Why this ride
Out of Alland, one way: 287 km, roughly 4 h 38 in the saddle. On the way it passes Purkersdorf, Scenic stretch near Ernstbrunn and in Asparn an der Zaya. near Kaumberg is the high point.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Grossglockner Overnight Gateway · short arc
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 287 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 38
- Journey
- One way; return travel is separate
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.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Fuel stop in Alland
Planning note
Grossglockner Overnight Gateway is where the day begins. Next is High point near Kaumberg.
2. High point near Kaumberg
Planning note
You top out here; the road stops climbing. Next is Grossglockner Overnight Gateway checkpoint 8.
3. Purkersdorf
Purkersdorf sits at the eastern edge of the Wienerwald, where the Vienna Woods roll down into the city, and it is the last stop before the motorway delivers you back to Vienna. The town follows the narrow valley of the Wien river, and the hills around are covered with beech forest, meadows and small villages, a landscape of gentle curves and green shade.
Read the complete Near Purkersdorf 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 287 km. Next is Scenic stretch near Ernstbrunn.
4. Scenic stretch near Ernstbrunn
Planning note
Scenic stretch near Ernstbrunn, about halfway. Next is Photo stop in Asparn an der Zaya.
5. Photo stop in Asparn an der Zaya
Asparn an der Zaya is the kind of Weinviertel village you could ride through in forty seconds and never suspect it holds one of Austria's best windows onto the deep past. The old castle in the middle of the village houses MAMUZ, the museum of prehistory for Lower Austria, and behind it an open-air area of reconstructed houses from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. If you have ever wondered who lived on these loess hills before the vineyards, this is where to find out.
Read the complete Photo stop in Asparn an der Zaya write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Photo stop in Asparn an der Zaya sits at 195 km, about halfway. Next is Vienna / Eastern Alps return.
6. Near Pama, on the way back
Wind is the first thing you notice here, and the last. This stop lies on the Parndorf plateau in the far north-east of Burgenland, close to the point where Austria, Slovakia and Hungary meet, and the land is flat, open and swept by a near-constant wind that turns hundreds of turbines on the horizon. On a bike it pushes you around, especially on the open roads between villages, so expect to ride with a lean even on the straights.
Read the complete Near Pama, on the way back write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Vienna / Eastern Alps return comes up about 251 km into the recorded legs. Next is Food stop near Podersdorf am See.
7. Food stop near Podersdorf am See
Planning note
Food stop near Podersdorf am See closes the day.
Leg by leg
Fuel stop in Alland to High point near Kaumberg
Fuel stop in Alland → High point near Kaumberg is 19 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
High point near Kaumberg to Purkersdorf
High point near Kaumberg → Purkersdorf is 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Scenic stretch near Ernstbrunn to Photo stop in Asparn an der Zaya
Scenic stretch near Ernstbrunn → Photo stop in Asparn an der Zaya is 22 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Photo stop in Asparn an der Zaya to Near Pama, on the way back
Photo stop in Asparn an der Zaya → Near Pama, on the way back is 120 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.