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Schlangenkreuz Marian Column – Grünbühel Castle loop from Hürm

Schlangenkreuz Marian Column – Grünbühel Castle loop from Hürm

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Schlangenkreuz Marian Column – Grünbühel Castle loop from Hürm

02:58

44.6km

560m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 26, 2026

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6.75 km

Schlangenkreuz Marian Column

Highlight • Monument

The statue with a statue of Mary Immaculata was created in 1777. The Mother of God stands on a globe and crushes a snake, her face turned towards St. Pölten. Because of the snake at her feet, the Marian column is popularly known as the "snake cross". From the hill near Kälberhart, pilgrims from St. Pölten have their first view of the Manker parish church, which is why a Marian column was erected here centuries ago. The Manker pilgrimage was created in the year of the plague in 1645. Statues, field and wayside crosses are silent symbols of Christian faith, and there are many reasons for their erection. They are often found on the side of the road - we often walk or drive past carelessly and lost in thought and do not actively notice the cross.

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19.5 km

Viewpoint at Almhaus Hochsteinberg

Highlight • Viewpoint

At Almhaus Hochsteinberg there is an exemplary designed e-bike filling station with a wheel stand where wide tires also fit. Charging cables for various batteries (e.g. Shimano, Bosch) are also already available and permanently connected to a power distributor. Simple instructions explain the operation. Great idea and well implemented. Is ideal for imitation.
This will now be my point of contact on a bike tour more often. Here you can enjoy a good snack with a great view.

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19.5 km

Hochsteinberg Alpine Hut and View over the Mostviertel

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Fantastic view to the Lower Austria Mostviertel. Currently closed, opens again in the spring.
So far there was an excellent kitchen, in the spring takes over a new tenant. I will report.

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29.4 km

Grünbühel Castle

Highlight • Castle

Privately owned and therefore unfortunately can only be viewed from the outside.

Story:
The place was first mentioned around 1074 by the Hochfrei Adalbert von Kilb. In the 12th century, the rule came to Rudolf von Perg. Friedrich von Perg was inherited by the Babenberg Duke Leopold V in 1191. In the 13th century, a knightly family again named itself after Kilb. In 1410 a knight from “Sebeck” was named as the owner. In 1460, Jörg von Pottendorf sold his castle in Kilb to Bernhard von Tiernstein, who built an extensive new building and, ten years later, bequeathed it to the brothers Rüdiger and Jörg von Starhemberg, but also promised the defense construction to his grandson Georg von Velderndorf. The latter probably received it, because in 1521 Hans Velderndorfer sold the fortress to Göttweig Abbey.

The castle was now called Grünbühel. He bought it back in 1534, but finally sold it to Jakob Gienger in 1549. Jacob's son Nikolaus had the old fortified building converted into a more comfortable Renaissance castle. As a result, the owners usually changed quite quickly. Around the middle of the 17th century, the Barons Ruess von Ruessenstein came into possession of the castle. Only the barons and later Counts of Wickenburg owned Grünbühel for a longer period from 1720 onwards. In 1830, Karl Theodor Graf Wickenburg had major construction work carried out, which gave the building its current appearance. In 1845 the castle came into rapidly changing bourgeois ownership. From 1969 to 2004 it belonged to the Friedel-Klarenberg family. Since then, Dr. Georg Graf Pachta-Reyhofen, lord of the castle at Grünbühel.

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31.5 km

Rest Area by the Pond

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Luckily, in addition to the long cycle paths here in the Mostviertel, there are also always beautiful rest areas like this one!

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35.2 km

GH Zur Krumpe and Historic Steam Locomotive

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The GH Zur Krumpe is housed in the former train station building and serves very good home cooking.
In front of the building there is a steam engine and a few wagons set up as a reminder of the time of the narrow-gauge railway (Krumpe).
A very nice children's playground rounds off this inviting place to rest.

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35.2 km

Bishofstetten Restaurant & Pizzeria

Highlight • Restaurant

There is a freely accessible E Bike charging station here, just great

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35.2 km

Krumpe Cycle Path – Melk Alpine Foothills Cycle Route

Highlight • Cycleway

The cycle path is also very good for racing cyclists as an accompanying path to the main road, if it's not just about speed... just before Bischofstetten there is a drinks machine (coins only) directly on the cycle path and in Bischofstetten there is a snack bar (picture) directly on... no, next to the cycle path!

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44.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.5 km

14.1 km

7.66 km

6.25 km

114 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

21.2 km

13.2 km

8.89 km

1.08 km

395 m

Elevation

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

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Thursday 16 July

29°C

20°C

77 %

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Schlangenkreuz Marian Column – Grünbühel Castle loop from Hürm

Schlangenkreuz Marian Column

Viewpoint at Almhaus Hochsteinberg

Hochsteinberg Alpine Hut and View over the Mostviertel

Grünbühel Castle

Rest Area by the Pond

GH Zur Krumpe and Historic Steam Locomotive

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