View of Maria Taferl – Artstetten Castle loop from Krummnußbaum

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View of Maria Taferl – Artstetten Castle loop from Krummnußbaum

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View of Maria Taferl – Artstetten Castle loop from Krummnußbaum

02:26

37.7km

440m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 11.2 km for 62 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.57 km

View of Maria Taferl

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Maria Taferl, in the Nibelungengau and near the Wachau at an altitude of 443 m, is the most important place of pilgrimage in Lower Austria.

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5.54 km

View of the Danube from Maria Taferl Basilica

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Stunning view wide and far. You can walk around from the church on the slopes of the hill.

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11.2 km

Artstetten Castle

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Artstetten was first mentioned in documents in the middle of the 13th century. In 1823, Emperor Franz I took it over. His brother Archduke Carl Ludwig generously redesigned the house …

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21.6 km

Weitenegg Castle Ruins

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Weitenegg Castle Ruin is one of the most historically significant and impressive ruins in the Nibelungengau. It sits enthroned on a narrow rocky ridge directly above the Danube and the …

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22.1 km

Donausee Weitenegg

Lake

23.5 km

Danube Cycle Path Near Melk Power Plant

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24.5 km

Melk Lock on the Danube

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30.2 km

Spiral Ramp of the Klein-Pöchlarn Danube Bridge

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The spiral reinforced concrete bike ramp on the Kleinpöchlarn side overcomes the height difference between the bridge and the bike path over a distance of almost 200 meters.

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31.0 km

View of Pöchlarn

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View of Pöchlarn from the other bank of the Danube.

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37.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.2 km

13.9 km

2.50 km

1.91 km

1.31 km

538 m

339 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

36.1 km

705 m

663 m

317 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (450 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Saturday 7 November

6°C

-2°C

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Max wind speed: 4.0 km/h

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Comments

July 18, 2023,Rundtour von Marbach nach Maria Taferl, Emmersdorf, Melk, Marbach.

Beautiful circular bike tour, from Marbach up to Maria Taferl. Through the hinterland on side roads down to the Danube to Melk and on the stairway back to Marbach.

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