Linz - Siedlung Martinsfeld and Wallsee - Kastell

Scenic road chapters

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

1. 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.

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   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 Enns - Canabae Nordwest.

2. 2. Enns - Canabae Nordwest

   Enns claims to be the oldest town in Austria, and it has some evidence. The town received city rights in 1212, but people have lived here since long before that. The Romans built a legionary fortress on this spot, called Lauriacum, in the second century, and it was home to the Second Italic Legion, one of the units that guarded the Danube frontier. The civilian settlement that grew up outside the walls, known as the canabae, held traders, craftsmen and families, and the whole complex became a major provincial centre.

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   Recorded stop-planning note

   May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

   Planning note

   Enns - Canabae Nordwest comes up about 26 km into the recorded legs. Next is Wallsee - Kastell.

3. 3. Wallsee - Kastell

   Wallsee is one of those Danube villages that people cycle through on the long riverside path without guessing how much history sits under their tyres. A castle rises on a rock above the river, and beneath and around the village lie the remains of a Roman fort that guarded this stretch of the Danube frontier. It is part of the Danube Limes World Heritage Site, inscribed in 2021, which follows the river from Bavaria through Austria to Slovakia, a line of forts, watchtowers and towns that held the northern edge of the empire for centuries.

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   Recorded stop-planning note

   May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

   Planning note

   about 53 km into the recorded legs you reach Wallsee - Kastell. Next is back through Enns - Canabae Nordwest.

4. 4. back through Enns - Canabae Nordwest

   Return visit. Read the place description above.

   Read the complete Enns - Canabae Nordwest write-up.

   Recorded stop-planning note

   May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

   Planning note

   back through Enns - Canabae Nordwest, late in the day. Next is Linz - Siedlung Martinsfeld.

5. 5. 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

   Back at Linz - Siedlung Martinsfeld. That is the ride.