlviertler Alm Freistadt: Out and about on the Johannesweg - Ruttenstein castle ruins](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/243201/965AEE12C5D299E801BA9C3007BE5A94AA34EE399588BE9340B639E1103B79A1/johannesweglandschaftburgruineruttenstein02tvbmuehlviertleralmfreistadtwalchandreasphotography-jpg.jpg "© Walch Andreas Photography/TVB Mühlviertler Alm Freistadt") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/243201/965AEE12C5D299E801BA9C3007BE5A94AA34EE399588BE9340B639E1103B79A1/johannesweglandschaftburgruineruttenstein02tvbmuehlviertleralmfreistadtwalchandreasphotography-jpg.jpg) Open copyright © TVB Mühlviertler Alm Freistadt/Winklehner Close copyright [ ![Photo: TVB Mühlviertler Alm Freistadt/Winklehner: Prandegg castle ruins in Schönau im Mühlkreis](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/232292/3529AC03385A120E55DF1378FE85A1F88D560751FE41588BD370329BD0F4B723/burgruine-prandegg-in-schoenau.jpg "© TVB Mühlviertler Alm Freistadt/Winklehner") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/232292/3529AC03385A120E55DF1378FE85A1F88D560751FE41588BD370329BD0F4B723/burgruine-prandegg-in-schoenau.jpg) Open copyright © TVB Mühlviertler Alm Freistadt/Katrin Hofstadler Close copyright [ ![Prandegg castle ruins at sunset](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/204146/7BE338C0EF8B8CAD8EAF02043CA38B4A9B95AB23580028E72B1DD867C79884B0/burgruine-prandegg-bei-sonnenuntergang.jpg "© TVB Mühlviertler Alm Freistadt/Katrin Hofstadler") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/204146/7BE338C0EF8B8CAD8EAF02043CA38B4A9B95AB23580028E72B1DD867C79884B0/burgruine-prandegg-bei-sonnenuntergang.jpg) 1. 2. 3. 4. Schulstraße 1 4274 Schönau im Mühlkreis [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Schulstra%C3%9Fe%201%2C%204274%20Sch%C3%B6nau%20im%20M%C3%BChlkreis "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Schulstra%C3%9Fe%201%2C%204274%20Sch%C3%B6nau%20im%20M%C3%BChlkreis "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:i~dfH__ayAS`@u@jAUj@e@R}A_@k@@qAvAmBrC{BpCiAf@aBBqB@e@Fm@U{@AsBX[NWTSd@Kt@M`@}@fCc@pAW`@_@VgAVcAN}@^g@La@GaA[{@Yw@m@_Ae@k@[]GW?QBSRWl@q@hBWTa@\a@d@a@l@SHKKSg@Ii@O{AQ{@_@o@[]YE]Bs@VsA~@]l@]bAkBnDg@f@i@XyApA]p@aArCm@|A[\]LUBU?]Kc@o@_AyCo@gCI}AEaBG}@Ie@OWm@a@u@S_DiAWSSg@QgB[aCW{A{@_@}@[aAE}@Ry@Xu@`@WVUf@a@|Ag@jBGh@EbCx@`A`@z@D^A\Qj@i@h@u@f@u@h@eBrAmAl@iA`@cAZILGJBPDRjA@n@At@BVLj@bAVLp@@JLDXCRONSD]?]Ya@e@IGa@McBx@w@R{@h@yBdBe@RsGlAmEvCi@rAaBbEIl@?n@Ln@@~@Ad@Kh@a@lAe@vAIh@?l@Bj@h@vCNb@NxBnAzGRlBBtACl@Gd@q@bDyAxEuCtGoBnEgBtCSHm@fBSRYPe@Hc@E{@HUJSZIdAOXKQa@C[KUYKA_@Ko@?o@d@g@j@o@Ji@Dw@LeAt@u@v@i@dA]l@i@x@S`AKrAIb@SZ]\i@`@k@^q@f@c@X]p@e@t@i@f@k@RiAJ}BK}BLs@rAyAhDsAdDqA~Cc@bA_AhAmBfB_D~CYd@a@d@m@T}@f@_CxCoAbAu@l@mBnAWr@U|BOxAs@bC]jB[z@c@nAQtBkAtB{@fBqBpC}BfBu@fA}C|DWvAFnBBbEX|Bb@jCH|@AdAInCQtE?|@RrAp@lA`Ah@pBv@d@d@FdAQhB?zBAfDh@hALr@SvAGtAShBFz@J`@NZ|@n@f@|@ZVfACl@C^XDX?V@^Cb@BlCEd@_ChHYxAIdAEbAAfGCjCO`D]tD@bBZtDNbCLtBX~AJrA[fEW|@q@~A_@`@s@pAHjAtBzCeBgC]_Bl@{@a@z@Gp@Jh@fA`AV\Jl@Bp@Cl@[vBUnACd@Fh@NR\H^IV@THJZB^Ft@Lf@Vn@d@Vf@A|AaBt@k@XKTH^z@Zt@ZZt@NVXJz@PrJDh@Ll@f@|@z@x@bA~AdAfB`@xADt@Ar@e@dGs@nGUlCg@~BiAlCw@|B_AnDeAtDq@dCy@zC}@bDa@d@a@@_@e@]mA{AqGW_@cA[aC_@UJaApAkBrEaA`BcGhL{BjEu@zAs@`Cw@pBeAfAy@d@qA~BoAtBoAxDgD~K{@vDmAdCq@x@S`@Ih@C~@LjC@tBGvBEx@e@|Ao@rA]zAKbC?bCDf@x@jC^rA|AdB`@n@Zz@p@|@vBfE|D|Eb@PpAQp@Fr@`@Xx@JhANjC&server=meta.tourdata.at) The bike route starts near the Ruttenstein ruins near Pierbach and leads through Schönau im Mühlkreis and Pehersdorf, past the Prandegg ruins, to the finish at the Riedhammer farm road