Nordic Walking in the largest trail network in Austria
Nordic walking holidays in Mariapfarr
15 marked Nordic Walking paths for a total of 119 km with an altitude of up to 400 m in Mariapfarr forms Austria’s largest Nordic Walking trail network.
Nordic Walking is a gentle and very healthy sport. You will enjoy beautiful scenery, fresh air and the landscape‘s special atmosphere to train your heart, endurance and muscles. The mountain climate is also very good for your health. The Nordic Walking Park in Mariapfarr was even officially recognized as particularly suitable for classic altitude training at 1.000 – 1.400 m.
Nordic Walking is a gentle and very healthy sport. You will enjoy beautiful scenery, fresh air and the landscape‘s special atmosphere to train your heart, endurance and muscles. The mountain climate is also very good for your health. The Nordic Walking Park in Mariapfarr was even officially recognized as particularly suitable for classic altitude training at 1.000 – 1.400 m.
Nordic Walking poles can be rented at the hotel.
For your fitness and health
After an extensive tour of the Nordic Walking, we invite you to relax at the spa in the Hotel Post Örglwirt. We would also like to seduce you with the culinary delights in our restaurant. Your holiday in Mariapfarr will be a sporty and healthy experience!
Well marked Nordic Walking trails in Mariapfarr
Tour 1
Walk to the Church - Tischlerbühel behind the church - turn left at the crossing at the small statue, then the first path left, at the farm through the forest until you reach Niederrain, there turn right into the forest - Öserweg - below Zankwarn and back to Mariapfarr.
Total length 3.100 m, elevation increase 600 m
Total length 3.100 m, elevation increase 600 m
Tour 2
Walk to the Church - Ulnötz - turn left onto the Lienausteig - before the bridge in Bruckdorf right again towards "Häuserl im Wald" - cross the road - continue through the forest - turn left before Niederrain - turn right over the Winkelweg to Zankwarn - turn right before the bridge and back to Mariapfarr.
Total length 4.500 m, elevation increase 2.050 m
Total length 4.500 m, elevation increase 2.050 m
Tour 3
Walk to the Church - down the Totengassl - straight up and after 50 m right to Moa-Gut - left over the railroad crossing - at the crossing left again across the railroad track to Stockerfeldsiedlung - after Lintsching to the Karlwirt - left past the Karlwirt - over the bridge (Leitenweg) up to the edge of the forest, along Örmoos back to Mariapfarr.
Total length 5.150 m, elevation increase 3.400 m
Total length 5.150 m, elevation increase 3.400 m
Tour 4
Walk to the Church - up the Tischlerbühel behind the church - turn left at the crossing at the small statue over to Örmoos on the road towards Göriach, right after the crossing turn right on the Grabenweg to Lintsching, left before the first house - continue through the Fernwald left beside the road , continue to the right (about 100 m), then left at the edge of the forest to Zankwarn, over the bridge - immediately left back to Mariapfarr.
Total length 6.900 m, elevation increase 1.950 m
Total length 6.900 m, elevation increase 1.950 m
Tour 5
Walk to the Church - Up the hill at Tischlerbühel until the crossing - right past the small statue to the paved road, left towards Zankwarn - before the bridge left on the road - Winkelweg - after the gate turn right through the forest to Pürstlmoos - after about 100 m turn left down to Lignitzbach - follow the river to Zankwarn and back to Mariapfarr.
Total length 5.900 m, elevation increase 2.250 m
Total length 5.900 m, elevation increase 2.250 m
Tour 6
Walk to the Church - turn left after the car park West - continue up to the trail "Lower Pfarrertal" and about about 300 m in direction of Zankwarn - turn left onto the Öserweg - pass Niederrain and turn right on Winkelweg to Zankwarn - before the bridge right back to Mariapfarr.
Total length 4.700 m, elevation increase 2.150 m
Total length 4.700 m, elevation increase 2.150 m
Tour 7
Walk to the Church and the Totengassl - follow the Heldenallee to Althofen - turn left to Leitensiedlung - follow the river and cross the train tracks - continue for about 200 m, then turn left to the house in the forest - follow the Taurachpromenade in direction Mariapfarr until the main road - take the sidewalk to Miesdorf - turn left and pass the Gasthof Steiner - after about 150 m turn left again towards Mariapfarr.
