Section 6 Danube bike path from Krems to Tulln

Stage 6 of the Danube Cycle Path from Krems to Tulln runs along the south bank of the Danube via Traismauer.
From Krems an der Donau via Traismauer through the Tulln Basin to Tulln

From Mautern we drive to the Fladnitz and then we go downstream next to this river to the Danube. On a hill we see the complex of the Benedictine monastery Göttweig. If you are traveling with an e-bike, you could take the detour uphill to enjoy this far-reaching view.

Göttweig Abbey On a prehistorically populated mountain plateau at the transition from the Wachau to the Krems Basin, which is visible from everywhere even from afar, the spacious Göttweig Abbey complex, some of which dates back to the Middle Ages, with corner towers designed by Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt, dominates the landscape south of Krems an der Donau.
On a prehistorically populated mountain plateau, which can even be seen from afar, the spacious complex of Göttweig Abbey with corner towers, some of which dates back to the Middle Ages, dominates the landscape south of Krems an der Donau.
Swim in the beautiful Danube on the Danube Cycle Path

Past beautiful bathing beaches and forests, we follow the bike path to the Traisen. We cross it and drive back to the Danube bank.

The Traisen estuary at the Altenwörth power station was straightened and transformed into a diverse floodplain landscape over a length of almost 10 kilometers.
Meadow landscape in the estuary of the straightened Traisen.

Wild alluvial forests are pure experience and relaxation. Cycling along the free-flowing Danube or bathing in the Danube, lined with gnarled willows on the river bank. This is pure pleasure.

Worth seeing old towns of Krems and Stein

You can also start this 6th stage from Krems / Stein. Up to Tulln it is a leisurely day tour through meadow landscapes in Tullner basin.
Krems and Stein an der Donau are part of the Wachau World Heritage Site. This is where the Wachau ends. There are two districts that are worth seeing, the old towns of which are structurally almost completely preserved, and the stone has also remained unchanged. The 15th/16th The 1401th century was the time of the economic peak of the former Danube trading city. The Danube trade shaped Stein as a trading center for centuries. Among other things, Stein had a monopoly as a salt defeat. In 02/XNUMX, a quarter of the total export of wine was shipped via Stein an der Donau.

The first church settlement was in the area of ​​the Frauenberg Church. Below the gneiss terrace, which drops steeply from the Frauenberglkirche, a row of riverbank settlements arose from the 11th century. The given narrow settlement area between the bank and the rock resulted in a longitudinal expansion of the city.
Below the Frauenberg Church is the parish church of St. Nikolaus von Stein an der Donau, the row settlement between the banks of the Danube and the rocky terrace that emerged from the 11th century.

In 1614, Capuchin monks founded this between Stein and Krems Monastery "And".
The Gozzoburg in the oldest part of the City of Krems, is one of the most important early Gothic secular buildings in Austria. City judge Gozzo, a rich and respected citizen of Krems, bought the building around 1250. Large renovations made it possible to use the Gozzoburg for court hearings, council meetings and official events on the upper floor in the coat of arms room with a wooden beam ceiling from 1254.

The Gozzoburg is a city castle from the 11th century with a so-called permanent house. A solid house is a fortified building with relatively strong walls. It served the owner for residential, military and representative purposes. In the 13th century, the citizen of Krems, Gozzo, united and expanded the castle on the south side of the walled courtyard on the edge of the steep slope to the Untere Landstraße.
The citizen of Krems, Gozzo, united the castle on the south side of the walled courtyard on the edge of the steep slope to the Untere Landstrasse with his neighboring property and expanded it into the Gozzoburg.

Also worth seeing are art exhibitions in the Krems Art Gallery, in the former Minorite Church in Stein and also the Caricature Museum might interest you.

Cycle to the Romans to Traismauer

Traismauer is not directly on the Danube Cycle Path, but a short detour of about 3 km to the historic Roman and Nibelung town is worthwhile. The Roman gate, the hunger tower (with city museum) and the former Roman fort in the city center bear witness to Roman settlement. A museum for early history has been set up in the castle and excavations can be seen in the lower church under the town parish church.

The Marina Traismauer lies between the barrages of Melk and Altenwörth. Next to the harbor there is a campsite and the Danube restaurant.
The Marina Traismauer lies between the barrages of Melk and Altenwörth. Next to the harbor there is a campsite and the Danube restaurant.

From the Marina Traismauer we continue cycling along the Danube until just before the Altenwörth power plant. At the Danube power station we meet cyclists who were traveling on the northern bank and change here to the southern bank of the river. At the power plant entrance gate we turn right and cross the Traisen. Then it goes back to the Danube and on the dam until it ends.

The boiling water reactor of the Zwentendorf nuclear power plant was completed but not put into operation but converted to a training reactor.
The boiling water reactor of the Zwentendorf nuclear power plant was completed, but not put into operation, but converted to a training reactor.
Nuclear power from Zwentendorf

We cross a body of water on a ford (in the event of flooding we drive on the country road) and soon after we pass Zwentendorf at the Donau. A referendum in 1978 banned the commissioning of the completed Zwentendorf nuclear power plant. The path continues via the main square to Tulln, where we see the Hundertwasser ship near the Danube cycle path »rainy day« . see

The main square of Tulln, Tulln's living room, a low-traffic meeting zone above the underground car park for strolling with a coffee house and sidewalk café.
The main square of Tulln, a traffic-reduced meeting zone above the underground car park for strolling with coffee house sidewalk cafés.
Roman Tulln on the Danube Cycle Path

Tulln, as one of the oldest cities in Austria, was inhabited as early as pre-Roman times.
Extensive excavations took place around the abandoned Dominican convent. The western gate of the Comangenis Equestrian Castle can be seen at the back of the building. The horse fort was also the base of the Roman Danube flotilla.
In the time of the Babenbergs, Tulln was very important as a trading center on the Danube, so that it was called the capital of the country.
For art lovers another recommendation: visit the Schiele Museum in the former prison building of the Tulln district court.

Which side to cycle through the Tullner Feld from Krems to Tulln?

From Krems to Tulln we recommend driving on the southern side of the Danube. Especially if you are traveling with children, you should save yourself the drive through Krems and switch to the south bank via the Mauterner bridge.
In Mautern, the signage for the Danube Cycle Path runs through the middle of the town on the narrow road without a cycle path. We therefore recommend driving in Mautern to the Trittelweg on the Danube and traveling along the Danube in an easterly direction with a beautiful view of the townscape of Stein and Krems.
After crossing the Fladnitz, you continue on the signposted Danube Cycle Path, eurovelo 6 or Austria Route 1, towards Traismauer and Tulln.