Dauersdorf has two specific points of interest for an exploratory trip: an area of the Kremsauen is part of the cadastral municipality of Dauersdorf in the municipality of NuĂźbach, and the Upper Austria Benedictine Pilgrimage Trail runs from Schlierbach via Dauersdorf to NuĂźbach. This means the village can be understood both through its connection to a designated nature reserve and through the route of a named trail.
Kremsauen and the Pilgrimage Trail in Dauersdorf
The Kremsauen are designated as a nature reserve in the municipalities of Nußbach and Schlierbach. This also includes an area in the cadastral municipality of Dauersdorf, which is part of the municipality of Nußbach. If you are interested in the Kremsauen, Dauersdorf offers a specific point of connection. The precise distinction between the cadastral municipality and the municipality helps clarify the village’s connection to nature.
The Upper Austria Benedictine Pilgrimage Trail also runs through Dauersdorf: its route leads from Schlierbach via the village to NuĂźbach. For travel planning, this offers a different kind of orientation from the nature reserve designation: here, the focus is on a route passing through several villages.
For the Upper Austria Benedictine Pilgrimage Trail stage from Schlierbach to KremsmĂĽnster, you can travel there on the Pyhrnbahn railway. There are stops in Schlierbach, Kirchdorf/Krems and Micheldorf. This railway information applies to the stage mentioned.
Hiking in NuĂźbach: the Nussgeist Trail
Another hike described in more detail runs through Nußbach: the Nussgeist Trail leads from the village square to the Weiß’n am Sattl observation tower. It is classified as moderately difficult, takes 3.5 hours and has an elevation gain of 300 metres. This provides both a time estimate and an elevation profile for the hike—useful details when weighing up different activities for your stay.
On the Nussgeist Trail, you pass typical Vierkanthof farmhouses and climb through a forest on a forestry road to the “Sattl” forestry house. The trail also crosses a ridge with views of the wetland area in the “Kremsauen” nature reserve and the “Kremsau” flood retention basin. The “Weiß’n am Sattl” observation tower is at an elevation of 763 metres; from there, mountain ranges can be seen as far as the Hausruck and Mühlviertel regions. The trail description thus combines traditional rural farm architecture, forest sections and wide-ranging views.
The Nussgeist Trail also leads to Wimberg. There, a visit to the Wimberg Chapel, built in 1852 and dedicated to the Holy Cross, is recommended. Another connection with nature in NuĂźbach: rare birds can be spotted in the Kremsauen nature reserve in the western part of the village. These tips add a chapel and a chance to observe nature to the hike, without specifying a particular amount of time for either.
Local treats and accommodation planning
In Nußbach, the Höllhuber cider cellar offers farm-gate sales and private tasting appointments for groups of ten or more. If a tasting suits your travel plans, take the stated minimum group size into account when choosing a time. Farm-gate sales and group tastings are separate local food and drink experiences in Nußbach.
The railway information applies to the Schlierbach–Kremsmünster stage.
Discover more destinations: Haselböckau, Etzelsdorf, Schweizersberg, Spital Am Pyhrn, Inzersdorf Im Kremstal, Kremsmünster, Obergrünburg, Rosenau Am Hengstpaß.
Go to the main travel overview: Kirchdorf An Der Krems.
