--- title: Waldluftbadeweg Jaunitz – St.Peter - Rainbach url: "https://www.upperaustria.com/en/oesterreich-tour/detail/430007188/waldluftbadeweg-jaunitz-st-peter-rainbach.html" description: Forest air bathing in RainbachRainbach lies in the Mühlviertel highlands between the mountain ranges of the Bohemian Forest and Sternwald to the west and the Freiwald to the east. The north-south connection through the Bohemian Gate to Bohemia, which has been important since early history, runs through the municipality. It is also home to the Heidenstein, an ancient and important cult centre. The centre of the Rainbach plateau is the Birauberg to the north-west, a once very impressive moorland forest. date: 2017-02-22 modified: 2026-03-18 --- # Waldluftbadeweg Jaunitz – St.Peter - Rainbach Waldluftbadeweg Jaunitz – St.Peter - Rainbach =============================================== **Path number:** Route mit blauen Legenden **Starting place:** 4261 Rainbach im Mühlkreis **Destination:** 4261 Rainbach im Mühlkreis ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/247211/4C1E71BDCB43D280262B00B1E37392EF45288C0761986879DB5A0C944B92C8B4/rainbachwanderstein-labyrinth.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/247212/3C0B3DDF10ED1D1A26DF939386D9FAFCF5C728F4F91381E471264A561EAFFB55/rainbachmuendung-rainbach-in-die-jaunitz.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/247213/94ACFF277AF9A8372CB2400B92AB9FA6D686C0CB7E8374D7A3465D9E7A2DB02E/rainbachweg-zur-jaunitz.jpg) © Open copyright © Wolfgang Strasser Close copyright [ ![Rainbach_Wanderstein 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Circular route Prager Straße 5 4240 Freistadt [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Prager%20Stra%C3%9Fe%205%2C%204240%20Freistadt "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Prager%20Stra%C3%9Fe%205%2C%204240%20Freistadt "Link will open in a new window") ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-basemap&path=enc:w|jgHcejwA|AtHdBnQhCvI}AbP~BxNbAhCpFzG`MnJdEfMp@kD|B~DNsDbAsBhJyAdRY`FaDhEFdGmK`BsGgAfV`@bPgBfSpDGr@o@XfHyJpHKxAiCuBfCxBLyAdFwE`F}Bb@oC\`CvBfAfFLvKrBsB]rDF`@oB`A[`@nI_@dIfDwAnFcFjIcAv@yBIwBtJ?~B_EzC}AzMg@xAeBxAMrFwHnKcH`VmUlCwF|NeMnFwItL{BeANrCT~OeS|Eq@nBmAuBsDcAuFtEaIwBwGqGHqBeBaKY}BaCiHyCuLx@eGuC}NrIqJbAkBa@aDoDaEk@cC}A]]o@eK\eN`ByPtAcAfB}DsBiBiCc@}EhAiAyF{BwBe@mIoDQ_BoAm@mCh@qEaByOkFuAgB}EyEcAyEwGcHo@qApA}CmIFcAoDV{@m@?eKeAaCwB~@mBtFeEdGqAlEgAvJkDdLw@U_JpTiASaD~@gBoBD{DbCuJwBeEeBw@aE?uCyAwDn@s@P_DbJnB?f@nABjDqA|HuAlEcDbDcCdFoBdA{@YgDcHqEvFyI`CeC|EYGyA`M{DdEaCbHGxEw@jF?fKX?sDRoDlH\|@\_@]^lAvG&server=meta.tourdata.at) roadblock: asfinag Tunnelbau Vierzehn since 01.01.2024 **Forest air bathing in Rainbach** Rainbach lies in the Mühlviertel highlands between the mountain ranges of the Bohemian Forest and Sternwald to the west and the Freiwald to the east. The north-south connection through the Bohemian Gate to Bohemia, which has been important since early history, runs through the municipality. It is also home to the Heidenstein, an ancient and important cult centre. The centre of the Rainbach plateau is the Birauberg to the north-west, a once very impressive moorland forest. **Forest air bathing trail Jaunitz - St.Peter - Feldaist** The hike starts from the Wanderstein at the labyrinth in the village and follows the R5 westwards to the confluence of the Rainbach and Jaunitz rivers. The trail follows the Jaunitz valley, past the Sonnmühle mill. We walk along the horse-drawn railway track between Gruberbühel and Unterschwandt through the Jaunitz valley. In this valley, the Jaunitz river exudes an almost geological atmosphere. You get the feeling that dinosaurs, sabre-toothed tigers or mammoths could turn the corner at any time. In Unterschwandt, we follow the turn-off to the left onto the Wa6 