WaterPilgrimage - from the fall to the spring - stage 1

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culturally interesting
Multi-day tour
Possible accommodation

Interactive elevation profile

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Tour-Details

Starting place: 4661 Roitham am Traunfall

Destination: 4801 Traunkirchen

duration: 4h 22m

length: 16,9 km

Altitude difference (uphill): 156m

Altitude difference (downhill): 147m

Lowest point: 389m

Highest point: 450m

difficulty: easy

condition: medium

panoramic view: Some Views

Paths covering:

Asphalt, Gravel, Hiking trail, Other

The Traun flows through the Salzkammergut, a rural cultural region that will be the European Capital of Culture in 2024. It is used to cross municipal and national borders. In water pilgrimages, borders are overcome: external geographical and political borders, but also internal borders. Inspired by flowing water that finds its own path, life can find ways towards a more human coexistence.
The first stage goes from Roitham am Traunfall to Traunkirchen.

From the Roitham St. Jakobus parish church it goes past the Gasthof Forstinger to the Traunfall. There the Traunfall chapel. St. Nicholas can be visited. Via Viecht and the Landgasthof Kastenhuber you hike to Ehrenfeld and Sandhäuslberg to Steyrermühl, where you can visit the papermaking museum. Past the Kohlwehr and the Waldesruh inn we go to Laakirchen and Kleinreith to the Gmundner Rathausplatz.

The ship continues from Gmunden to Traunkirchen. You can find the current timetable here. Alternatively, you can take the Traunseetram to Gmundner train station and travel to Traunkirchen with the Salzkammergut Bahn.

Tour and route information

Starting point: Roitham St. James Parish Church

Destination: Traunkirchen

further information:

culinary interesting
Multi-day tour
Possible accommodation
Experience of nature
Board possible

Opening hours

all year

Arrival

Accessibility / arrival

We recommend that you travel by public transport!

by bus:
OÖVV bus line 505: Lambach - Stadl-Paura - Bad Wimsbach - Roitham - Laakirchen - Gmunden - Altmünster

with the Salzkammergut Shuttle Service Route 51 to the Traunfall stop.
Please call the taxi headquarters at least 1 hour in advance on 050-422 422 or order on the otaxi app.

Bike & Hike, arrival by bike:
Coming from Wels or Linz on the R 4 Traun cycle path or R6 Roman cycle path, or from Gmunden R 4 Traun cycle path or from Passau via Vöcklabruck and Schwanenstadt on the R 6 Roman cycle path to Kaufing and further on the R4 to Roitham.

by car:
Autobahn A1 Westautobahn Exit 216 Laakirchen West exit, turn right at the traffic lights onto the B144 and follow the road to Roitham.

Please only use public parking spaces and be considerate of private property! Thank you for your fairness!