Why this ride
247 km from Linz to Linz, about 3 h 33 of riding. It goes by way of Albing - Legionslager, Ybbs - Kleinkastell, Blashausgraben - Wachtturm and back through Ybbs - Kleinkastell. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Linz - Siedlung Martinsfeld and Blashausgraben - Wachtturm
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 247 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 33
- 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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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Scenic road chapters
Wachau Danube Road
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For about 30 km this is Wachau Danube Road, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 30 km
- Named road
- Wachau Danube Road
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Linz - Siedlung Martinsfeld
Linz sits on the Danube about halfway between Vienna and Passau, and its history goes back to the Romans, who built a fort here called Lentia. The site of the Roman settlement lies under the old town, near the castle and the main square, and the remains of the civilian settlement spread to the surrounding districts. Martinsfeld, where this stop is placed, lies close to the centre, and the old church of St Martin nearby is one of the oldest surviving churches in Austria, with parts of its walls dating back more than a thousand years.
Read the complete Linz - Siedlung Martinsfeld write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Linz - Siedlung Martinsfeld is where the day begins. Next is Albing - Legionslager.
2. Albing - Legionslager
There is almost nothing to see at Albing, and that is exactly what makes it a good story. Under these fields near the confluence of the Enns and the Danube lay one of the largest Roman military bases ever built in what is now Austria, a full legionary fortress raised in the later second century, around the time of the Marcomannic Wars, when Rome was fighting hard to hold the Danube against peoples from the north. It was planned on a grand scale and then, it seems, given up very soon after, probably because the site was too exposed to floods. The legion moved a few kilometres south to Lauriacum, the camp at today's Enns.
Read the complete Albing - Legionslager write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Albing - Legionslager comes up about 27 km into the recorded legs. Next is Ybbs - Kleinkastell.
3. Ybbs - Kleinkastell
Ybbs an der Donau and Persenbeug face each other across the Danube in Lower Austria, connected by a hydroelectric dam that was one of the first built on the Austrian Danube after the war. Persenbeug is dominated by its castle, perched on a rock above the river, which belonged to the Habsburgs and was the birthplace of Emperor Charles I, the last emperor of Austria-Hungary. On the Ybbs side, the remains of a small Roman fort have been found, part of the Danube frontier of the Roman Empire.
Read the complete Ybbs - Kleinkastell write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 90 km into the recorded legs you reach Ybbs - Kleinkastell. Next is Blashausgraben - Wachtturm.
4. Blashausgraben - Wachtturm
The Wachau is the most beautiful stretch of the Danube in Austria, a narrow valley between Melk and Krems where the river winds between steep hills covered in vineyards and forest, with castles, abbeys and villages on its banks. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site in its own right. Near the village of Aggsbach, on the southern bank, a small Roman watchtower stood in the Blashausgraben, a side valley, as part of the Danube frontier of the Roman Empire.
Read the complete Blashausgraben - Wachtturm write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Blashausgraben - Wachtturm, about halfway. Next is back through Ybbs - Kleinkastell.
5. back through Ybbs - Kleinkastell
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Ybbs - Kleinkastell write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Ybbs - Kleinkastell sits at 157 km, about halfway. Next is back through Albing - Legionslager.
6. back through Albing - Legionslager
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Albing - Legionslager write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Albing - Legionslager comes up about 221 km into the recorded legs. Next is Linz - Siedlung Martinsfeld.
7. Linz - Siedlung Martinsfeld
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Linz - Siedlung Martinsfeld write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Linz - Siedlung Martinsfeld closes the day.
Leg by leg
Linz - Siedlung Martinsfeld to Albing - Legionslager
Linz - Siedlung Martinsfeld → Albing - Legionslager is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Albing - Legionslager to Ybbs - Kleinkastell
Albing - Legionslager → Ybbs - Kleinkastell is 63 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Ybbs - Kleinkastell to Blashausgraben - Wachtturm
Ybbs - Kleinkastell → Blashausgraben - Wachtturm is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Blashausgraben - Wachtturm to back through Ybbs - Kleinkastell
Blashausgraben - Wachtturm → back through Ybbs - Kleinkastell is 39 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Ybbs - Kleinkastell to back through Albing - Legionslager
back through Ybbs - Kleinkastell → back through Albing - Legionslager is 62 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Albing - Legionslager to Linz - Siedlung Martinsfeld
back through Albing - Legionslager → Linz - Siedlung Martinsfeld is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.