to St. Peter. The ascent is rewarded by the late Gothic church of St. Peter and the Calvary Chapel next to it, which stand around three kilometres west of Freistadt on a hill around 700 metres above sea level and are clearly visible from afar. The church is based on a Romanesque predecessor building, before which there was a pre-Christian place of worship with a sun sanctuary and fire place in the open area and other places of worship on the eastern side of the surrounding wall. After St Peter's you come to a stone hill called Vogeltenn. Vogel comes from the root word Fackel, lat: facula, adh: facchela. Accordingly, Vogeltenn can be interpreted as a fireplace. Vogeltenn fields are usually found on hills or mountains. As the dialect pronunciation of the plural form is never Vögel, but always Feigl, the word may also be based on the Latin "Vigil", the term for "night watch". Watches were kept at Vogeltenn places and signal fires were lit. We follow the water hiking trail through the Bockau to Vierzehn. On the way there, it is worth making a detour to the Dreißgerberg. After the village of Vierzehn, we descend to the Feldaist. Detour to the Neumühle mill (currently closed). Aist hike Dornmühle, Schwabenmühle, Dürnberg, Hintermühle and return to Rainbach. **Waldluftbadeweg Jaunitz - St.Peter - Waypoints** 1. hiking stone 2. mouth of the Grottenbach in the Rainbach 3. mouth of the Rainbach into the Jaunitz 4. Jaunitz and Jaunitztal 5. St.Peter 6. calvary chapel 7. Vogeltenn 8th Bockau 9th Dreißgenberg 10. Feldaist and Neumühle 11th Kropfhammer 12. thorn mill 13th Schwabenmühle 14. Dürnberg 15. Hintermühle **ATTENTION: On this tour there was a route change at point 5 - St. Peter, which is correct online (GPS data) (the old route is still marked on the hiking map).** For guided tours, please contact our qualified forest air bathing instructors - you can find more information **[here.](https://www.muehlviertel.at/wo/region-freistadt/die-region/kontaktdaten-waldluftbademeister.html)** [ Tour and route information ](#ttgCollapseTourdetails) --------------------------------------------------------- **Path number:** Route mit blauen Legenden **Starting place:** 4261 Rainbach im Mühlkreis **Destination:** 4261 Rainbach im Mühlkreis **duration:** 5h 46m **length:** 20,5 km **Altitude difference (uphill):** 395m **Altitude difference (downhill):** 395m **Lowest point:** 575m **Highest point:** 714m **difficulty:** easy **condition:** easy **panoramic view:** Individual Views **Paths covering:** Hiking trail, Other **Starting point:** Walking stone labyrinth **Destination:** Walking stone labyrinth **further information:** - Circular route **Details - hiking**- themed path [ ![Altitude profile Waldluftbadeweg Jaunitz – St.Peter - Rainbach](//static.et4.de/ElevationProfileChart/Go.ashx?Experience=hoehenprofil-meta&Server=meta.tourdata.at&AddElevations=true&AddOfftrackWaypoints=false&AddSurfaces=true&AddWaypoints=false&globalid=tourdata_tour_430007188&width=355&height=250&FontSize=12&mkt=en) ![Altitude profile Waldluftbadeweg Jaunitz – St.Peter - Rainbach](//static.et4.de/ElevationProfileChart/Go.ashx?Experience=hoehenprofil-meta&Server=meta.tourdata.at&AddElevations=true&AddOfftrackWaypoints=false&AddSurfaces=true&AddWaypoints=false&globalid=tourdata_tour_430007188&width=450&height=350&mkt=en) ](#ttgHoehenprofilModal "Waldluftbadeweg Jaunitz – St.Peter - Rainbach") [ Along the trail ](#ttgCollapseAnDerStrecke) ----------------------------------------------- [ © Open copyright © Copyright: Fam. Pühringer Close copyright ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/660x495/121114/36ACEABED4E8D44B6A677F9181860B6EA2352B69104536D03DA9CDEDBC571A81/innenhof.jpg "Innenhof (© Copyright: Fam. 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