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Pöstlingberg Way of the Cross – Pöstlingbergbahn Linz loop from Linz

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Pöstlingberg Way of the Cross – Pöstlingbergbahn Linz loop from Linz

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Pöstlingberg Way of the Cross – Pöstlingbergbahn Linz loop from Linz

03:07

10.5km

290m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

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Bus stop

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508 m

View of Ars Electronica Center and Pöstlingberg

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In the evening when the lights are on - worth seeing

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3.15 km

Pöstlingberg Way of the Cross

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Stations of the Cross Pöstlingberg
The Way of the Cross is a street in the Pöstlingberg district of Linz. It runs a little over a kilometer from Petrinumstraße to An …

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4.17 km

Pöstlingbergbahn Linz

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One must use the train at least once.

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4.46 km

View of Linz from the Euphemia Viewing Platform (Pöstlingberg)

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Great view and great opportunity to stop off. There is also a beautiful basilica here.

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4.60 km

Pöstlingberg

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You should be up here at least once! Linz as you would never see it before! The view down the Danube is a dream.
And don't forget to light a candle ;-)

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5.40 km

View from Freiseder

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When the weather is good you have an incredible view.

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9.16 km

View of Linz Castle

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Sensational exhibitions, a visit is highly recommended!

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9.35 km

Nibelungen Bridge

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The Nibelungen Bridge in Linz connects the city center and Urfahr districts. The bridge was built between 1938 and 1940 right next to the place where the first and for …

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10.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.23 km

2.70 km

2.45 km

1.94 km

213 m

Surfaces

7.51 km

2.56 km

285 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (250 m)

Weather

Saturday 8 August

33°C

18°C

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Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

July 28, 2024,Auf zum Linzer Hausberg um die Zwergerl zu schnäutzen

From Urfahr, it goes quickly up the Way of the Cross to the pilgrimage basilica of the Seven Sorrows of Mary

Great view over Linz

And back past the mountain villas, which tower majestically over the Danube valley

At the end, there is a cool Zwickl and wheat beer in the "Zum schwarzen Schiff" guest garden with a wonderful view …

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April 3, 2024,Linz Stadtwanderweg Pöstlingberg

The Pöstlingberg – Linz’s favorite peak – that’s how it’s written. At a summit height of 539 m, the walk is not without difficulty in parts. Alternatively, there is the Pöstlingbergbahn, one of the steepest adhesion railways in Europe, with which you can reach the panoramic plateau including the basilica in 20 minutes. Here a wonderful view extends over Linz …

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February 1, 2024,Donausteigrunde: Linz - Stadtwanderweg Pöstlingberg GE

The more modest the weather, the better the fellow hikers!

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November 7, 2022,202211 Pöstlingberg Linz 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🌞😮

For a native of Upper Austria, it is obligatory to go to the Pöstlingberg in Linz from time to time. Childhood memories, cave train... and today, for once, we were accompanied by sun instead of fog. That's something special in Linz in autumn.

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Pöstlingberg Way of the Cross – Pöstlingbergbahn Linz loop from Linz

View of Ars Electronica Center and Pöstlingberg

Pöstlingberg Way of the Cross

Pöstlingbergbahn Linz

View of Linz from the Euphemia Viewing Platform (Pöstlingberg)

Pöstlingberg

View from Freiseder

View of Linz Castle

Nibelungen Bridge

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