Total length 4.050 m, elevation increase 1.200 m
Total length 4.050 m, elevation increase 1.200 m
Tour 8
Walk to the Church - up the Tischlerbühel behind the church - at the crossing turn left past the small statue to Zankwarn - before the bridge turn left onto the road for approx. 100 m left in direction to Winkelweg - at the gate turn right towards Grabendorf - in Pürstlmoos follow the road and turn left through Grabendorf in direction of Tscharra - at the end of the village turn right into the Oberfeldgasse - until you reach a barrier - before the barrier turn right until you reach the Platschweg to Lignitz through the forest - in Lignitz on the forest road keep right - pass the chapel enter the road on the right, after approx. 200 m turn left to Lignitzbach, on the left riverbank walk downstream - over Zankwarn back to Mariapfarr.
Total length 11.150 m, elevation increase 5.900 m
Total length 11.150 m, elevation increase 5.900 m
Tour 9
Walk to the Church - continue via Ulnötz - turn left onto the Lienausteig - down to Bruckdorf, before the bridge right up - at the crossing turn left - above Bruggarn to the crossing, there immediately (about 30 m before the bridge) walk to the forest path on the right towards Niederrain, before the first house on the left, at the gate turn right to Winkelweg - after about 150 m turn right again - over the Öserweg back to Mariapfarr.
Total length 7.450 m, elevation increase 2.150 m
Total length 7.450 m, elevation increase 2.150 m
Tour 10
Walk to the Church pass Totengassl and Heldenallee - in Althofen pass the cemetery - cross the road and the bridge - walk through Althofen - in Moos walk straight, then take the small path on the right to Mettergasse - left until the crossing, there turn right to the Weisspriacher Landesstraße, pass the Outdoorparc Lungau, before the first house turn right to Bruckdorf, after the first houses on the left walk over the bridge - on the Lienausteig up to Niederrain, before the houses right through the forest back to Mariapfarr.
Total length 6.700 m, elevation increase 3.500 m
Total length 6.700 m, elevation increase 3.500 m
Tour 11
Walk to the Church - at the Totengassl straight uphill, then right downhill to the small lake of Gutrat - continue on Stranach uphill to the Mitterberg, at the Grubergut turn right over the Kojetsattel and down into the valley, at the crossing turn left onto the forest path and down to Pichl, after the bridge turn right, cross the main road and return via Heldenallee and Totengassl back to Mariapfarr.
Total length 12.600 m, elevation increase 5.750 m
Total length 12.600 m, elevation increase 5.750 m
Tour 12
Walk to the Church - follow the Totengassl straight uphill, then downhill over the small lake of Gutrat through Stranach and right over Pichl to Gröbendorf. On the outskirts turn left and follow the forest path uphill to the Mitterberg - follow up the Kojetsattel to Grubergut and then eastwards - from here downhill, pass the Paßeggerhof - take the main road down to the Taurach and after the bridge walk the river upstram on the left and then right to the road. Walk left through the Stockerfeldsiedlung until you reach Mariapfarr again.
Total length 14.050 m, elevation increase 4.650 m
Total length 14.050 m, elevation increase 4.650 m
Tour 13
Walk to the Church - at the municipal office walk left up the mountain road to Örmoos, at the parking lot turn right through the forest and take the first left down to Grabenweg, walk downstream on the right - cross the bridge to Lintsching - turn left and follow the trail through the Fernwald - at the crossing turn right - pass the Weißhauptgut in Göriach until the road, there turn left for approx. 100 m, then right up to Gensgitschweg - at the barrier back down the valley via Pirka to Zankwarn. After the bridge left back to Mariapfarr.
Total length 10.100 m, elevation increase 3.400 m
Total length 10.100 m, elevation increase 3.400 m
Tour 14
Walk to the Church - at the municipal office walk left up the mountain road to Örmoos, at the crossing in Göriach turn left on the road to continue to Zankwarn, at the beginning of the town turn right towards Pirka, continue the AV-way 764 up to the crossing, there left again down towards Zankwarn - about halfway take the right path down to the Lignitzbach - at the bridge walk left downstream to Zankwarn an back to Mariapfarr.
Total length 10.300 m, elevation increase 4.800 m
Total length 10.300 m, elevation increase 4.800 m
Tour 15
Walk to the Church - at the municipal office turn left up the mountain road to Örmoos, there turn left again after the parking lot, continue right towards Zankwarn, cross the road at the bridge and continue upstream - through the Tiergrabenweg to Lignitz, at the chapel before the village take the forest road on the left, after about 200 m turn left into the forest on the Platschweg until the barrier, there walk left for about 50 m and then continue right via Oberfeldgasse to Tscharra, walk through the village and turn right before the houses. Behind Sonndörfl turn left and keep straight through the forest to Niederrain and from there back to Mariapfarr.
Total length 12.250 m, elevation increase 6.100 m
Total length 12.250 m, elevation increase 6.100 m