Pilgrim walks in Eugendorf

The "St. Rupert Pilgrim’s Route" is located in the border area between Bavaria and Salzburg and runs essentially from north to south. One variant passes through Bad Reichenhall, thus offering a connection to the Way of St. James.

We start our hike on the Salzburg Jakobsweg in Oberhofen, a small village between Irrsee and Irrsdorf. On this beautiful stage, we mainly walk on side roads and field paths through a gentle and quiet hilly landscape with a constant view of the fascinating Alpine range to the south. On the easy path without major ascents or descents, we reach the Wallersee, whose idyllic shore we follow to the end. With views of the Alps, we walk the last part of the stage to Eugendorf.

From the Jakobskirche in Lengau, the route leads us across the pleasant rolling hills of the Upper Austrian Innviertel region to the Salzburg state border. We pass idyllic paths by Mattsee and Obertrumer See and go through the small town of Seekirchen to the church of St. Martin in Eugendorf, where we meet the main route of the Salzburg Pilgrimage Way.

On this first Alpine stage, the lovely/beautiful landscape and the culturally rich towns with their proud past amaze us. We pass the scenic pilgrimage basilica Maria Plain, the magnificent buildings of the monastery town Salzburg, and spend the night in the pilgrimage site Großgmain. A variant is the route from Marzoll to the salt town Bad Reichenhall, with its numerous churches.

A relatively well-signed tour (Way of St. James) away from the main traffic routes, lined with well-maintained farmhouses and agricultural structures. The route runs almost exclusively on paved and little-used side roads.

Seekirchen-Eugendorf- Hof-Fuschl am See-St. Gilgen A very exhausting but very beautiful day tour, as the Fuschlsee region is already part of the Salzkammergut. It is also recommended to split the stage, e.g., at Hof, especially during the summer season. The tour starts at the collegiate church (St. Peter and Paul) and after just an hour you go through Eugendorf (Parish Church St. Martin). The climb to Schwöllern (Eugendorf Hill) is somewhat strenuous before the route continues comfortably to Plainfeld – Hof. Other highlights are the hike along Lake Fuschl and the Mozart view of Lake Wolfgang.

The Salzburg Way of St. James leads through the Salzburg Lake District to the festival city of Salzburg. It continues via Großgmain, Bad Reichenhall (small German corner), Unken, and Lofer to the Tyrolean border, where it connects to the Tyrolean Way of St. James. Highlights along the way include the pilgrimage basilica in Maria Plain above the city of Salzburg (Bergheim), Großgmain with the oldest Marian pilgrimage church in Salzburg, and the detour to the pilgrimage church Maria Kirchental near St. Martin near Lofer. Additionally, the Hager Jacob's Chapel and the St. James churches in Obertrum am See, Gois, and Unken are fixed points for pilgrims on the Way of St. James. Furthermore, the enchanting landscape and cultural diversity invite you to marvel, pause, and enjoy. The starting point of the approximately 100-kilometer-long route of the Salzburg Way of St. James is Oberhofen am Irrsee, a border town between Upper Austria and Salzburg, which is also easily accessible by train. The section between Großgmain, Bad Reichenhall, Unken, and Lofer is considered one of the most beautiful stages of the Austrian Way of St. James.