Neusiedler See Easy Scenic · part 3

Scenic road chapters

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

1. 1. Perchtoldsdorf

   Perchtoldsdorf lies on the very edge of Vienna, where the city's southern suburbs meet the first hills of the Vienna Woods, and it has the relaxed atmosphere of a wine village rather than a suburb. The hills behind the town are covered in vineyards, and the old streets are lined with Heurigen, the traditional wine taverns where producers serve their own new wine with simple cold food. When a Heuriger is open, it hangs a bunch of pine branches over the door, a sign that has been used for centuries.

   Read the complete Near Perchtoldsdorf write-up.

   Recorded stop-planning note

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

   Planning note

   Neusiedler See Easy Scenic checkpoint 8 is where the day begins. Next is Scenic stretch in Bad Sauerbrunn.

2. 2. Scenic stretch in Bad Sauerbrunn

   Bad Sauerbrunn is named after its acidic mineral spring, which has been used for healing since the nineteenth century, and it remains one of the smaller spa towns of Austria. It lies in northern Burgenland, at the foot of the Rosalia hills, a wooded range that marks the border between Lower Austria and Burgenland. The town is quiet and green, with villas, parks and a spa centre, and it has an air of gentle relaxation.

   Read the complete Scenic stretch in Bad Sauerbrunn write-up.

   Recorded stop-planning note

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

   Planning note

   Scenic stretch in Bad Sauerbrunn comes up about 61 km into the recorded legs. Next is High point near Sopron.

3. 3. High point near Sopron

   Sopron calls itself the most loyal town, Civitas Fidelissima, because in 1921, when the region was being handed from Hungary to Austria after the First World War, its people voted in a plebiscite to remain Hungarian. The town became a Hungarian peninsula reaching into Austria, and its medieval centre, with the Firewatch Tower rising above the old walls, is one of the best-preserved in the country. The tower offers sweeping views over the rooftops and the surrounding hills.

   Read the complete High point near Sopron write-up.

   Recorded stop-planning note

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

   Planning note

   This is where the road stops climbing. Next is Back to Neusiedler See.

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   4. Back to Neusiedler See

   Despite the label, you are not on the lake. This point lies on the right bank of the Danube, about thirty kilometres east of Vienna, in Petronell-Carnuntum, and the lake is a good half hour's ride further south. What you have instead is something that most riders miss: the ruins of Carnuntum, once the capital of the Roman province of Upper Pannonia and a military base of the Danube frontier. In its time it held a legionary fortress, an amphitheatre and a city of tens of thousands, and several emperors passed through. Marcus Aurelius is said to have written part of his Meditations while on campaign here.

   Read the complete Neusiedler See write-up.

   Recorded stop-planning note

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

   Planning note

   Back to Neusiedler See closes the day.