Why this ride
55 km from Innere Stadt to Innere Stadt, about 1 h 23 of riding. It goes by way of Zeiselmauer - Kastell Hufeisenturm, Zeiselmauer - Kastell Zentralbereich, Zeiselmauer - Kastell Kastentor and Zeiselmauer - Kleinkastell.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Vienna afternoon · Zeiselmauer - Kleinkastell
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 55 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 23
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Vienna
Vienna rewards the rider who parks the bike and walks. The Innere Stadt, the old centre, sits inside the line of the Ringstrasse, the great boulevard laid out in the nineteenth century where the medieval walls once stood, and it is lined with the opera house, the parliament, the university and a procession of grand museums. At the heart is Stephansdom, the cathedral with a roof of coloured tiles and a tall south tower that has been a landmark for centuries. The Hofburg, once the imperial palace, takes up a sizable chunk of the neighbourhood.
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Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Vienna is where the day begins. Next is Zeiselmauer - Kastell Hufeisenturm.
2. Zeiselmauer - Kastell Hufeisenturm
Zeiselmauer is a village that grew up inside a Roman fort, and it never quite moved out. The late Roman fort of Cannabiaca guarded this stretch of the Danube near Tulln, part of the frontier of the province of Noricum, and its walls, gate and towers were absorbed into the village over the centuries. One of the best-preserved features is a horseshoe-shaped tower, typical of late Roman fortifications, and a later fortlet within the fort, with walls standing several metres high, is one of the most impressive Roman buildings in Austria. Zeiselmauer is part of the Danube Limes, listed by UNESCO in 2021.
Read the complete Zeiselmauer - Kastell Hufeisenturm write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Zeiselmauer - Kastell Hufeisenturm comes up about 27 km into the recorded legs. Next is Zeiselmauer - Kastell Zentralbereich.
3. Zeiselmauer - Kastell Zentralbereich
Zeiselmauer is a village of about fourteen hundred people on the south bank of the Danube, between Vienna and Tulln, and under its streets lies a Roman fort. The Romans called it Cannabiaca, and it was one of the forts that guarded the frontier of the province of Noricum and later Pannonia. The fort was built of stone, with a square plan and corner towers, and a small civilian settlement grew up around it. The Danube Limes, of which it was a part, was listed by UNESCO in 2021.
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Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
At least about 28 km into the recorded legs you reach Zeiselmauer - Kastell Zentralbereich. Next is Zeiselmauer - Kastell Kastentor.
4. Zeiselmauer - Kastell Kastentor
A Roman fort is built around its gates, and the Kastentor at Zeiselmauer is where the road once entered the fort of Cannabiaca. Gates were the weak point of any fort, so they were guarded by towers and given heavy doors, and the roads that led through them were the arteries of the frontier. This gate faced the main road along the Danube, and soldiers, merchants and messengers passed through it for generations. The excavation of the gate gave archaeologists a close look at how the fort was built and how it changed over time.
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Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Zeiselmauer - Kastell Kastentor, about halfway. Next is Zeiselmauer - Kleinkastell.
5. Zeiselmauer - Kleinkastell
Before there was a Vienna, there was a frontier. For some four hundred years the Danube formed the northern boundary of the Roman empire in central Europe, and a chain of forts, watchtowers and harbours kept watch along the south bank. Zeiselmauer, about thirty kilometres upstream from the modern capital, was one of them, and a stretch of Roman wall with a tower still stands in the village, incorporated into later buildings. The Danube Limes in Austria, Germany and Slovakia was listed by UNESCO in 2021.
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Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Zeiselmauer - Kleinkastell sits at 27 km, about halfway. Next is back through Zeiselmauer - Kastell Kastentor.
6. back through Zeiselmauer - Kastell Kastentor
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Zeiselmauer - Kastell Kastentor write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Zeiselmauer - Kastell Kastentor comes up about 31 km into the recorded legs. Next is back through Zeiselmauer - Kastell Zentralbereich.
7. back through Zeiselmauer - Kastell Zentralbereich
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Zeiselmauer - Kastell Zentralbereich write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
about 32 km into the recorded legs you reach back through Zeiselmauer - Kastell Zentralbereich. Next is back through Zeiselmauer - Kastell Hufeisenturm.
8. back through Zeiselmauer - Kastell Hufeisenturm
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Zeiselmauer - Kastell Hufeisenturm write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Zeiselmauer - Kastell Hufeisenturm, late in the day. Next is Vienna.
9. Vienna
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Vienna write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
The route ends here after 55 km.
Leg by leg
Vienna to Zeiselmauer - Kastell Hufeisenturm
Vienna → Zeiselmauer - Kastell Hufeisenturm is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Zeiselmauer - Kastell Hufeisenturm to Vienna
back through Zeiselmauer - Kastell Hufeisenturm → Vienna is 26 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.