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Danube Riverside Path – View of Melk Abbey loop from Melk

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Lower Austria

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Danube Riverside Path – View of Melk Abbey loop from Melk

Moderate

4.6

(110)

888

riders

Danube Riverside Path – View of Melk Abbey loop from Melk

02:21

41.0km

110m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 29, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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699 m

St. Leopold Bridge, Melk

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From the bridge, or just before it, you have a very beautiful view of Melk Abbey. The historic building sits magnificently and imposingly on the rock. A magnificent sight.

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700 m

View of Melk Abbey from Sankt Leopold Bridge

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The view of Melk Abbey is an impressive experience that highlights both the historical and architectural significance of this baroque jewel. Melk Abbey, a Benedictine monastery, towers majestically above the Danube and is a landmark of the Wachau region.

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7.52 km

Danube Near Melk

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A magnificent view of the Danube and every now and then a glimpse of Melk.

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20.5 km

View of Gottsdorf and the Danube

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A view of the Danube and Gottsdorf

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24.8 km

View of Maria Taferl from the Danube cycle path near Krummnussbaum

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From the Danube Cycle Path near Krummnussbaum, cyclists are treated to a particularly beautiful view of Maria Taferl, which sits picturesquely perched above the Danube. The pilgrimage church, with its …

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34.6 km

Danube Riverside Path

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38.2 km

View of Melk Abbey from the Danube cycle path

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It is a wonderful impression that you get when you drive along the Danube valley and first glimpses of the Benedictine monastery Melk are free. Since the monastery complex is on a mountain, it is wonderful to see.

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40.1 km

View of Melk Abbey

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We did the tour with an audioguide, it is really nice and you have to see it one time ;)

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41.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.8 km

5.79 km

5.52 km

1.66 km

201 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

39.5 km

811 m

511 m

149 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 4 September

23°C

15°C

83 %

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Comments

June 14, 2025,5) Etappe Donauradweg; Ybbs an der Donau nach Melk

The route from Ypps to Melk was unspectacular, but Melk Abbey was all the more impressive. The town of Melk also has its charm.

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Danube Riverside Path – View of Melk Abbey loop from Melk

St. Leopold Bridge, Melk

View of Melk Abbey from Sankt Leopold Bridge

Danube Near Melk

View of Gottsdorf and the Danube

View of Maria Taferl from the Danube cycle path near Krummnussbaum

Danube Riverside Path

View of Melk Abbey from the Danube cycle path

View of Melk Abbey

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