Why this ride
A 170 km round trip from Zwentendorf - roughly 3 h 54 in the saddle. On the way it passes Tulln - Kastell Hufeisenturm, Klosterneuburg - Kastell und Vicus, Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn and Zeiselmauer - Kastell Hufeisenturm.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Zwentendorf - Kastell and Zeiselmauer - Kastell Hufeisenturm
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 170 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 54
- 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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Scenic road chapters
Tulln - Kastell Hufeisenturm → Klosterneuburg - Kastell und Vicus
28 km through ground somebody thought worth listing. The road passes it rather than bypassing it — speed drops and stays down. Park rather than crawl through.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 25 km
Klosterneuburg - Kastell und Vicus → Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn
This part of the ride is 17 km of Klosterneuburg - Kastell und Vicus → Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 17 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Zwentendorf - Kastell
The Danube flows broad and brown past Zwentendorf, a quiet village on the Tullnerfeld plain west of Vienna, and for once the most famous building in the area is not the oldest one. Zwentendorf is where Austria built a nuclear power station in the 1970s and then, after a national referendum in 1978, decided never to switch it on. The plant still stands by the river, complete and unused, now a training site and a curiosity.
Read the complete Zwentendorf - Kastell write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Zwentendorf - Kastell is where the day begins. Next is Tulln - Kastell Hufeisenturm.
2. Tulln - Kastell Hufeisenturm
Egon Schiele was born in Tulln in 1890, in the station building where his father was stationmaster, and the town that produced one of the most provocative painters of Viennese modernism is today a quiet, prosperous place on the Danube, known as Austria's garden town. Long before that, it was the Roman fort of Comagena, part of the frontier along the Danube that protected the Roman province of Noricum. One of the fort's towers has survived remarkably well: the so-called Salzturm, a horseshoe-shaped tower on the riverbank, one of the best-preserved Roman structures in Austria. It is part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes, listed by UNESCO in 2021.
Read the complete Tulln - Kastell Hufeisenturm write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Tulln - Kastell Hufeisenturm comes up about 15 km into the recorded legs. Next is Klosterneuburg - Kastell und Vicus.
3. Klosterneuburg - Kastell und Vicus
Klosterneuburg Abbey rises on a terrace above the Danube just north of Vienna, its baroque domes topped with an imperial crown and an archducal hat, and few visitors realise that beneath its walls lie the remains of a Roman fort. The Romans guarded this stretch of the Danube frontier, the Limes, with a chain of forts, and Klosterneuburg's position on a hill overlooking the river made it an obvious choice. The fort and the civil settlement around it are part of the UNESCO site of the Danube Limes, inscribed in 2021.
Read the complete Klosterneuburg - Kastell und Vicus write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 40 km into the recorded legs you reach Klosterneuburg - Kastell und Vicus. Next is Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn.
4. 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, about halfway. Next is Zeiselmauer - Kastell Hufeisenturm.
5. 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
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Zeiselmauer - Kastell Hufeisenturm sits at 88 km, about halfway. Next is back through Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn.
6. back through 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 through Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn comes up about 113 km into the recorded legs. Next is back through Klosterneuburg - Kastell und Vicus.
7. back through Klosterneuburg - Kastell und Vicus
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Klosterneuburg - Kastell und Vicus write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 131 km into the recorded legs you reach back through Klosterneuburg - Kastell und Vicus. Next is back through Tulln - Kastell Hufeisenturm.
8. back through Tulln - Kastell Hufeisenturm
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Tulln - Kastell Hufeisenturm write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Tulln - Kastell Hufeisenturm, late in the day. Next is Zwentendorf - Kastell.
9. Zwentendorf - Kastell
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Zwentendorf - Kastell write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The route ends here after 170 km.
Leg by leg
Zwentendorf - Kastell to Tulln - Kastell Hufeisenturm
Zwentendorf - Kastell → Tulln - Kastell Hufeisenturm is 15 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Tulln - Kastell Hufeisenturm to Klosterneuburg - Kastell und Vicus
Tulln - Kastell Hufeisenturm → Klosterneuburg - Kastell und Vicus is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Klosterneuburg - Kastell und Vicus to Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn
Klosterneuburg - Kastell und Vicus → Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn is 17 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn to Zeiselmauer - Kastell Hufeisenturm
Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn → Zeiselmauer - Kastell Hufeisenturm is 28 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Zeiselmauer - Kastell Hufeisenturm to back through Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn
Zeiselmauer - Kastell Hufeisenturm → back through Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn is 28 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn to back through Klosterneuburg - Kastell und Vicus
back through Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn → back through Klosterneuburg - Kastell und Vicus is 18 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Klosterneuburg - Kastell und Vicus to back through Tulln - Kastell Hufeisenturm
back through Klosterneuburg - Kastell und Vicus → back through Tulln - Kastell Hufeisenturm is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Tulln - Kastell Hufeisenturm to Zwentendorf - Kastell
back through Tulln - Kastell Hufeisenturm → Zwentendorf - Kastell is 15 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.