Details for: Classic Saurüssel route
Brief description
Short and relatively easy route through the Ybbs valley with a detour into the Enns valley. Ideal warm-up route for a few cycling days or as a classic "after-work ride".
Description
After the start in Waidhofen an der Ybbs, the route initially continues upstream along the Ybbs. For the first hour, there are no significant climbs in the Ybbs valley.
In Klein-Hollenstein, turn right and after one kilometer the pleasant climb up the "Saurüssel" begins: a few bends, always in the easy single-digit percentage range, before the route continues gently downhill into the Enns Valley. In Weyer, we turn sharp right at the market square and cycle slightly uphill to Gaflenz and on to Oberland. The last 8 kilometers of this "scooter tour" are a brisk and slightly downhill ride back to our starting point in Waidhofen.
Notes:
As an alternative to the flat ascent up the Saurüssel, you can take the "old Saurüssel road". Turn left directly at the start of the ascent (small bridge) and follow the ascent. The road then joins the descent to Weyer.
Starting point of the tour
Waidhofen an der Ybbs
Destination point of the tour
Waidhofen an der Ybbs
Route description Classic Saurüssel route
Waidhofen an der Ybbs - exit through the district Zell (right Ybbs riverbank, upstream) - Schmiedestraße - Schwellöd Bridge - left onto the B31 towards Opponitz/Hollenstein - Gstadt - right towards Opponitz - Klein-Hollenstein - turn right towards Weyer onto the L99 - Weyer - sharp right turn onto the B121 - Gaflenz - Oberland - Waidhofen an der Ybbs
Directions
Coming from the A1 motorway: exit Amstetten West, B121 to Waidhofen an der Ybbs
Parking
There are several park & ride options: http://waidhofen.at/parkplaetze
Arrival with the ÖBB (Rudolfsbahn) from/via Amstetten.
You can take your bicycle on most regional and long-distance trains. In Austria, you need a special bike ticket for this; you can also buy weekly or monthly tickets for your bike. For international routes, ÖBB offers the Biking International Ticket.
Author's tip
In the Ybbs valley (after the roundabout in Gstadt, turn half-left) the Ybbs valley cycle path offers an alternative to the state road B31.
