Mostviertel Danube Cycle Path
The Mostviertel Danube Cycle Path is a cycle path that leads through the Mostviertel from St. Pantaleon-Erla to Ybbs on the Danube . It is a section of the Danube Cycle Path in Lower Austria , which mostly runs along the Danube and contains three circular courses and numerous sights along the way.
useful information
The Mostviertel Danube Cycle Path is a very well developed long-distance cycle path in Lower Austria. It stretches from the vastness of the Machland to the wild ends of the Strudengau along the southern bank of the Danube.
The path runs through the scenic flat part of the Mostviertel. The route leads from the municipality of St. Pantaleon-Erla to Ybbs / Persenbeug. The signage is in the form of continuous signposting and numerous information signs about possible driving bans.
Route description
The Mostviertel Danube Cycle Path crosses seven villages.
- St. Pantaleon-Erla
- Erla
- Wallsee-Sindelburg
- Ardagger
- Hössgang
- Freyenstein
- Willersbach
- Ybbs on the Danube
Starting in St. Pantaleon, the path leads to Erla and on to the lower Au. This section of the route covers 10 kilometers. From the lower Au to the Wallsee-Mitterkirchen power station , the route covers a further 6 kilometers. Following the signs , the path leads after 11 kilometers to Ardagger . From Ardagger to Ybbs, the route measures 23 kilometers. This last section runs continuously along the Danube. The route extends over various stages and paths. At two points on the cycle path, the signs do not lead along the Danube. Here you leave the towpath for a few kilometers, as this section is not accessible for cyclists. These locations are in Stein (parish of St. Pantaleon) and in Wallsee.
Four bridges connect the southern and northern banks of the Danube in the Mostviertel, which enable both sides of the Danube Cycle Path. These are:
- Mauthausen Danube Bridge
- Wallsee-Mitterkirchen power plant
- Grein Danube Bridge
- Ybbs-Persenbeug power plant
Circuits
St. Pantaleon-Erla / Mauthausen-Wallsee
The first circuit runs from St. Pantaleon-Erla / Mauthausen to Wallsee. The starting point of the route is in the municipality of Wallsee, where the power station bridge towards Upper Austria is crossed. The route leads along the northern bank of the Danube, via Au an der Donau to Mauthausen . Here the Danube is crossed again. You can choose between crossing the Danube Bridge or the Danube bike ferry. The signs lead through the Mostviertel back to the starting point in Wallsee. The entire route is 35 kilometers long.
Grein-Ardagger-Wallsee
The second circuit leads from Grein via Ardagger to Wallsee. The starting point of this route is in the Donauwellenpark in the municipality of Ardagger. From this point the route continues downstream to the Danube bridge Grein. After crossing the Danube bridge, it goes on the Upper Austrian side to Dornach. The signs then lead the cyclists via Mitterkirchen im Machland to the Wallsee power station bridge. The last part of the route leads back to the starting point in Ardagger. This route covers 34 kilometers.
Grein-Ybbs-Grein
The third circuit runs from the Grein Danube bridge to Ybbs / Persenbeug. The starting point of this route is at the Danube bridge in Grein. From there the route runs through the Hößgang to Freyenstein and on to Ybbs an der Donau. The route takes the same route back to the starting point in Grein. This route can be completed over the Ybbs power station bridge along the northern bank of the Danube to Grein. This route measures 42 kilometers in length.
Worth seeing
The Mostviertel Danube Cycle Path offers numerous sights along the way.
- Mostviertel round timber bridge
The Mostviertel round wood bridge was the longest round wood bridge in Central Europe and led over the Enns Canal in the municipality of St. Pantaleon-Erla. It was 91 meters long and opened in September 2003. This round timber bridge was considered the gateway to the Mostviertel . Due to its stay cable construction technology, it was also known as the Wooden Gate Bridge . The Mostviertel Danube Cycle Path led over this bridge.
