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Cycling with all the water

Fill up on energy, please!

Start: Ybbs a. d. Donau | Finish: Lunz am See Erlauftal Cycle Path Start: Pöchlarn | Finish: Lunz am See

As the motto of the Weinviertel is „enjoyable serenity“, leisure cyclists are in good hands here. There are numerous circular routes of varying lengths through the hilly landscape, without any steep climbs - through vineyards, fields and tranquil wine cellar lanes.

MUST-SEES ALONG THE ROUTE

Kellergasse Mailberg, © Romeo Felsenreich

At the end of the tour, there is no better way to relax than with a Heurigen snack and, of course, a glass of wine or grape juice.

1 Wine cellar lanes Maulavern, Zellerndorf 2 Retz adventure wine cellar 3 Cult place at the holy stone, Mitterretzbach 4 Retz windmill

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Start: Ybbs a. d. Donau | Finish: Bratislava

At Lake Lunz, visit Fanny and Christian Metzger at the Lunzerhütte for views of the mountains. A cultural highlight is the Schmiedemeile near Ybbsitz. Here, blacksmith Sepp Eybl explains the role of waterpower in traditional blacksmithing.

LOCAL HERO

Luberegg

Ybbs a. d. Donau

TO UR FACTS Reblaus-ExpressRadroute

Retz

Food tip Have an ice cream at the Reschinsky ice cream parlourin Scheibbs

Unterretzbach

50 km

MUST-SEES

The tracks can be ideally combined with a stay of 2-3 days.

Pillersdorf Schrattenthal

Purgstall a. d. Erlauf

Wieselburg

Zellerndorf Dietmannsdorf

545 egm

52 km 3:30 h 414 egm

Tou r tips & over v iew ma p

Martin Samek Managing Director ad vineas Guesthouse Nikolaihof

LOCAL HERO

MUST-SEES

The Danube cycle path is a wonderful place to drift along. And then there is the beauty of the Wachau region to help you relax.

ALONG THE ROUTE Da n u b e

1 Visit the power station Ybbs-Persenbeug

Langenlebarn Klosterneuburg

Pöchlarn

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V ien n a S t . Pölten

E U ROV ELO 6 DAN U BE CYC L E RO U T E YBB S – BR AT I S L AVA

Lower Austria

2 Dürnstein–Rossatz bicycle ferry

Tulln a. d. Donau

LOW E R -AU S T R I A . I N F O/ B I C YC L I N G

3 State Gallery, Krems

210 km

4 Danube-Auen National Park

14:30 h

Imprint Issue: 2024. 325 egm Media owner and publisher: Niederösterreich-Werbung GmbH, 3100 St. Pölten, Niederösterreich-Ring 2, Haus C, in cooperation with the six tourism destinations. Niederösterreich-Werbung GmbH is exclusively the media owner and neither a travel agent nor a. a tour operator. Niederösterreich-Werbung accepts no responsibility in connection Orth d. Donau with the listed programmes; this is the responsibility of the individual providers. Hainburg Despite careful editing, no responsibility is taken for the correctness of the information. The regional cycling routes are only partially checked in terms of quality. Status: May 2024. Bratislava Design: Sportalpen GmbH and Niederösterreich-Werbung GmbH. Illustrations: Sportalpen GmbH, Niederösterreich-Werbung, Betty Applepie – Applepie Agency. Petronell-Carnuntum Cartography: ARGE Kartographie, Ochsenburg. Printing: Sandler print different, Marbach. Translation: Kern Austria GmbH.

Gathering borderline experiences

First the action, then the figure

EuroVelo 13 Iron Curtain Trail

Wexl Trails

Start: Gmünd | Finish: Retz

St. Corona am Wechsel

Headwinds build character, as the Austrian saying goes. Anyone looking for action and fun should check out the Wexl Trails in St. Corona. Here you can feel the wind in your face with fast downhill runs in steep terrain, single and flow trails and jumplines. Adrenaline rushes guaranteed. For those who prefer a more leisurely pace, the Wexl Trails Trail Park has plenty to offer. From panoramic trails in the high alpine meadows to sweeping downhills.

