Weg des Buches Pilgerweg (pilgrimage “path of the books”) Upper Austria

Multi-day tour

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Tour-Details

Starting place: 4780 Schärding

Destination: 4825 Gosau

duration: 83h 45m

length: 294,9 km

Altitude difference (uphill): 6.285m

Altitude difference (downhill): 4.907m

Lowest point: 260m

Highest point: 1.717m

difficulty: medium

condition: medium

panoramic view: Great panorama

Paths covering:

Asphalt, Hiking trail

roadblock: Sperre von Mittich/Mattau bis Tennisplatz Neuhaus a.Inn

Time period: 20.01.2025 - 30.06.2027

roadblock: Teil-Sperre: Umleitung am Innradweg R3 in Schärding

Time period: 11.06.2025 - 05.10.2025

Paths of the past were hidden and mysterious. Along old trade routes, you can cross all of Upper Austria. From Ebensee, salt was transported on foot towards Germany. On the return journey, books were smuggled.

This pilgrimage leads from Ortenburg (Bavaria) via Schärding, Peuerbach, St. Agatha, Eferding, Wallern, Wels and Gmunden to Ebensee. It takes you through towns and along existing hiking and forest trails as well as rivers and lakes on 9 day trips.

Vilshofen-Ortenburg 16 km
Ortenburg - Schärding 23,5 km
Schärding - St. Willibald 28 km
St. Willibald - Peuerbach - St. Agatha 28 km
St. Agatha - Eferding 23 km
Eferding - Scharten - Wallern 24,5 km
Route a Wallern - Wels 13 km
Route b Wels - Lambach 16 km
Lambach - Schwanenstadt - Rutzenmoos 23 km
Rutzenmoos - Altmünster - Ebensee 28 km

Tour and route information

Destination: The trail then continues via Schladming to Ramingstein via Bad Kleinkirchheim to Kärnten (Carinthia) and into the town of Agoritschach.

further information:

Multi-day tour

Details - hiking

themed path

Arrival

Prices

General price information

Furthermore, there is a hiking brochure about the “Weg des Buches”. The price is € 5.00, shipping costs € 1.50. You can order it at the following address:
Evangelische Kirche A.B. Österreich
Charlotte Matthias
Severin-Schreiber-Gasse 3
1180 Wien
Phone: +43 1 4791523 111
Email: c.matthias@evang.at