The round timber bridge no longer exists because it could not be rehabilitated. Instead, there has been a trough bridge made of glued laminated timber with cladding on the site since 2017.
- Ardagger Vintage Car Museum
The Ardagger Vintage Car Museum was opened in 2001 and has old motorcycles and cars available for visitors to view. It is located in a former horse stable of the Ardagger Abbey.
- Mostviertel giant cider pear
The Mostviertel Riesenmostpirne is the landmark of the Mostviertel. The wooden pear is 6 meters high, 4.5 meters wide and weighs 5,000 kg. It is located in front of the Gasthaus Parlament in Stephanshart in the municipality of Ardagger. Inside the pear, the creation of a cider pear, from the blossom to the fruit , is explained by clear pictures.
- Wallsee-Sindelburg Roman Museum
The Roman Museum Wallsee-Sindelburg , which has existed since 1993, is located in the salt house opposite the castle entrance in the municipality of Wallsee-Sindelburg. The history and finds of Fort Wallsee are available in the museum .
- Ardagger Abbey
The Ardagger Abbey is a collegiate church in the Ardagger cadastral community in the Amstetten district.
- Freyenstein ruins
The Freyenstein ruins are located in the Neustadtl an der Donau community. Its location was probably a Celtic cult site in the past. In 1453 the castle was expanded. For tax reasons it was given up for expiry. Today the ruin is privately owned.
Events
The two most famous events along the Mostviertel Danube Cycle Path are the Kollmitzberger Kirtag and the Danube in Flames event. The Kirtag takes place every year in September on the Kollmitzberg in the village of the same name. The advertising association Donau Oberösterreich and the Donauschiffahrt Wurm und Köck organize fireworks every year in August along the southern or northern banks of the Danube.
Literature and maps
- Bikeline Radtourenbuch: Danube Cycle Path Part 2: From Passau to Vienna, 1: 50,000, Verlag Esterbauer 2010, ISBN 978-3-85000-024-6 .
- Bernhard Irlinger: The Danube Cycle Path, From the source to Passau, Verlag Bruckmann 2002, ISBN 3-7654-3388-8 .
- Danube Cycle Path Folder, ARGE Donaugemeinden im Machland - Strudengau, 2010.
- Cycling map of the Danube cycle path from Passau to Bratislava, Donau NÖ Tourismus GmbH, edition 2007.
Web links
- Donau Tourismus GmbH
- Mostviertel tourism
- Danube Cycle Path Folder (PDF; 7.2 MB)
- Lower Austria Tourism
- Bike paths in the Mostviertel
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lower Austria: Mostviertler Donauradweg, accessed on November 3, 2011 ( Memento of the original from April 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Lower Austria: St.Pantaleon-Erla / Mauthausen - Wallsee circuit, accessed on November 4, 2011 ( memento of the original from April 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Lower Austria: Grein-Ardagger-Wallsee, accessed on November 4, 2011 ( memento of the original from April 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Lower Austria: Grein-Ybbs / Persenbeug, accessed on November 4, 2011 ( Memento of the original from April 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Danube Cycle Path Machland - Strudengau. Retrieved May 2, 2019 . (PDF; 7.2 MB)
- ↑ St. Pantaleon-Erla round timber bridge over Ennskanal is history , at www.noen.at, accessed on June 24, 2018
- ^ "Radl-Bruck ins Mostviertel" officially opened , at www.meinzeile.at, accessed on June 24, 2018
- ↑ Municipality of Ardagger: Oldtimermuseum Ardagger, accessed on December 14, 2011 ( Memento of the original from June 21, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Mostviertel giant cider pear. Retrieved May 2, 2019 . , on parlamentwirt.at
- ^ Roman Limes in Austria: Römermuseum Wallsee-Sindelburg, accessed on December 14, 2011
- ↑ Freyenstein ruins - Lower Austria: Freyenstein ruins, accessed on December 28, 2011