Detours increase local knowledge. As a storyteller, the Iron Curtain Trail will enhance your knowledge of history. This tour takes you along relics of the past. Old armoured roads, border fences, historic bunkers and remnants of the Iron Curtain line the route.

ER L AUF TA L CYC LE TO UR 59 km 4:20 h 495 egm

Scheibbs

We offer a wide range of culinary delights for cyclists. For gourmets, for example, there is the Weinviertler Radlerpicknick.

Opponitz Lunz am See Lunzer See

Take a deep breath surrounded by vineyards. Hollenstein a. d. Ybbs

Immerse yourself in the natural spectacle of the Erlauf Gorge.

INSPIRATION

cycling experiences

Monastery Artist Tour 21 -> Start:Imperial Waidhofen/Ybbs | Ziel: Lunz am See

Burg Liechtenstein, © Wienerwald Tourismus/Andreas Hofer

Start & finish: Thallern/Gumpoldskirchen

The best of nature and culture awaits you in the Vienna Woods. A local recreation area on the outskirts of Vienna, the Vienna Woods have been home to monasteries, the imperial family and artists for many centuries.

Axel Nemetz Owner & Managing Director At the Park Hotel Baden

MUST-SEES Mödling

Hinterbrühl Laxenburg Gumpoldskirchen

Alland

4 Glampingpark Mönichkirchen

Looking for even more downhill fun? Then head to the Bikepark Semmering.

Semmering

E UROV E LO 1 3 I RON C UR TA I N T R A I L Kirchberg am Wechsel

107,51 km 7:00 h 548 egm

Hardegg

Gmünd

MONAS TERY IMPER IA L A R TIS T TO UR

ALONG

60 km

THE ROUTE

5:15 h 599 egm

Boris Tetzlaff Former mountain bike pro

Retz

1 Thallern estate 2 Beethoven House Baden

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MUST-SEES ALONG

Mönichkirchen

The jumpline on the Wexl Trails is probably the best I’ve ever ridden. Not to mention the panoramic trails on the mountain pastures.

THE ROUTE 1 Herrensee, Litschau 2 Remains of the Iron Curtain on the border with Slavonice (CZ) 3 Drosendorf, medieval town 4 Thayatal National Park, Hardegg

4 Carmel Mayerling Baden

3 Bull rodeo at the Ramsenwirt, Kirchberg am Wechsel

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3 Liechtenstein Castle

Helenental

2 Summer tobogganing, Wexl Arena

St. Corona am Wechsel

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Heiligenkreuz

Slavonice

Litschau

Food tip Try the monastery cream slice with wild berry topping and vanilla sauce at Klostergasthof Heiligenkreuz

Baden is a cultural hotspot. Visitors want to follow in the footsteps of the great artists.

The 60-kilometre route takes you from abbeys and monasteries to Gothic bridges, Baroque frescoes and many contemporary art hotspots. The route passes through the shady woodlands of the Vienna Woods, which look like something out of a Monet painting. There are plenty of opportunities to stop off at wine taverns called Heuriger. A total work of art for cyclists with an affinity for art and culture.

Food tip Organic carp with pea salad at Stadthaus Hopferl in Gmünd

Drosendorf

LOCAL HERO

1 Stand up paddling on the mountain reservoir pond on the Wechsel

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Let the poetic moments in the Helenental valley work their magic on you.

Helenental, © Robert Herbst

Experience artistic intelligence

UNF ORG ET TABLE

… await you in Lower Austria. It‘s great that you want to discover our regions by bike. With this map you‘re ready to go— from one favourite spot to the next. Whether it be along the Danube, to historic sites, through the vineyards or along the Wexl Trails: Be inspired by the discovery tours and must-sees, excursion destinations and culinary highlights along the way. Get to know local heroes, old crafts and our wine taverns called Heuriger and experience first-hand why Lower Austria, in all its colourful diversity, is THE cycling state in the heart of Europe. In addition to inspiration and suggestions for taking a deep breath and pausing for thought, you will also find tour recommendations for different „time budgets“. We wish you many happy hours on your bike!

The Iron Curtain Trail is ideal for a tour of several days that goes all the way to Bratislava.

