Cemetary of Senftenberg
Cemetary of Senftenberg

This hiking trail starts at the parking at the cemetary of Senftenberg in Lower Austria's Kremstal region.

Bridge over river Krems
Bridge over river Krems

From there you cross the river Krems…

Hofstatt
Hofstatt

and walk through a part of Imbach that is called "Hofstatt".

Later you continue walking alongside the river Krems and pass a wayside cross that reminds of all people that died in the river.

Penn factory
Penn factory

Right before the Penn factory, you turn left and cross the river Krems again.

Imbach
Imbach

After that you cross the main road and walk through the village "Imbach", a catastral community of the market town Senftenberg. At the end of the street you turn right.

Wayside cross at ”Platzl”
Wayside cross at "Platzl"

You will then reach a square called "Platzl" (an Austrian expression for a small square). Right before the wayside cross you turn left.

You will then leave the dwelling area and get into the vineyards. Through the vineyards you will now walk up a mountain called "Pfeningberg".

Lackenkreuz
Lackenkreuz

On your ascent you will pass the Lackenkreuz. "Lacke" is the Austrian word for "puddle". It is said that once upon a time, a woman broke into a frozen puddle at this place and died of hypothermia.

At the fork you chose the left path.

Soon you can enjoy a wonderful view over the vineyards on your left hand side.

At the next fork you chose the left path.

You will then pass this barn.

View on Stratzing
View on Stratzing

After a left bend you will have a view on Stratzing.

Then you walk down through the vineyards. At the end of the path you turn left.

Motocross track
Motocross track

Soon you will pass the motocross track.

Zeininger-Marterl
Zeininger-Marterl

After some curves you will see the "Zeininger-Marterl" on your right side. This wayside shrine reminds of a farmer called Zeininger who had a fatal accident with his tractor at this place.

Imbach
Imbach

Finally you come back to Imbach again and turn right into a street called "Pfeningberg".

Right before the medieval street you turn left.

Main road
Main road

This street leads to the main road. Now you first cross the main road and then cross the river Krems. Afterwards you turn right.

River Krems
River Krems

Now you walk back alongside the river Krems on ways that you already know from the beginning of the walk.

Senftenberg
Senftenberg

After crossing the river Krems you walk back to the parking at the cemetary again.

A detailled description in German language as well as a map can be found on Weinbergwandern.at

The GPS track can be downloaded here