Why this ride
290 km from Hietzing to Hietzing, about 3 h 18 of riding. On the way it passes Traismauer - Kastell Römertor, Ybbs - Kleinkastell and back through Traismauer - Kastell Römertor. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn and Ybbs - Kleinkastell
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 290 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 18
- 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
Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn → Traismauer - Kastell Römertor
74 km on Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn → Traismauer - Kastell Römertor.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 74 km
Wachau Danube Road
For about 70 km this is Wachau Danube Road, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it. Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 70 km
- Named road
- Wachau Danube Road
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn
Schönbrunn was the summer residence of the Habsburgs, the dynasty that ruled a large part of Europe for centuries. The palace, on the western edge of Vienna, was rebuilt in the Baroque style in the eighteenth century under Empress Maria Theresa, and it has more than a thousand rooms. It began as a hunting lodge on land where, legend says, Emperor Matthias found a beautiful spring, the schöner Brunnen that gave the place its name. The gardens are vast and formal, with avenues of trees, fountains, statues, a maze, and the Gloriette, a colonnaded structure on the hill above the palace with views over Vienna. The palace and gardens were inscribed on the UNESCO list in 1996.
Read the complete Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn is where the day begins. Next is Traismauer - Kastell Römertor.
2. Traismauer - Kastell Römertor
A Roman gate still stands in Traismauer, a small town on the Traisen just before the river reaches the Danube, and cars and bicycles pass through it every day. The Römertor, as it is called, is one of the best preserved Roman gates in Austria, part of the fort of Augustianis, which guarded the Danube frontier, the Limes, here. The fort was modified and reused in later centuries, and towers and walls survive in the town's fabric. Since 2021, the Danube Limes has been a piece of the World Heritage property for the frontiers of the Roman Empire.
Read the complete Traismauer - Kastell Römertor write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Traismauer - Kastell Römertor comes up about 74 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 144 km into the recorded legs you reach Ybbs - Kleinkastell. Next is back through Traismauer - Kastell Römertor.
4. back through Traismauer - Kastell Römertor
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Traismauer - Kastell Römertor write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Traismauer - Kastell Römertor, late in the day. Next is Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn.
5. Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn to Traismauer - Kastell Römertor
Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn → Traismauer - Kastell Römertor is 74 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Traismauer - Kastell Römertor to Ybbs - Kleinkastell
Traismauer - Kastell Römertor → Ybbs - Kleinkastell is 70 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Ybbs - Kleinkastell to back through Traismauer - Kastell Römertor
Ybbs - Kleinkastell → back through Traismauer - Kastell Römertor is 71 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Traismauer - Kastell Römertor to Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn
back through Traismauer - Kastell Römertor → Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn is 75 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.