in Prandegg. The route is signposted in both directions! [ Tour and route information ](#ttgCollapseTourdetails) --------------------------------------------------------- **Path number:** 956 **Starting place:** 4282 Pierbach **Destination:** 4293 Schönau im Mühlkreis **duration:** 1h 25m **length:** 15,8 km **Altitude difference (uphill):** 441m **Altitude difference (downhill):** 483m **Lowest point:** 488m **Highest point:** 765m **difficulty:** medium **condition:** medium **panoramic view:** Some Views **Paths covering:** Hiking trail **Starting point:** Ruine Ruttenstein / Pierbach **Destination:** Prandegg Ruins / Schönau im Mühlkreis **further information:** - culturally interesting [ ![Altitude profile Ruinen-Radroute Nr. 956](//static.et4.de/ElevationProfileChart/Go.ashx?Experience=hoehenprofil-meta&Server=meta.tourdata.at&AddElevations=true&AddOfftrackWaypoints=false&AddSurfaces=true&AddWaypoints=false&globalid=tourdata_tour_430002802&width=355&height=250&FontSize=12&mkt=en) ![Altitude profile Ruinen-Radroute Nr. 956](//static.et4.de/ElevationProfileChart/Go.ashx?Experience=hoehenprofil-meta&Server=meta.tourdata.at&AddElevations=true&AddOfftrackWaypoints=false&AddSurfaces=true&AddWaypoints=false&globalid=tourdata_tour_430002802&width=450&height=350&mkt=en) ](#ttgHoehenprofilModal "Ruinen-Radroute Nr. 956") [ Along the trail ](#ttgCollapseAnDerStrecke) ----------------------------------------------- [ Open copyright © Copyright: Tourismusverband Mühlviertler Alm Freistadt/Robert Diesenreither Close copyright ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/660x495/228713/C629ED1BE46B52351BBF721319E0B10D168BBA12576A0FB0FE6F038C4903E86F/e-bike-ladestation-schoenau-im-muehlkreis-beim-fussballplatz.jpg "Schönau im Mühlkreis e-bike charging station at the soccer pitch (© Copyright: Tourismusverband Mühlviertler Alm Freistadt/Robert Diesenreither)") E-Bike Ladestation bei der Union Schönau im Mühlkreis ](https://www.hornerakusko.sk/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/430028889/e-bike-ladestation-bei-der-union-schoenau-im-muehlkreis.html) [ Open copyright © Copyright: Schutzhütte Ruttenstein Close copyright ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/660x495/215456/F4FCC7F14626452F239C0AFE2B4D20CFA9D1E2E3D008022C0B16DF682CC09BA5/e-bike-ladestation-bei-der-schutzhuette-ruttenstein.jpg "E-bike charging station at the Ruttenstein mountain hut (© Copyright: Schutzhütte Ruttenstein)") E-Bike-Ladestation bei der Schutzhütte Ruttenstein ](https://www.hornerakusko.sk/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/430015347/e-bike-ladestation-bei-der-schutzhuette-ruttenstein.html) [ Open copyright © Copyright: TVB Mühlviertler Alm Freistadt Close copyright ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/660x495/215463/5003FFDEF44BC52A6AA64DC006C4A60FE075AF6E9B29296C4BAB5FFDCAC614DD/e-bike-ladestation-beim-gasthaus-schmalzer-treff16.jpg "E-bike charging station at Gasthaus Schmalzer - Treff16 (© Copyright: TVB Mühlviertler Alm Freistadt)") E-Bike-Ladestation beim Gasthaus Schmalzer ](https://www.hornerakusko.sk/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/430015354/e-bike-ladestation-beim-gasthaus-schmalzer.html) [ Open copyright © Copyright: TVB Mühlviertler Alm Freistadt/Winklehner Close copyright ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/660x495/232292/3529AC03385A120E55DF1378FE85A1F88D560751FE41588BD370329BD0F4B723/burgruine-prandegg-in-schoenau.jpg "Prandegg castle ruins in Schönau (© Copyright: TVB Mühlviertler Alm Freistadt/Winklehner)") E-Ladestation für KFZ und E-Bike ](https://www.hornerakusko.sk/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/430032773/e-ladestation-fuer-kfz-und-e-bike.html) 1. 