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3-day hiking tour on the horse-drawn railroad hiking trail

Kefermarkt, Oberösterreich, Österreich

"In the footsteps of the emperor between Budweis and Linz"

"I'm off" - the title of Hape Kerkeling's bestseller has become a motto in recent years, expressing our desire to break away from the treadmill of everyday life. But you don't have to walk the Way of St. James to escape the daily grind and find yourself. Small breaks are often enough to switch off for a few days and recharge your batteries in nature.

And hardly any other landscape is better suited to a project of this kind than the rustic hilly landscape of the Mühlviertel. Between the southern Bohemian town of Budweis, the forests of the Czech-Austrian borderland, ancient granite formations in the north, picturesque, gentle hills and wildly romantic streams and rivers that flow into the Danube and point towards the cultural (capital) city of Linz - this is exactly where Europe's first public railroad was opened almost 200 years ago - the horse-drawn railroad.
And today, one of the most beautiful hiking trails in the country - the Horse Railway Hiking Trail - stretches along the old routes on which the lords of the Habsburg Empire traveled back then.

On our hiking tour "In the footsteps of the Emperor between Budweis and Linz", we take you on a journey back in time to the 19th century. We pick you up at the train station and take you to the most beautiful starting points along the trail, pick you up at your destination, provide you with a "Bschoadbinkerl" as well as a breakfast buffet and evening menu for your special all-round feel-good program.

All you need is sturdy shoes and 3 days' time for this unique hiking tour through the picturesque Mühlviertel!
  • 2 nights
services

Our services (per person):

  • 2 x overnight stays in a double room
  • 2 x half board (3-course menu)
  • 2 x breakfast buffet
  • 3 x "Bschoad-Pinkerl" (small packed lunch)
  • 1 welcome drink
  • Transfers (pick-up and drop-off at Kefermarkt or Freistadt train station and to/from the starting points of the hiking trail)
  • Guided tour of the Lest horse-drawn railway station (with senior manager Otto)
  • 1 hiking map
Catering
  • Half-board
itinerary

Itinerary:
Day 1:
Arrival by train or car. Welcome drink for refreshment, then transfer to the starting point of the horse-drawn railroad hiking trail. Hike from Leopoldschlag to Summerau. Pick-up and dinner at Gasthof Mader
Day 2:
Breakfast and then transfer to Summerau. From Summerau you continue along the hiking trail to Gasthof Mader in Lest. Dinner.
Day 3:
After breakfast, you start directly at Gasthof Mader and walk the last stage to Gallneukirchen. You will be picked up again from Gallneukirchen and taken to the train station or your car.



possible date of arrival

Arrival possible every day (depending on availability)

from price
  • € 149,00 per person
  • bookable from 2 Persons
Travel period (03.09.2025 - 30.12.2026)
From to
03.09.2025 30.12.2026
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3-day hiking tour on the horse-drawn railroad hiking trail
Gasthof Mader
Lest 39
4292 Kefermarkt

Phone +43 7941 8260
mobile +43 660 5425164
E-Mail info@gasthofmader.at
Web www.gasthofmader.at
http://www.gasthofmader.at

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Gasthof Mader
Dominik Gubo
Lest 39
AT-4292 Kefermarkt
info@gasthofmader.at
http://www.gasthofmader.at

Price: EUR 149.00 (per person in a double room / single room supplement on request)

Optional (with surcharge): Beer tasting, guided tour of Freistadt, visit to the Affenzeller whiskey distillery (ask for additional options)

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  • Suitable for seniors
  • Suitable for friends
  • Suitable for couples
  • Suitable for children
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