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

Wien, Wien, Österreich
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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
panoramic view: Great panorama

Paths covering:
Asphalt, Hiking trail
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​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.

  1. Vilshofen-Ortenburg 16 km
  2. Ortenburg - Schärding 23,5 km
  3. Schärding - St. Willibald 28 km
  4. St. Willibald - Peuerbach - St. Agatha 28 km
  5. St. Agatha - Eferding 23 km
  6. Eferding - Scharten - Wallern 24,5 km
  7. Route a Wallern - Wels 13 km
    Route b Wels - Lambach 16 km
  8. Lambach - Schwanenstadt - Rutzenmoos 23 km
  9. Rutzenmoos - Altmünster - Ebensee 28 km
Destination: The trail then continues via Schladming to Ramingstein via Bad Kleinkirchheim to Kärnten (Carinthia) and into the town of Agoritschach.

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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
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Most economical season
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn

Please get in touch for more information.

Weg des Buches Pilgerweg (pilgrimage “path of the books”) Upper Austria
Evangelisches Zentraum Wien
Severin-Schreiber-Gasse 1-3
1180 Wien

+43 1 4791523
office@okr-evang.at
www.wegdesbuches.at
http://www.wegdesbuches.at

We speak the following languages

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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
panoramic view: Great panorama

Paths covering:
Asphalt, Hiking trail
powered by TOURDATA
.