Way of St. James Stage 4 Aigen-Schlägl - Rohrbach-Berg

Section of the St. James's Path from Aigen-Schlägl to Rohrbach-Berg.


At Schlägl Abbey turn left into the main road, after approx. 150 m cross the roundabout and immediately after the junction turn right into Schachlingstraße.
Now approx. 1 km uphill on the asphalt road through the Schachling settlement.
At the end of the settlement you come to an asphalt crossroads, turn right and after approx. 100 m immediately left again into the forest path. Now continue uphill first on the forest path and then on the meadow path to St. Wolfgang, 738 m. (pilgrimage church and peace chapel).

Now walk approx. 900 m on the tarmac road towards Schlägl and turn right at the wayside shrine onto the forest path, continuing through Geiselreith, 640 m, you come to the Schlägl circular path and continue parallel to it.

Cross the Mühlkreisbahn railway tracks in the valley, 550 m, and uphill along the main road. You
come to Katzing, 580m, one of the most beautiful villages built of stone block walls.
Continue on the field path until shortly before Kollonödt, turn-off to Rohrbach. (approx. 200m uphill to the Kollonödt inn, 620m). From the valley crossing parallel to the Kirsteig uphill into the forest, forest path up to the heights, keep left there on the heights until  above the village of Fürling, the path leaves the forest, now a short stretch downhill on the road, turn left at the bus stop, through between the houses, a stretch on a meadow path, then turn right onto the road, approx. 800m, then turn left between the building yard and dairy onto the meadow path on the left, which shortly afterwards turns into a forest path. 2 options are available at the following crossroads at the edge of the forest:

Option 1, via GH-Mosthütte: stay straight ahead on the field path, cross the railway line uphill and immediately follow the road to the left, through the forest to the Mosthütte snack station. From here, head uphill on the old pilgrimage path to the Maria Trost pilgrimage church and downhill to the Rohrbach-Berg parish church.

Variant 2, directly to Rohrbach-Berg: turn right uphill in the opposite direction to the Psalmenweg
, cross the railway line and follow a beautiful meadow path to the hill, magnificent
view. Past the Liberation Cross to the road, from here downhill on the chapel path and
follow the markings to the parish church in Rohrbach-Berg.
 
Stamping point for the Way of St James stamp: Gasthof Dorfner, Stadtplatz 25, Rohrbach-Berg

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