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Mountain biker break high above Spitz
Photo: Donau NÖ Tourismus/Barbara Elser
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ATTENTION: Due to logging activities, the ski lift road to Jauerling is closed until the end of October 2025!
A scenic route from Spitz through the Miesling Valley, via Wolfenreith and Habruck with a view of Oberranna Castle, to Mühldorf, Vießling, Maria Laach, Hochjauerling with views of the Danube Valley.
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difficult
Distance 52.6 km
Duration7:05 h
Ascent1,726 m
Descent1,726 m
Highest point951 m
Lowest point204 m
From Spitz train station to Schwallenbach via an unpaved country road to the pilgrimage site Maria Laach. Then the path leads us to Hochjauerling with an incredible view of the Danube Valley. Back in Spitz, we ride through the Red Gate through the wild and romantic Miesling Valley to Habruck. Further along forest roads with views of Oberranna Castle, then to Mühldorf and Vießling, returning to Spitz train station.
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Difficulty
difficult
Overall difficulty
difficult
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
951 m
Lowest point
204 m
Best time of year
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Track types
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Safety information
A respectful interaction with other forest users or hunting and forestry personnel is as natural as avoiding litter. The Biker Fair Play rules are intended to embody these principles and can be found both on analogue maps and various websites. Here are the rules in detail:
Use of marked bike routes is only permitted during contractually fixed periods: March, October from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; April, September from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; May to August from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Respectful behavior towards landowners, hunting and forestry personnel!
Consideration for other forest users!
Ride at half visibility with controlled speed!
Caution regarding work machines, wood or potholes on the road, grazing livestock, and motor vehicle traffic (forest roads are work areas and workplaces)!
Observe traffic regulations!
Consider cleanliness in nature!
Check equipment and wear helmets!
Riding off the routes and outside the permitted times is illegal. Observe driving bans and closures!
Use of the bike routes at your own risk!
Public transport
Spitz can be reached by bus line WL715 hourly from the Melk and Krems train stations, timetables: www.vor.at
Directions
A1 to Melk and over the B3 to Spitz or via the S5 or S33 to Krems and over the B3 to Spitz.
Parking
Danube riverside, train station or Schloss Spitz.
Coordinates
DD
48.365167, 15.417190
DMS
48°21'54.6"N 15°25'01.9"E
UTM
33U 530900 5356972
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Parts of this content were machine translated using German as the source language
