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Butterfly trail

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Butterfly hiking trail in Pfarrkirchen
Photo: © Gemeinde Pfarrkirchen, CC BY-ND, WGD Donau Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH

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Beautiful "scenic" themed hike on forest and meadow paths around Pfarrkirchen. At 20 stations, marked with a butterfly, you can learn interesting facts about an annually changing thematic focus.

The ideal themed route for families and school classes!

easy

Distance 5.9 km

1:45 h

148 m

128 m

842 m

714 m

Start and finish is the village square Pfarrkirchen.

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Discovery trips with a delightful stop! This route leads directly past the following culinary partner:

Bakery Confectionery Panoramic Café Bauer

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Jennifer Quass

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Difficulty

easy

Overall difficulty

easy

Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

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Highest point

842 m

Lowest point

714 m

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Asphalt

2.5 km

Dirt road

901 m

Forested/wild trail

2.6 km

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Rest stops

Bakery Confectionery Panoramacafe Bauer
Restaurant - Sunnseit´n
Gasthaus Scherrer

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The butterflies were painted by the elementary school children of the Pfarrkirchen elementary school

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Bakery Confectionery Panoramacafe Bauer
Restaurant - Sunnseit´n
Gasthaus Scherrer

Public transport

Public-transport-friendly

Train:

From Austria:
Mühlkreisbahn to Neufelden station, from there by taxi (Company Heinzl in Pfarrkirchen) onward to Pfarrkirchen.

From Germany:
Passau station, from there by taxi (Company Heinzl in Pfarrkirchen) onward to Pfarrkirchen.

Airplane:
Linz/Hörsching Airport. From there by taxi (Company Heinzl in Pfarrkirchen) onward to Pfarrkirchen.

Boat:
On the Danube to the pier in Niederranna. From there by taxi (Company Heinzl in Pfarrkirchen) onward to Pfarrkirchen.

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Butterfly trail

Directions

From Austria:
Motorway A1 to Linz, from Linz on B 127 to Altenfelden roundabout, turnoff towards Lembach-Hofkirchen, continue to the turnoff to Pfarrkirchen.

From Germany:
Motorway A3 to Passau North. On B 388 towards Wegscheid to the turnoff to Oberkappel (border). From Oberkappel (junction) follow signs to Pfarrkirchen.

Parking

Parking spaces: 30

Coordinates

48.503771, 13.825801

DMS

48°30'13.6"N 13°49'32.9"E

UTM

33U 413266 5372960

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Difficulty

easy

Overall difficulty

easy

Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

Distance

5.9 km

Duration

1:45 h

Ascent

148 m

Descent

128 m

Highest point

842 m

Lowest point

714 m

Public-transport-friendly Round trip Refreshment stops available Scenic Family-friendly Dog-friendly

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