Weng im Innkreis – Hiking, History and Chapels

Weng im Innkreis lies amid meadows and gentle hills. The landscape combines peaceful nature experiences with trails, historical figures and a remarkable density of churches and chapels. If you are looking for a combination of physical activity, regional history and tranquil discoveries for your holiday, Weng im Innkreis offers various starting points for planning your days.

Hiking between forest, stream and viewpoints

A specific choice for an active day is the Eustachius Trail. It is 11 kilometres long and has an elevation difference of 69 metres. The route leads through Schachawald forest to the Eustachius wayside shrine and back to Weng via Hainschwang. Take the full length into account when planning and choose your accommodation so that it suits your desired daily rhythm.

The Weng–Moosbach hiking and Nordic walking network, established in 2005, comprises four differently signposted routes. Another option is the Moosbachtal Trail: it follows the stream towards Dietraching and continues to Moosbach, climbs through the Moosbachtal valley to the panoramic viewpoint and then returns to Weng im Innkreis. This gives you a choice between a clearly defined loop, several signposted routes and a route featuring a stream and views.

A special annual event is the IVV-FIT Hiking Days organised by the Weng hiking club, which take place every year in March. For travelling to the area, it is also important that Weng im Innkreis is connected to the Postbus AG public bus network. If you prefer public transport, you can take this connection into account when choosing your holiday apartment.

Churches, Chapels and Historical Figures

The parish church of St Martin is one of the town’s defining historical landmarks. Its organ was built in 1774. In addition, until at least the 15th century, the church was the parish church of the present-day parishes of Moosbach, Weng and Mining. A visit to Weng can therefore also be combined with regional church history, without limiting the town to a single attraction.

Johann Georg Meindl is part of Weng’s history. The Bavarian freedom fighter was born and baptised in Weng im Innkreis on 23 April 1682. During the siege of Braunau, he commanded thousands and served the popular uprising as a “Schützenobrist” and as a “General over a cavalry regiment”. The Prof. Hans Finsterer Memorial commemorates the surgeon Prof. Dr Johann Finsterer (1877–1955), who was born in Weng im Innkreis.

Those wishing to compare regional small monuments will find numerous names and local references in the municipality’s collection of chapels: Pestkapelle (Weng), Elendkapelle (Mankham), Stauberkapelle (Hauserding), Stögerkapelle (Bauerding), Prenningerkapelle (Buch), Hoferkapelle (Riedlham), Stögerkapelle (Elling), Weldlkapelle (Weng), Pieringerkapelle (Pirath), Growaldkapelle (Hunding), Hoferkapelle (Weng), Freitzkapelle (Bergham) and Brandlkapelle (Bergham). The Ellendkapelle, located northwest of Weng, dates from the time of the plague.

A suitable base for a variety of holiday days

When looking for a holiday apartment in Weng im Innkreis, you can consider which experiences should be the focus of your trip. For an active day, you can choose from the Eustachius Trail, the hiking and Nordic walking network and the Moosbachtal Trail. Those interested in culture can include the parish church, the organ, the chapels and the memorial sites connected with Meindl and Finsterer in their plans. As another element of your experience, the Hargassner factory tour includes a guided company tour with a headset lasting approximately one hour, as well as Energy World, a biomass experience centre and exhibition space.

For families who want to combine nature and history, this creates a varied holiday day: a hike, views of the landscape and a subsequent cultural discovery can be weighted according to personal interests. Your choice of accommodation can be guided by your preferred pace of travel – by planned routes, historical topics or a combination of both.

You can also visit the pages for other places in this selection: Sankt Johann am Walde, Ach, Auerbach, Moosbach, Mining, Sankt Veit Im Innkreis, Lengau and Perwang Am Grabensee.

For the overarching travel overview: Braunau Am Inn.