2. 3. 4. [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- **Accessibility / arrival**Coming from Linz by car: via A7 and Königswiesener Str./B124 40 min., 43.1 km [ Suitability ](#ttgCollapseEignung) -------------------------------------- **Most economical season**- Spring - Summer - Autumn [ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit) ------------------------------------------------- Please get in touch for more information. [ Contact ](#ttgCollapseKontakt) ---------------------------------- **Ruinen-Radroute Nr. 956** Tourismusverband Mühlviertel Schulstraße 1 4274 Schönau im Mühlkreis Phone [ +43 5 07263 - 301 ](tel:+43507263301) E-Mail [badzell@muehlviertel.at](#mailto) Web [www.muehlviertel.at](https://www.muehlviertel.at "New window") Web [www.schoenau-im.at/](https://www.schoenau-im.at/ "New window") https://www.muehlviertel.at https://www.schoenau-im.at/ --- **We speak the following languages** German [ Gastronomy ](#ttgCollapseGastro) ------------------------------------ [ Open copyright © Copyright: Engelbert Schwab Close copyright ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/660x495/187358/DC9EAD53D53C33EA4E300EEBF98A2B861320A2F4AD69A38B7A3A56EAE203D091/gasthaus-schmalzer.jpg "Schmalzer Inn (© Copyright: Engelbert Schwab)") Gasthaus Schmalzer ](https://www.hornerakusko.sk/en/oesterreich-gastronomie/detail/430000097/gasthaus-schmalzer.html) [ Open copyright © Copyright: Gemeinde Schönau im Mühlkreis Close copyright ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/660x495/189367/9E832E8DABE7F70728EEC5813E982B012E531E38C83BF797AB60A658D1928C06/freibad.jpg "Outdoor pool (© Copyright: Gemeinde Schönau im Mühlkreis)") Badebuffet ](https://www.hornerakusko.sk/en/oesterreich-gastronomie/detail/430005160/badebuffet.html) [ Open copyright © Copyright: Stoaninger Alm Close copyright ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/660x495/187363/8ADA392F766C8AAB169268D3AB8AF7639DCF6CB23191A7700105D23047314B1B/gasthaus-stoaninger-alm.jpg "Stoaninger Alm Inn (© Copyright: Stoaninger Alm)") Gasthaus Stoaninger Alm ](https://www.hornerakusko.sk/en/oesterreich-gastronomie/detail/430000100/gasthaus-stoaninger-alm.html) [ Open copyright © Copyright: Reitpark Gstöttner Close copyright ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/660x495/187373/6B7DB258C68DECD8B50CB7AE67D4B3F27D5C65BAB2934E63D2880F0C70264B6E/reitpark-gstoettner-luftansicht.jpg "Gstöttner Riding Park Aerial view (© Copyright: Reitpark Gstöttner)") Reitpark Gstöttner ](https://www.hornerakusko.sk/en/oesterreich-gastronomie/detail/430000103/reitpark-gstoettner.html) [ Open copyright © Copyright: TVB Mühlviertler Alm Freistadt/Walch Andreas Photography Close copyright ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/660x495/187367/58DB51F62C9CD14A79E41462F7844B92750B5E5A32C2286F2902C0F063F3F18F/johanneswegtavernezuprandeggrastwandergruppe03tvbmuehlviertleralmfreistadtwalchandreasphotography-jpg.jpg "JohanneswegTavernezuPrandeggRastWandergruppe03_TVBMuehlviertlerAlmFreistadtWalchAndreasPhotography.jpg (© Copyright: TVB Mühlviertler Alm Freistadt/Walch Andreas Photography)") Taverne zu Prandegg ](https://www.hornerakusko.sk/en/oesterreich-gastronomie/detail/430000101/taverne-zu-prandegg.html) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 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