Danube Cycle Path, stage 8, north bank: Vienna/Nordbrücke - Hainburg

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Tour-Details

Starting place: 1190 Wien
Destination: 2410 Hainburg a.d. Donau

duration: 5h 0m
length: 50,5 km
Altitude difference (uphill): 20m
Altitude difference (downhill): 48m

Lowest point: 143m
Highest point: 171m
difficulty: medium
condition: difficult
panoramic view: Great panorama

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Short description:

Appealing contrasts


You see a lot of the Danube only at the start of the eighth stage. After that the bike path passes through the Danube Wetlands National Park, which is no less scenic. The destination on this leg is Austria’s eastern-most city Hainburg. This community on the Slovak border has many attractions, from an old castle to a modern Lutheran church.


 


Please note:



  • Due to construction works between Eckartsau and Stopfenreuth, the River Danube Cycle Trail will be diverted probably until 2021. A diversion route has been created with separate signposting. The diversion is approx. 7 km longer than the original route. 


 



Technique: **


Quality of experience: ***


Recommended season:
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October


Properties:
  • Multi-stage route
  • Refreshment stops available
  • Cultural/historical value
Description:

Vienna has a wealth of sights and a kaleidoscope of impressions are probably still running through your mind: Schönbrunn Palace and zoo, the historical center of Vienna with St. Stephen’s Cathedral, the Hofburg, the Imperial Apartments, the Sisi-Museum, the Treasury, the Spanish Riding School, Art History Museum and MuseumsQuartier and further afield, Belvedere Palace, the Prater with its Giant Ferris Wheel, Jugendstil, cafés and heurige wine taverns.


But now nature awaits you. Even before you actually leave the city, you find yourself in the Danube Wetlands National Park, which extends between the agglomerations Vienna and Bratislava like a green belt. It is a natural habitat to over 800 different species of highly developed plants, to 30 mammalian species, 100 species of breeding birds, and about 60 different species of fish.


For more details on the national park, stop off at Orth Castle, which is a ways away from the bike path. The schlossORTH National Park-Centre is housed in this Renaissance water castle with four towers. A castle island has an interactive wetlands exhibition complete with an underwater observation station. The castle also houses a local museum on regional culture. Orth Castle is among the “Marchfeld-Castles”- Soon you will get to know another one when you leave the Danube Bike Path at Eckartsau for a short side trip to Eckartsau hunting lodge. This residence of the last Austrian imperial couple Karl and Zita is now used for films, events, weddings and concerts. From April to October you can take guided tours through Eckartsau and the interactive national park exhibition “Wild Wechsel” (“Wild Change”) will whet your appetite for a hike through the wetlands.


Another side trip is advisable near Stopfenreuth. Leaving the riparian forests along the Danube, you proceed to “Au-Terrasse”, a plateau that affords great views of the river landscape (campground, unsupervised outdoor swimming area). The Danube bridge in Bad Deutsch-Altenburg is not far away now. It takes you to the south bank and shortly after to Hainburg.



Directions:

Vienna- Schönau - Stopfenreuth - Hainburg


Route description:


Right at the beginning of your tour you change sides and ride along the New Danube and the picturesque promenade. A stopover in a Vienna café is highly recommended.


At the central tank farm in Lobau, you turn left onto Lobgrundstrasse (road) where you ride along a long bend to the right. Then you go straight for a short while, still on the Lobgrundstrasse, until turning left at the second right bend.


You leave the nearby Danube bank and cycle through the picturesque Danube wetlands, one of the largest intact floodplain landscapes in Central Europe, until you see a bridge on your left. Cross over it. Shortly before Schönau a road branches off to the east. After about 26 km, just beyond the sleepy village of Stopfenreuth, you reach the main road, which you follow south. You cross the river over the Danube bridge by Hainburg. You leave the bridge to your right and continue on Hollitzer Allee towards Donaulände.


A short time later you arrive in Hainburg, which you can recognize from afar based on the two hills to the right and left of the city and the Hainburger Pforte (Hainburg Gate or Devin Gate). Hainburg has one of the oldest fortified castles in Europe and is definitely worth a visit.



Additional information:
You will find an overview and a map of the detours at www.carnuntum-marchfeld.com .
Starting point: Vienna/North bridge
Destination: Hainburg

further information:
  • Multi-day tour
  • Board possible

Accessibility / arrival

Getting there
Take the B14 or the A22

Parking
Park & Ride at Muthgasse (street)

Travelling by public transport
Route planner for independent travellers
Most economical season
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn

Please get in touch for more information.


Danube Cycle Path, stage 8, north bank: Vienna/Nordbrücke - Hainburg
Donau Niederösterreich Tourismus GmbH
Schlossgasse 3
3620 Spitz

Phone +43 2713 30060 - 60
E-Mail urlaub@donau.com
Web www.donau.com
https://www.donau.com

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Tour-Details

Starting place: 1190 Wien
Destination: 2410 Hainburg a.d. Donau

duration: 5h 0m
length: 50,5 km
Altitude difference (uphill): 20m
Altitude difference (downhill): 48m

Lowest point: 143m
Highest point: 171m
difficulty: medium
condition: difficult
panoramic view: Great panorama

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