Details for: Wine Spirit Trail in Spitz
Brief description
The Wine Spirit Trail is one of the three Spitzer children's hiking trails, alongside the Forest Spirit Trail and the Water Spirit Trail. Along the route, there are 4 stamp huts. If all stamps are recorded in the stamp pass, children up to 14 years old receive a reward at the Spitzer heurigen and gastronomy businesses.
Description
The Wine Spirit Trail is approximately 3.3 km long and can be completed in about 1.5 hours with around 147 meters of elevation gain.
Starting point of the tour
Parish Church Spitz
Destination point of the tour
Near the town center
Route description Wine Spirit Trail in Spitz
From the church square, we walk uphill along Rote Tor Gasse. At the last fork, we go left. Above the Pluris vineyard, we continue on the paved path directly between the vineyards and enjoy the magnificent view of the Danube and the parish church of Spitz. Now we march downhill on the left side of Hartberg and, at the end of the path in the Quitten district, follow the signs around Tausendeimerberg. The Hinterhaus ruin towers above the Danube valley, and perhaps a green lizard will appear! On the Danube side, we descend into the town.
Parking
There are plenty of parking spaces available on the Danube riverside in Spitz.
Take bus 715 from Melk or Krems to Spitz to the stop "Donau Fähre (Bundesstraße)", then walk 7 minutes to the parish church. Here is the bus schedule.
Alternatively, take the Wachau Railway from Krems or Emmersdorf to Spitz and walk 5 minutes on foot. Here is the 2023 timetable.
Author's tip
A short detour to the Red Gate itself is definitely worth it!
