Die Waldluftbade-Gesundheitstour
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Feel - strengthen - be yourself - enjoy the Mühlviertel forest air bathing in the forests and places of strength. The forest air bathing health tour is a circular route covering around 170 kilometres through the Mühlviertler Alm Freistadt region from the Maltsch in the north to the confluence of the Feldaist and Waldaist rivers in the south. Along the way, there are 33 local forest air bathing trails in 12 certified forest air bathing communities. They lead through the enchanting landscapes of the Lower Mühlviertel.
The individual tours in the 12 certified forest air bathing communities can be found HERE.
The large circular route of the Waldluftbaden health tour can be started in any of the 12 municipalities. The hub is the medieval brewing town of Freistadt. Here you will find three forest air bathing trails through the Bockau forest area to St.Peter, along the Feldaist river through the Thurytal valley and into the Zelletau forest area. And if you want to take in the beautiful "forest of houses" of the medieval old town, there is also a city tour available.
We follow the meditation trail to St.Peter and the health tour northwards into the Feldaisttal valley. We reach the horse-drawn railway town of Rainbach. From here, three forest trails branch off to the south through the wooded Jaunitztal valley, to the east through the Birau forest area to the Heidenstein in the village of Eibenstein and to the north. We make a detour to the Heidenstein and then follow the path northwards through the village of Kerschbaum and past the horse-drawn railway museum. We walk along the state border through the border forests of Leopoldschlag. In Wullowitz we find the Tobau moorland forest. Moorland forests have a very special effect on us, we should take a "forest nap" here. Shortly afterwards we reach the Maltsch. The woodland along the naturally flowing border river also has a very special effect on people and invites you to linger. Once we reach the market town of Leopoldschlag, two forest trails start here, leading eastwards to the border forests and southwards to the Leopoldschlägerberg, the Reisingerberg and to Hammern and Zettwing on the Maltsch. We follow this path and branch off at Reisingerberg to Windhaag bei Freistadt . In the village of the Green Belt Centre, two forest air bathing trails start to the east to the Reisingerberg and to the west over the Waschenberg into the Plochwald. We follow the latter on our health tour into the Freiwald forest. We hike over the Hundsberg at the foot of the Viehberg to Sandl and further south through Mitterbach and the Weinbergholz until we reach St. Michael. The little church in Rauchenödt is the strongest place of strength on the health tour. We reach Grünbach via the forests of the Heinrichschlägerberg. Three forest bathing trails lead through the municipality to St. Michael, to Lichtenau and to the Feldaist. We follow the latter through the Thurytal valley along the Feldaist back to Freistadt.
We now leave Freistadt to the east towards the Zelletau forest area and walk southwards through the forests of the Haugenödtberg and Koppenberg to Lasberg. Lasberg has three forest trails to the south-eastern hilltop area, to the northern wooded highlands and to the Dornach castle ruins in the west. The latter is a shortcut to the health tour to Kefermarkt. However, we follow the health tour over the Buchberg and the Braunberg through the charming hilltop country, which continues in the villages of Fürling and Erdmannsdorf in the municipality of Gutau. The blueprinting and dyeing community has three forest air bathing trails in the municipality. The path just walked into the northern hilltop country, through the ravine forests of the Waldaist to the ruins of Prandegg Castle and over the wooded heights of Hundsberg, Gutenbrunnerberg and Gaisruckberg to Reichenstein. From Gutau we hike through the Waldaist-Naarn European nature reserve to Reichenstein and from there to the village of Tragwein. This municipality has three forest bathing paths along the Kettenbach, to the Greisinghof with a detour to Reichenstein and to the southernmost point of the health tour to Hohensteg to the confluence of the Feldaist and Waldaist rivers to form the Aist. We follow this and enjoy the spectacle of the marriage of the two very different river personalities. We then head northwards again through the Feldaisttal nature reserve to Pregarten. In Pregarten, three forest trails lead to the southern and northern Feldaisttal valleys and through deep creek cuts and ravine forests to the ruins of Reichenstein Castle. We follow the Feldaist upstream to the north, past the Pienkenhof nature trail and along the wooded ridge of the village of Harterleiten to Kefermarkt. The market town with its famous Gothic winged altar and Weinberg Castle has three forest trails to the north to Buchberg, to Elz and back through the enchanting Flanitztal valley, to the east to Luchsberg and to the south to the Feldaist and the Pienkenhof nature trail. In Kefermarkt, we head west and cross the Kefermarkt basin to Neumarkt. The southern Waldluftbadeweg from Neumarkt leads through the picturesque Gusental valley, the western one through highlands and over wooded hilltops. We follow this to the Bloßsteinhöfe village of Stiftung, cross the upper Gusental valley and hike through the mountains via the Zeissberg to the Tröllsberg back to Freistadt.
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a.Pedestrians have the right of way: We are accommodating and friendly to pedestrians and hikers. Upon encountering these fellow travellers, we alert them by using the bicycle bell and slowly overtake them. We avoid paths with heavy pedestrian traffic altogether. Take nature into account: We do not leave refuse behind.
b.The braking distance should be half of the total distance visible: We ride at a controlled pace, are ready to brake and maintain a braking distance half as long as the total distance visible, especially in curves, because we always have to count on obstacles on the path. Damage to the path, stones, branches, wood piles, grazing livestock, cattle grids, barriers, tractor-type forestry machines and authorised vehicles pose dangers that we need to be ready for.
c.Don’t drink and drive!: Do not drink alcohol when mountain biking. Take care at stop-off points (dealing with bike racks, dirty shoes or clothing).
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Blockades can often not be avoided and are in your own interest. Biking beyond the intended path and outside of opening times is punishable and turns us into illegal bikers.
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f.Avoid unnecessary noise. Out of consideration to the animals living in the wild, we only bike during full daylight. As a principle, we always wear our helmet (even when riding uphill)! Don’t forget emergency supplies: We always have a repair set and bandages along.
g.Don’t overestimate your skills: We should not overdo it when it comes to biking technique and physical fitness. Take the level of difficulty posed by the route into consideration and make a precise estimate of your experience and skills as a biker (braking, bell, lights)!
h.Close gates: We approach grazing livestock at a walking pace and close every gate behind us. We should avoid causing escape and panic reactions in the animals. Nothing stands in the way of the fun and athletic challenge in the mountains and forests!
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