Description
Welterbesteig Wachau: From Oberbergern to Mautern
From Unterbergern our stage leads over Stift Göttweig to Mautern. We hike about 13 km through the Wachau and Kremstal wine landscapes, pass numerous Heurigens, and are accompanied by magnificent panoramic views. Our path leads through lush forest and meadow landscapes to the plateau Am Giritzer, the impressive loess gorge Zellergraben, and into the Roman town Mautern.
Starting point of the tour
Unterbergern, town center
Destination point of the tour
Mautern, town hall square
Route description Wachau World Heritage Trail 13: Unterbergern-Mautern
Our stage starts in the town center of Unterbergern. Several Heurigens in the village invite you to a cozy stop. We follow the main street heading southwest and after about 300 m turn left and immediately right again. We go uphill and turn left at the next intersection. After a few minutes, we reach the plateau "Am Giritzer." Just before the model airfield, we keep right and reach a small forest and the Red Cross. From there, we follow the path straight ahead to the rest area at the linden tree in Baumgarten, which offers a wonderful view over Krems, Stein, Mautern, and Stift Göttweig.
We walk a short distance on the country road to the right and turn left at the next junction into Zeiling country road. We follow it to the end and turn right onto the main road. We pass through the small Steinaweg wine cellar lane and after about 150 m go left downhill to Steinaweg. At the bottom, we go right and then left over a small bridge to reach the Steinaweg chapel. Over another small bridge crossing the Fladnitz brook, we begin our ascent to Göttweiger Berg and the abbey. After crossing the railway tracks, the path goes uphill. Through an untouched hornbeam, oak, and pine forest, our path leads up to Stift Göttweig (stamp station), where we can stop in the abbey restaurant.
Then the path continuously goes downhill into the vintner village of Furth. At the train station, we keep left and go under the railway lines. At the second street after that, we turn left into Kargelmayer lane and walk parallel to the Fladnitz brook (on the right). We cross the next bridge and reach the Furth parish church of Saint Wolfgang. We go under the church and immediately left uphill (St. Wolfgang path). We reach the Furth Kellergraben with Heurigens and go right. At the next intersection, we go left and are now in the "loess gorge" Zellergraben. The loess walls are among the most impressive in the whole region and are a natural monument. At the end of the gorge, we reach the rest area Zellerkreuz and hike right through the cellar path through the Furth and Mautern vineyards (Ried Silberbichl). At the end of the cellar path, we go right and continue to the main road at the Mautern barracks. We turn left, cross the roundabout, and follow the street to Mautern town hall square, where our stage ends.
Directions
A1 to exit Melk, continue on the B33 to Mautern and then via the country road to Unterbergern
Parking
In the center of Unterbergern or at the Römerhalle in Mautern.
The villages are accessible seven days a week by public transport. Returning to the starting point of the hike is possible.
On weekdays, the regional bus 489 runs between the villages. Arrival to Mautern is possible by bus line 720 (Krems-Rossatz-Melk or Melk-Rossatz-Krems) from the Krems and Melk train stations: www.vor.at
A station of the Nextbike rental bikes is located in Mautern/Römerhalle, www.nextbike.at
