Bernhardiweg - Stage 5: Etzen - Stift Zwettl
Hiking tour Starting from Etzen
- Difficulty: Difficult
- Distance: 24,96 km
- Duration: 6:15 h
- Ascent: 227 m elevation gain
- Descent: 440 m elevation gain
Etzen - Rosenau Castle - Zwettl - Zwettl Abbey
- Starting point of the tour
- Etzen
- Tour destination
- Stift Zwettl
- Difficulty: Difficult
- Distance: 24,96 km
- Duration: 6:15 h
- Ascent: 227 m elevation gain
- Descent: 440 m elevation gain
- Fitness level required:5/6
- Overall experience:5/6
- Scenery:5/6
- Lowest point502 m
- Highest point772 m
- Stage tour
Etzen - Rosenau Castle - Zwettl - Zwettl Abbey
The Bernhardiweg is a pilgrimage route in the Waldviertel, Lower Austria, named after St. Bernhard of Clairvaux. It connects several historical and spiritual places and invites you to discover the rich history and scenic beauty of the region.
Make sure when choosing your route that it matches your fitness level. Check whether the gastronomy businesses you want to visit along the way are open. Pack your charged mobile phone and maps in your backpack.
Sturdy footwear, functional clothing, sun and rain protection, maps, optionally telescopic poles, first aid kit (blister plasters), sufficient provisions (snack, muesli bars, fruit, water).
Etzen - Schloss Rosenau
The exact route description from Etzen to Schloss Rosenau can be found here: https://www.zwalk.at/bernhardiweg-etzen-schloss-rosenau/Schloss Rosenau - Zwettl
The exact route description from Schloss Rosenau to Zwettl can be found here: https://www.zwalk.at/bernhardiweg-schloss-rosenau-zwettl/Zwettl - Stift Zwettl
The exact route description from Zwettl to Stift Zwettl can be found here: https://www.zwalk.at/bernhardiweg-zwettl-stift-zwettl/Use the route planner to find the best and fastest way to the starting point of the route: https://www.google.at/maps
All information about all bus and train lines to Waldviertel can be found at www.vor.at or at www.oebb.at.
Recommended period
Waldviertel Tourism
3910 Zwettl, Sparkassenplatz 1/2/2
(T) +43 2822 54109
(E) info@waldviertel.at
(I) www.waldviertel.at/pilgern-bernhardiweg
Letzte Änderung: 25 Mar 2026