Municipal boundary path Maria Anzbach

Description

Maria Anzbach is a pilgrimage site with a long history and impressive landscape. At the renovated marketplace in the center of Maria Anzbach are the inn "Zum Goldenen Löwen", operated since 1779, the old schoolhouse, and the Goldammer Museum. The artist has had many exhibitions at home and abroad. A highlight is the pilgrimage church "Maria Anzbach Zur Mutter der Barmherzigkeit". On this route, you can explore the different landscapes of Maria Anzbach, each of which has its own charm. To the south of the municipality lies the 516 m high Kohlreithberg, from where you can enjoy a fabulous view of the Anzbach valley at the newly built Millennium Cross. To the north of the municipality lies the 469 m high Buchberg, from where you can see from Ötscher to the Waldviertel at the Buchberg lookout rebuilt in 2004. The lookout also houses many historical photos and some interactive display panels. Geologically, the mountain itself consists of the so-called Buchberger conglomerate – limestone and flysch pebbles from the Kalk Alps. An outcrop at Burgstall makes this visible. When hiking around Maria Anzbach, you spend most of the time in near-natural forest dominated by beech and spruce. In places, the path leads over extensive pastures of the region's cattle and horse farms. Near the village of Hart and at Eichberg you encounter Roman-era barrows. For resting, the picturesque wayside shrine Rotes Kreuz invites you, which is prominently situated in front of the Lengbachtal.

Starting point of the tour

"Marketplace" Maria Anzbach

Route description Municipal boundary path Maria Anzbach

The route starts at Maria Anzbach main square. There are several inns here, as well as the worth-visiting Goldammer Museum, and nearby the Schönbeck Mill. You start westward on the main street, then turn into Sportplatzpromenade and reach Eichengasse above the sports field. At the end of the development, you turn right and from there follow the red marking. The path leads into Birkengasse, then over a field path into Tulpengasse, and at the outskirts of Maria Anzbach into Johannesbergstraße. Here you must turn left to reach Burgstall via a forest path. There you follow the blue marking up to the summit. Here are the Buchberg lookout, offering a dreamy view, and a shelter. You return, keep left, and after about 500 m turn right onto a forest path. At its end, you march right, pass Oed and follow the blue marking at the village exit to the left and reach the summit of Eichberg after about 2 km. Then you pass barrows and arrive at Erlaa. At the end of the village, the path turns right and leads uphill into the forest. Here you arrive at the junction with access no. 1 to the Eichgrabener Höhenwanderweg, which you now follow downhill. This leads you to Martinstraße in Stein, follow the marking straight into Große Steinstraße, Klosterfriedhofstraße and finally via Klosterstraße to Furth. At the main road, turn right and walk on a footpath beside the road to Unter-Oberndorf. At the village entrance, cross the road and go left uphill into Huttenstraße. After about 1 km, you reach Ottenheim. At the next junction, turn left, then pass Burweg and arrive at Knagg. Here you follow the blue marking over Götzwiesen further to Kohlreith, where you turn right and reach the Kohlreith summit. After the beautiful view over the Anzbach valley, you return to the junction and go left, following the blue marking towards Hart. There you hike right and after a short forest section reach the wayside shrine Rotes Kreuz near Haagen. Here you turn right and follow the green mark downhill through the forest to Pameth. After a while, a blue mark joins, which you follow to Hofstatt station. From there, continue via Karolinengasse, main street and Weinhebergasse to the Anzbach, where you turn right onto a small path leading back to the sports field.