Wienerwald-Radrunde Etappe 2 - Tulln bis St. Pölten

Description

From Tulln, the route continues along the Danube cycle path, often on side roads along an alluvial forest and through villages to Zwentendorf. The only "sustainable" nuclear power station in Austria, because it never went into operation, is located directly on the route.

The route soon crosses the Traisen estuary near Altenwörth before following the Danube embankment to the marina in Traismauer. From there it is only a short hop to the Traisen, which now determines the course of the tour for the next 50 kilometers.

From Traismauer (27 km), the route leads along the Traisental cycle route in three 12-kilometre sections to Herzogenburg (39 km) with its magnificent abbey, to the provincial capital of St. Pölten (51 km) and finally to Wilhelmsburg (63 km), the destination of the second stage of the day.

Characteristics

Landscape and nature

This section of the route shows very different landscapes: first the floodplains along the Danube between Tulln and Zwentendorf, to the left of the route the Tullnerfeld farming area; then the Lower Traisental, small but mighty thanks to its distinctions; along the cycle route, which runs close to the Traisen, idyllic places invite you to linger, such as the quiet little lakes to the north of St. Pölten. Pölten; some inhabitants such as croaking frogs and quacking ducks provide an acoustic rendezvous at the crack of dawn; after St. Pölten, the route gradually merges into the Alpine foothills, although the route is always flat; the Vienna Woods are not present on this section, its western edge runs around 20 kilometers east of the Traisental;

Mixed traffic

Up to Altenwörth, the route is often on side roads, then almost entirely on cycle paths in seclusion from motorized traffic.

Gradients

Apart from a few meters (ascents, etc.), there are virtually no gradients; you only notice that you are cycling upstream along the Traisen and that you are therefore climbing uphill when you pass the small weirs, where the waters of the Traisen gradually splash towards the Danube; you don't notice these slight differences in altitude when cycling.