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 starting in Waidhofen an der Ybbs, you initially follow the Ybbs upstream. There are no significant climbs in the first hour in the Ybbs valley.
Turn right in Klein-Hollenstein and after one kilometer the pleasant climb to the "Saurüssel" begins: some curves, always in the relaxed single-digit percentage range, before it goes slightly downhill into the Enns valley. In Weyer we turn sharply right at the marketplace and pedal gently uphill to Gaflenz and further to Oberland. The last 8 kilometers of this "roller round" go quickly and slightly downhill back to our starting point in Waidhofen.
Notes:
As an alternative to the flat ascent on the Saurüssel, the "old Saurüssel road" is recommended. At the start of the climb (small bridge), turn left and follow the ascent. The road then later flows into 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.
