Nailsmithing Path

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Tour-Details

Starting place: 4460 Losenstein

Destination: 4460 Losenstein

duration: 1h 49m

length: 5,9 km

Altitude difference (uphill): 128m

Altitude difference (downhill): 128m

Lowest point: 346m

Highest point: 473m

difficulty: easy

condition: easy

panoramic view: Individual Views

Paths covering:

Asphalt, Gravel, Street, Other

Short description:
A journey into the artisan and industrial past

Quality of experience: ****

Recommended season:

March
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Properties:

Loop
Cultural/historical value

Description:
The nail smiths once shaped the Ennstal village of Losenstein. From the center of the village, the trail leads into the romantic Stiedelsbach. Past the Brandstätter Hammer, which houses the nail smith museum with the world's largest collection of hand-forged nails, the trail continues to the hidden lake of the Kesselfall.

Directions:
The trail leads from the center of the village to the B115, over the bridge and then down to the Enns at the parking. Under the bridge of the B115 it goes into the romantic Stiedelsbach, past the Brandstätter Hammer, which houses the nail forging museum with the world's largest collection of hand-forged nails. The Nagelschmiedweg ends at the hidden lake of the Kesselfall.

For the way back we recommend the side road in the direction of the castle ruins of Losenstein with a detour up there.

Tip:
Climate-friendly to the National Park Region - railway station Losenstein: By train you can reach the starting point for this hike in about 1 hour from Linz and in about 3 hours from Vienna.

Additional information:
Brandstätter Hammer with nail forging museum - visit by appointment! More informations.

Tour and route information

Starting point: Losenstein/center of the village

Destination: Losenstein/center of the village

further information:

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Possible accommodation

Details - hiking

themed path

Along the trail

Bäckerei - Café - Hohlrieder Losenstein

Bahnhof Losenstein

Cafe - Restaurant Petermühle

Gasthof Bräuhaus Marxrieser

Gasthof Eisentor

Gasthof Marxrieser - Bräuhaus

Arrival

Accessibility / arrival

Getting there
From Salzburg/Linz: A1 motorway exit Enns-Steyr > B115 into the Enns Valley

From Vienna: A1 motorway exit Haag > B42 > B122 > B115 into the Enns Valley

From Passau: A8 Passau > Wels > A1 motorway exit Enns-Steyr > B115 into the Enns Valley

From Graz: A9 Pyhrnautobahn > motorway exit Klaus > Grünburg > into the Ennstal Valley

Public Transit
The Ennstalbahn runs between Linz and Weißenbach-St. Gallen.

Details at www.ooevv.at

Railway Stations are located in Steyr, Garsten, Lahrndorf, Dürnbach, Ternberg, Trattenbach, Losenstein, Reichraming, Großraming, Gaflenz, Weyer, Küpfern, Kastenreith, Kleinreifling and Weißenbach-St. Gallen.

Parking
Losenstein/parking in the center of the village