Why this ride
Out of Asparn an der Zaya, one way: 250 km, roughly 3 h 16 in the saddle. On the way it passes Pama and near Podersdorf am See.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Grossglockner Overnight Gateway · part 2
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 250 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 16
- 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. 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 is where the day begins. Next is Vienna / Eastern Alps return.
2. 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 120 km into the recorded legs. Next is Food stop near Podersdorf am See.
3. Food stop near Podersdorf am See
Planning note
A break here. Next is Back to Grossglockner.
4. Back to Grossglockner
The dot lies in the Vienna Woods, the low forested hills just southwest of the capital, near Alland and Heiligenkreuz. It marks the return from the Grossglockner High Alpine Road and the Wachau, a very long way east of the big mountain, and it is the kind of place where the day's adrenaline quietly drains out and the road turns to oak and beech.
Read the complete Grossglockner write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back to Grossglockner closes the day.
Leg by leg
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.
Food stop near Podersdorf am See to Back to Grossglockner
Food stop near Podersdorf am See → Back to Grossglockner is 94 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.