Geboltskirchen: Nature Trails, Cycling Routes and Culture

Geboltskirchen offers a range of options for a stay: a nature trail, cycling routes, the history of mining at Scheiben Coal Railway Station, nativity scene making and regional culture. If you are looking for a hotel, you can consider the destination based on whether you would like to focus on a walking route, a cycling tour or an insight into local topics. Several trails and activities are connected to Scheiben station. Their different lengths and features help distinguish the activities from one another.

Nature Trails and Outdoor Activities

The Trattnach-Ursprung nature trail is 1.2 kilometres long. It leads from the Kohlebahnhof Scheiben family excursion destination along the former coal railway line to the source of the Trattnach. The flat route is in the Hausruck Forest and is suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs. The trail also includes a bird identification path with 14 stations. This means the route combines the walk to the source of the Trattnach with opportunities to observe nature along the way.

The circular routes in the Nordic.Fitness.Park also start and finish at the Bahnhof Scheiben family excursion destination. The park has four routes of varying lengths and difficulty levels. This offers a different point of reference from the nature trail: its length and destination are specified, while the Nordic.Fitness.Park offers several courses with different distances and difficulty levels. When comparing routes, you can use these details as different points of reference for your excursion.

Cycling Routes by Distance

Route length is also a useful point of comparison for cycling. The Geboltskirchen Nature Cycling Loop is 25.7 kilometres long. At 69 kilometres, the R17 Trattnachtal Cycle Route is considerably longer. It follows the Trattnach Valley from its source in Geboltskirchen via Hofkirchen and Taufkirchen to the district capital, Grieskirchen. This gives you a named circular route alongside a longer route through the Trattnach Valley. The distances show the difference in length, while the towns listed also indicate the direction of the R17.

Mining History at Scheiben Coal Railway Station

At Scheiben Coal Railway Station, an exhibition documents life connected with mining. On display are information panels and image projections, a show kitchen, and a model of Scheiben from 1925 at a scale of 1:100. The exhibition thus brings together images and a model with other elements relating to life in the mining community.

There is also a 3.5-kilometre round trip on a railbike track at the coal railway station. The ride uses rail bikes and the miners’ train “Oskar den Grubenschlupf.” The exhibition and the ride focus on different things: the exhibition documents life connected with mining, while the ride follows the railbike track. Together with the nature trail and the Nordic.Fitness.Park circular routes, Scheiben station is also a shared starting point and reference point for several of the activities described.

Nativity Scene Making and Regional Culture

Nativity scene making is another local theme. The Geboltskirchen Nativity Scene Exhibition displays scenes made that same year during the spring and autumn nativity scene-making courses. At the Upper Austrian State Nativity Scene Making School in Geboltskirchen, participants can create Oriental, traditional local, root or window nativity scenes. These styles give you an idea of the range of nativity scenes that are the focus there.

Regional history is also part of the cultural programme: the Kulturgut Hausruck cultural association plans to present historical exhibitions about the Innviertel and Hausruckviertel every two years. The aim is to put regional history and ways of experiencing it at the centre. When choosing where to stay, you can therefore weigh up nature and cycling trails, mining history and craft-based cultural themes.

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