Linden Avenue – Bäckersteig Single Trail loop from Loretto

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Austria

Burgenland

Loretto

Linden Avenue – Bäckersteig Single Trail loop from Loretto

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Linden Avenue – Bäckersteig Single Trail loop from Loretto

02:32

28.4km

600m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 9.67 km for 269 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.73 km

Trinity Chapel Leithaprodersdorf

Highlight • Religious Site

Out of gratitude for the rescue from hardship (incursion of the Turks and Kurucs) donated some residents of Leithaprodersdorf this sanctuary in honor of the Most Holy Trinity.

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5.82 km

Marian Statue at Buchgraben

Highlight • Monument

The bench near the statue invites you to take a rest.

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7.98 km

Ruins of the Schöner Jäger hunting lodge

Highlight • Historical Site

Remains of the old hunting lodge.

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15.7 km

Drei Gräben singletrack (Leithagebirge)

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

Very nice new official mountain bike route in the Leitha Mountains. Finally, beautiful single trail with absolutely cool downhill passage.

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18.6 km

Schusterkreuz Memorial Rest Area

Highlight • Monument

The Schusterkreuz stood on the forest path to Eisenstadt, ½ hour from Hornstein. Since 2010 there has been a kind of cobbler's stone at the point where a cobbler is said to have frozen to death while walking.

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19.8 km

Linden Avenue

Highlight • Trail

The "new" avenue of lime trees dates from 1830 - 1845. It was planted next to the "old" avenue of lime trees from 1734, which led to the cemetery.

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23.4 km

Gelbbühel Route Mountain Bike Section

Highlight • MTB Park

From Hornstein to Loretto or vice versa, both very nice.

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26.3 km

Bäckersteig Single Trail

Highlight • MTB Park

Schmallenberg, but definitely worth it. Well, in the Leithagebirge the selection of MTB trails is manageable, so you are always happy.

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28.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.2 km

4.23 km

4.19 km

805 m

Surfaces

7.86 km

7.77 km

6.25 km

4.93 km

1.33 km

267 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

19°C

9°C

58 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

July 25, 2025,Bäckersteig Trail

I've been wanting to ride the entire Leithaberg / Bäckersteig Trail in the Leitha Mountains for a long time, a loop between the towns of Eisenstadt, Loretto, and Hornstein. Although this is an official MTB loop, that doesn't mean you're allowed to ride everywhere, and in fact, the trail signs and the no-ride signs are sometimes posted on the same …

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April 6, 2024,Hometrail-Runde mit Frau

Quick home round due to lack of time. Always nice.

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October 12, 2025,Bäckersteig Trail

We've done the tour counterclockwise several times, and this is the first time we've done it clockwise. And which is better? It's hard to say. The clockwise tour is a bit longer because you have to take the section between the statue of Mary and the rest area for the pilgrimage (a forest road), and you ride both up and …

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December 11, 2023,Hornstein Loretto Buchkogelwarte

Beautiful e-bike tour through the Leitha Mountains. Nice but very wet. 😝

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