Michlweg

Hiking trail without steep inclines along the Große Mühl, Steinernen Mühl and the Saxenhoferbach. Perfect for family hikes!

0 km From Haslach market square in the direction of the parish church. The Church of St. Nicholas is the most impressive late Gothic church in the Upper Mühlviertel. The presbytery with ribbed vaulting dates back to around 1350. The tower, which today stands free and was built as a fortified tower, is a landmark of Haslach. Pass the church on the left, cross the steps and then turn right towards Stegmühle. After the bridge, turn right along the Steinerne Mühl. From here you have a beautiful view of the ring wall and the corner tower.

0.6 km Shortly before the next bridge, turn left towards Haslach railroad station. Before doing so, it is worth taking a detour to the right over the bridge to the Mühlviertler Ölmühle and the Haslach manufactory . Linseed oil has been pressed in the Mühlviertel oil mill for more than 500 years. (Visits by prior arrangement). The Haslach manufactory can also be visited by appointment. You can see the various processing methods step by step, from the raw wool to the finished product.
From here you have a very good view of the imposing building of the former Vonwiller weaving mill, where you can visit the Mechanical Sound Factory Museum and theHaslach Textile Center with the Weaving Museum .
You can also see the largest iron 12 m (the mangle) in its own glass house in the garden with dyer's plants. The trail leads along the Mühl on meadow and forest paths and the last stretch of asphalt road to the ...

2.9 km ... Magerl bridge (railroad station 300 m away). The Michlweg continues along the Große Mühl on the asphalt road until shortly before the Teufelmühle.

3.9 km 300 m before the Teufelmühle, turn left after the Saxenhoferbach on the forest path steeply uphill, a short stretch along the edge of the forest and then turn left again onto the forest path.

5.0 km A rest area at the edge of the forest. (Possibility of a detour to the Unterkagerer monument farm.) From the rest area across the meadow to the Laahbergerteich pond, (past hop fields) along the field path on the right until ...

6.0 km ... Neudorf. The village chapel stands at the highest point of the village. It was built in gratitude because lightning struck the rock on which it stands and not the Feldler house opposite. Next to the chapel is a war memorial from 1948 (possibility for a detour to the school museum in Kasten - approx. 1.5 km). From Neudorf, continue on an asphalt road towards Turmbauer, good views to Ödt, St. Stefan and the Sternstein, past the farmhouse on the left on the gravel path into the Turmbauerholz, past the Stegwiese to the Holzhäusln.

7.8 km Before the Holzhäusln, turn right towards Zagelmühle on the asphalt road. Before the bridge, turn left onto the meadow path and walk along the Steinerne Mühl along the nature trail.

9.9 km In Welset Pühret, continue along the banks of the Steinerne Mühl and stay on the sidewalk on the main road. Before the bridge, turn left towards Notarquelle to Stegmühle.

11.5 km Cross the bridge to Stegmühle, continue to the church and back to the market square in Haslach an der Mühl.

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