Manker Wallfahrerweg
Verified OSM relation: Manker Wallfahrerweg, St. Pölten to Mank, 32.3 km OSM 2-D. Vertical figures sampled from Copernicus GLO-30.
Byline
- The Hiking World editorial · author
Desk byline for seed records. Named surveying editors replace this once a trail is verified.
Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.
Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog
- SAC T2
- Mountain hiking. Continuous trail, some steep ground, sure-footedness helpful.
- YDS Class 1
- Class 1. Walking on an established path; low fall risk.
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Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 20222564 (ODbL). The mapped line and 2D length are derived from that geometry. Ascent, descent, and high/low points are sampled from Copernicus GLO-30 (copernicus-dem:glo-30) and remain provisional. Water was not taken from OSM tags.
OSM 2D length is 32.3 km (relation 20222564). lengthKm is verified: 32.3 km is within ±3% of the official 32.03 km (https://www.stpoeltentourismus.at/a-manker-wallfahrerweg, checked 2026-09-10). Official km is the ±3% cross-check, not this DataPoint.
DEM high 342 m / low 249 m. GLO-30 cumulative ascent 352 m (10 m hysteresis).
typicalDays 1 is the official one-day pilgrimage (10 h; https://www.stpoeltentourismus.at/a-manker-wallfahrerweg, checked 2026-09-10), not Math.round(lengthKm/12) and not a duration statute.
Water was not mapped to named WaterSource points (no honest atFraction).
Water
No water sources recorded.
Permits & fees
No permit required.
Getting there
Sourced legs to the St. Pölten Domplatz (OSM line start) base start station — where this trail record begins. This is not a route planner: durations are approximate and marked provisional until an official transport page confirms them.
Rail · Vienna (VIE) → St. Pölten
Vienna International Airport is the usual air gateway (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_International_Airport, checked 2026-09-10, CC BY-SA). ÖBB continues to St. Pölten (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankt_P%C3%B6lten, checked 2026-09-10, CC BY-SA). The Manker Wallfahrerweg starts at the Domplatz (https://www.stpoeltentourismus.at/a-manker-wallfahrerweg, checked 2026-09-10).
en.wikipedia.org · 2026-09-10 · wikidata · official · provisional
No walking permit on the Austrian public Wege network (Forstgesetz 1975 §33 / ÖAV Wegefreiheit, checked 2026-09-10). ÖAV/DAV hut booking is logistics.
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Trailheads
- St. Pölten Domplatz (OSM line start) car-free: yes
- Mank (OSM line end) car-free: yes
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Hazards
- Length: official 32.03 km in one day (https://www.stpoeltentourismus.at/a-manker-wallfahrerweg, checked 2026-09-10). Lowland Mostviertel; no alpine grade on that page.
- No walking permit on the Austrian public forest and alpine Wege network (Forstgesetz 1975 §33; https://www.alpenverein.at/gebirgsverein/natur-umwelt/bergsport-umwelt/gesetzliche_regelungen.php, checked 2026-09-10). ÖAV/DAV hut booking is logistics, not a trail permit. There is no walking fee on those pages.
Questions
Do I need a permit for Manker Wallfahrerweg?
No trail permit is listed on this record for Manker Wallfahrerweg.
How difficult is Manker Wallfahrerweg?
Manker Wallfahrerweg is graded SAC T2 · YDS 1. A sourced hazard on this record: Length: official 32.03 km in one day (https://www.stpoeltentourismus.at/a-manker-wallfahrerweg, checked 2026-09-10). Lowland Mostviertel; no alpine grade on that page.
How long is Manker Wallfahrerweg?
The OSM 2-D length on this record is 32.3 km (verified). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail
How do I get to Manker Wallfahrerweg?
The record’s base start is St. Pölten Domplatz (OSM line start). A primary gateway on the record is Vienna International Airport (VIE). Trailhead transit notes are not included in this public FAQ.
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