Hiking & Biking
Get on the saddle: bike tours, enjoyment & meeting like-minded people!
Reflect on the essentials. Leave the stress of everyday life behind you. The power spots in the Mühlviertel invite you to recharge your batteries and take a deep breath and the cozy places convey a home-like feeling.
Mountain bikes are at your disposal if you want to take part in bike tours with your own muscle power. If you prefer a more leisurely pace, you can also take part in the tours on an e-mountain bike.
You can also experience the surrounding area all the way to the Czech Republic on guided hiking tours. Get your own impression of the hilly granite landscape of the Mühlviertel or the Czech border as far as the Vltava reservoir.
You can expect 2 guided hikes and 2 guided mountain bike tours/e-bike tours with our experienced guides.
If you need an e-bike or mountain bike - please book in good time.
- 5 nights
The AVIVA inclusive services
- Overnight stay in a modern, south-facing multi-view room with a view of the Alps
- Free use of the AVIVA spa area & activity program also on arrival & departure day
- Rich breakfast buffet with regional food from 7.30 am to 10.30 am (until 11.00 am at weekends)
- AVIVA Sweet & Sour Snack also on the day of arrival & departure with soups, various salads, hot snacks, cakes and tarts, coffee and fruit from 2.30 pm to 4.00 pm in the restaurant and on the hotel terrace in warm weather
- All-day fruit bar in the AVIVA bookTok and in the wellness area
- Extensive library, magazines, newspapers in the AVIVA bookTok with coffee corner and access to the AVIVA onlinethek with hundreds of magazines and newspapers from all over the world
- 6-course AVIVA make friends dinner with 3 different main courses to choose from, an extensive salad buffet and a cheese bar, as well as a weekly barbecue buffet with Austrian delicacies at large communication tables with other guests. Various culinary highlights such as BBQ, street food, Mühlviertler Alm dinner, etc. at the themed events. Intolerances can be catered for by prior arrangement.
- Mainly regional food with a maximum transportation distance of 50km
- Free use of the wellness & spa area on 2,000 m² on the day of arrival & departure: indoor pool, sauna area with earth sauna, Finnish sauna, soft sauna, infrared cabin, caldarium, relaxation room, tea, juice and fruit bar, as well as solarium (for a fee)
- Sauna infusions and steam bath peelings several times a week in the Finnish sauna, earth sauna
- Bathing bag with bathrobe, sauna towels and bath towels
- Modern fitness center with Technogym equipment, including BodyCoach vibro, treadmill, spinning bike, ergometer and strength equipment
- Bright vitality room equipped with various stretching, strengthening and fascia training machines
- Large wellness garden with loungers, swimming pond, outdoor whirlpool, relaxation and communication islands, beach volleyball court and a table tennis table
- Get-together several times a week in the hotel's various outlets
- Daily (except Sunday) varied indoor & outdoor sports program, accompanied by a professional fitness trainer
- Use of the hotel's own Nordic walking poles, mountain bikes (in summer) and cross-country skis, snowshoes and curling sticks for the hotel's own curling rink (in winter), as well as the option to hire modern e-bikes for a fee (subject to availability, please reserve in advance)
- Opportunity to take part in beer brewing and the brewery tour
- Dance club for partying with DJ from Thursday to Saturday
- Rustic alpine feeling at the AVIVA Alm on Tuesday and Thursday
- Broadband WLAN internet connection throughout the hotel, table soccer and darts
- Free supervised parking directly in front of the hotel with 6 e-charging stations - 22kw/h with type 2 plug
- Low-cost shuttle on Sundays and Wednesdays from/to Linz main station and on Fridays from/to Passau main station - more details
- Free platform of a carpooling exchange for your own coordination of vacation arrival and departure with other guests - more details
- Free participation in the AVIVA make friends online community - an online platform to stay in contact with other guests or to get to know them
- Free participation in the AVIVA online guestbook - an online platform to see who else is staying at the hotel during your stay
- Extensive sustainability and energy-saving measures - further details
- A variety of measures for professional working conditions for around 70 employees - more details
- Half-board
Monday
- Hike from Bad Leonfelden to the Sternstein
The Sternstein is 1,125 meters high and lies in the beautiful Austrian landscape of the Mühlviertel. There is a lookout point on the top of the mountain, which was opened in 1899 and reaches 20 meters into the sky. From there you have a magnificent view over Upper Austria and the Czech Republic. approx. 13 km / altitude approx. 400 / walking time approx. 3.5 hours / level of difficulty: easy
Tuesday
- Hike to the Wittinghausen ruins in the Czech Republic
Trail conditions: Mainly forest and meadow paths / Walking time: 4 hours, 20 km and approx. 450 m elevation gain
The castle was founded in the 13th century and rebuilt in the 14th century. From the tower you can enjoy a wonderful view over the Bohemian Forest and the Vltava reservoir.
Wednesday
- Mountain bike tour to Lipno on the Vltava reservoir
Departure to the Vltava reservoir - via the Guglwald border crossing to Lipno - /ride along the Vltava reservoir to the ferry / - ferry crossing. Return to the AVIVA via asphalt, forest and meadow paths
Distance: approx. 45 kilometers/approx. 450 m ascent
Difficulty level: medium
Good physical condition required. Also possible with an e-bike
Thursday
- Mountain bike tour through the Mühlviertel region
Explore the Mühlviertel on forest trails with our guide Charly.
On forest and meadow paths through the hilly Mühlviertel landscape.
Tour data: approx. 20-25 km/ 300-400 m
Program subject to change.
13. 07. to 18. 07. 2025
24. 08. to 29. 08. 2025
21. 09. to 26. 09. 2025
03. 05. to 08. 05. 2026
- € 700,00 per person
| From | to |
|---|---|
| 03.05.2026 | 08.05.2026 |
| 21.06.2026 | 26.06.2026 |
| 30.08.2026 | 04.09.2026 |
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6 days / 5 nights for you (1 person) in an AVIVA multi-view room from 759.00
6 days / 5 nights for friends (2 people) in an AVIVA multi-view room from 611.00
- The current prices can be found in the AVIVA online booking tool. Our tip: the earlier you book, the cheaper the price. Please note the early booking promotions and specials in the AVIVA newsletter.
- The price for you is valid for single occupancy, for friends for double occupancy per person.
- All prices are per person and stay and include the listed program and all hotel inclusive services.
- The prices quoted are inclusive of VAT, plus the statutory local tax of 3.50 and a service charge of 3.50 per person per night.
- The AVIVA reservation team will be happy to answer your questions daily from 7 am to 8 pm.
- ARBÖ member
- Suitable for single travelers
- Suitable for friends
- Austrian ecolabel