THE ROUTE

LOCAL HERO The Schrammel.Klang.Festival is a must-see. A festival with a feel-good character. Playing here is something very special for me.

MUST-SEES ALONG

Marie Theres Stickler Accordionist, Musician Schrammel.Klang.Festival

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Food tip Picnic at the reservoir pond

WEXL TRAILS Panorama Trails: 61 km Let the tranquillity of the Blockheide Nature Park work its magic on you.

Trail Park: 22 km 1.586 egm

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Kranichberger Schwaig, © Robert Herbst

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Naturpark Blockheide, © Franziska Consolati

Wolfgang Klinggraber Managing Director Sgrafit Bike

Grenze hinter Čízov, vor Hardegg, © Franziska Consolati

3:15 h 629 egm

In den Weinbergen vor Retz, © Franziska Consolati

56 km

Ybbsitz

Wexl Trails, © Ian Ehm

You will cycle through forests, high moors and rolling hills, experiencing at first hand how nature and history come together. A frontier experience that gives you a glimpse of the world before the unification of Europe. And make some people more grateful for the freedoms we enjoy today.

Waidhofen a. d. Ybbs

WIN E AND C ULTURE CYCLE TO UR

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Lower Austria app for downloading at your app store

ACTION & FREED OM

108 km 7:00 h

www.wirtshauskultur.at

IMMERSE YO URSELF IN NATURE AND HISTORY

YBB S TA L CYC LE TO UR

2 Ofenloch gorge in Opponitz

4 Rothschild Castle, Waidhofen a. d. Ybbs

Food tip Visit the gourmet market in Retz

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1 Hollenstein lido

3 Seaside resort Lunz

Weinviertel DAC Radroute

WE IN VIER TLER KELLE R GAS S EN CYC LE TO UR

3:00 h 111 egm

THE ROUTE

Weinviertler Kellergassen Radroute

Amstetten Pulkau

3:45 h 506 egm

50 km

ALONG

Ybbs a. d. Donau

56 km

IRON C UR TAIN TRAIL S TAG E 7 RET Z – L A A

Pöchlarn

WE IN VIER TEL DAC CYCLE TO UR

The two cycle routes can be optimally combined.

Mitterretzbach

RE BL AUS-E X PRE S S CYCLE TO UR 3:00 h 249 egm

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EuroVelo 13 Iron Curtain Trail Wein- und Kultur Radroute

www.lower-austria.info

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Rossatz Aggsbach-Dorf

at one of the Danube beaches.

Food tip www.instagram.com/visitniederoesterreich Harvest your own herbs with secateurs: Donaugartl Floh, Langenlebarn

Krems a. d. Donau

Fanny Metzger Hostess Refugium Lunz

Cycling experience Lower Austria

Spitz

Lunz is a place of peace with a special appeal. Here you can slow down and recharge your batteries.

Znaim

Austria’s longest river supplies power stations, but cyclists can also recharge their batteries on the Danube cycle path. This is probably due to the proximity of the water, which provides peace and tranquillity. Cycle along the Danube and EuroVelo 6 through the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Wachau. Passages along the river alternate with forest and meadow paths, vineyards, moors and tranquil villages.

EuroVelo 6 Danube cycle path

When it rushes, bubbles and splashes, you are on the right track. On the Ybbstal and Erlauftal cycle routes, all roads lead to the water. The paths, forest tracks and roads often run alongside the Ybbs and Erlauf rivers. This means that this cycle tour is full of water delights. Rivers, streams and lakes invite you to take a refreshing dip and recharge your batteries. You cycle from one water spot to the next - including wonderful swimming and Kneipp sites.

Start & finish: Retz

Ybbstal Cycle Path

Always follow the wine. This is the motto of the 5 tracks around Retz. Here, wine lives in the wine cellar lanes with their historic press houses and invites cyclists to raise a glass: To their voyages of discovery in Austria‘s largest wine-growing region, to the „villages without chimneys“ and to life.

The wine cellar-lined roads around Retz

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RECHARGE YO UR BAT TERIES

LOVE OF C ULTURE

Enjoy the silence around the ‘Schwaigen’ on the Wechsel and savour the view.