Wine gravel route finds a home

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Within minutes, you leave the urban hustle along the Traisen for the quiet surroundings of St. Pölten. The first flat kilometers along the river are ideal to warm up and forget everyday life. After Herzogenburg - a visit to the abbey is worthwhile! - you ride gravel-perfect on narrow field paths - partly paved, partly gravelly - through the vineyards of the lower Traisental. The castles of Sitzenberg-Reidling and Traismauer offer culture, and a section through the Ahrenberger cellar lane whets the appetite for a visit to the Heurigen.

Over the Paraplui Mountain (the name says it all -> umbrella (view!)) and the vineyards of Nussdorf ob Traisen as well as Inzersdorf ob Traisen, you gain some elevation before reaching the Traisental bike path again via Herzogenburg and leisurely cycling back to St. Pölten. Before reaching the city center, a dip in the cool waters of Lake Ratzersdorf is worthwhile.

Počiatočný bod túry

St. Pölten, main station

Cieľový bod túry

St. Pölten, main station

Opis trasy Wine gravel route finds a home

From the main station, follow the signs toward the Traisen (valley bike path), which is reached after about 1 km. Just a few meters next to the river, it goes flat until Herzogenburg, where you later leave the bike path toward St. Andrä ob der Traisen. From St. Andrä, follow the MTB trekking route "Venusberg-Tour" - it leads over Sitzenberg-Reidling and the Ahrenberger cellar lane to Traismauer. Then head a bit south again on the Traisental bike path to Oberndorf - turn right there to the other side of the S33 to Reichersdorf (against the signage for the "Water to Wine-Tour").

Then follows a climb to Paraplui Mountain with a beautiful view and a short but quite steep descent (CAUTION!!!) down to Nussdorf ob der Traisen. Contrary to the signage of the "Paraplui-Tour" and later the "Water to Wine-Tour," it goes through the vineyards to Inzersdorf ob der Traisen, past Walpersdorf Castle, and over Ederding back to Herzogenburg. The climbs are easy to ride but not to underestimate - gravel and asphalt alternate on narrow field paths.

From Herzogenburg, back on the Traisental bike path to St. Pölten city.