Via Sacra: Stage 5/5: Annaberg - Mariazell (RSAT12)

Difficulty: Moderate
Distance: 19,07 km
Duration: 7:15 h
Ascent: 666 m elevation gain
Descent: 770 m elevation gain

Annaberg - Joachimsberg - Wienerbruck - Josefsberg - Mitterbach - St. Sebastian - Mariazell

Starting point of the tour: Annaberg
Tour destination: Mariazell

Difficulty: Moderate
Distance: 19,07 km
Duration: 7:15 h
Ascent: 666 m elevation gain
Descent: 770 m elevation gain

Fitness level required:
4/6
Overall experience:
5/6
Scenery:
5/6

Lowest point782 m
Highest point1016 m

Stage tour
Nice views
With refreshment stops

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Description

In Annaberg, the route goes downhill - past the cemetery - and along the Way of the Cross designed in monotype by Prof. Sepp Gamsjäger. Above the main road at Gasthof Schachinger is the "Annabründl" with a baroque Pietà. The Lassingtalweg trail takes you to the Joachimskapelle chapel on the second "Holy Mountain" (01:45 h) and to Wienerbruck. Away from the main road, you hike up the Josefsberg, the third "Holy Mountain" (01:30 h). Murals in the vicarage show the work of the lumberjacks in the forests around the Ötscher in 1830. The route now continues to Mitterbach on the Lower Austrian-Styrian border (01:30 h). The Sebastiani Chapel on the gentle "fourth holy mountain" is already in Styria. From here, you follow the picturesque Sebastianiweg with its rosary wayside shrines to Mariazell (02:30 h). In order to enjoy the arrival in Mariazell and the atmosphere of Austria's most important Marian pilgrimage site in peace and quiet, we recommend an overnight stay in Mariazell. Return to Vienna with the "Mariazeller Autobus" or with the Mariazellerbahn to St. Pölten.

safety instructions Walking times: The indicated walking times were calculated based on the table of the German Alpine Club. These are pure walking times, rounded to the nearest quarter hour.
Equipment Appropriate hiking equipment is required. Additionally, it should be considered that this is a multi-day hike.More information also at: https://www.viasacra.at/10-tipps-fuer-einsteiger
Getting there From Vienna:South Motorway A2 towards Linz – continue on Vienna Outer Ring Motorway A21 towards Linz/St. Pölten – continue on West Motorway A1 towards St. Pölten – exit St. Pölten South – continue on Mariazell Federal Road B20 towards Mariazell up to Annaberg.Direct connection Mariazell bus from Vienna/South Tyrol Square.ÖBB train connections up to St. Pölten main station, Mariazell railway up to Annaberg.
Editor’s tip Sights: Church Joachimsberg, Parish Church Josefsberg, Parish Courtyard Josefsberg with the frescoes from the working world of the lumberjacks (viewable for groups by appointment), Catholic and Protestant parish churches in Mitterbach, Gemeindealpe, Sebastian Chapel, Basilica Mariazell, Holy Well, Mariazell Local Heritage House, Lebzelterei & Wax Works Pirker and erLEBZELTEREI Pirker (show bakery), Bürgeralpe, and much more.

Recommended period

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Letzte Änderung: 16 Mar 2026