MTB Jauerling - Route 12 - Maria Laach round

Mountainbike route from Maria Laach

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Elevation profile

47,44 km length
Tour dates
  • Difficulty: Difficult
  • Route: 47,44 km
  • Ascent: 1.745 egm
  • Descent: 1.745 egm
  • Duration: 6:25 h
  • Lowest point: 210 m
  • Highest point:951 m
Features
  • Round tour
  • Nice views
  • With refreshment stops

Details for: MTB Jauerling - Route 12 - Maria Laach round

Brief description

ATTENTION: Due to logging, the ski lift road to Jauerling is closed until the end of October 2025!

This extremely challenging route starts in Maria Laach, leads through apricot and vineyards to Schwallenbach, includes the ascent of Hochjauerling, and returns through the Spitzer Graben to Maria Laach.

Description

From the pilgrimage site Maria Laach we travel via forest roads to the "Venus place" Willendorf. There we visit the find site and the museum of the world-famous "Venus of Willendorf". Then we pass numerous apricot and vineyards to Schwallenbach, from where we head back to Maria Laach via a wild romantic unpaved road. Upon arrival, we climb quiet forest roads up the Hochjauerling, which offers us a fantastic view of the Danube valley. We then go into the Spitzer Graben, where we admire the steep vineyard terraces, before heading back towards Jauerling to the Nonnersdorfer Kreuz. From there, we travel along quiet villages and paths, which repeatedly offer views of the Danube valley, back to Maria Laach.

Starting point of the tour

Maria Laach

Destination point of the tour

Maria Laach

Directions

Via A1 to Melk, then B3 to Schallemmersdorf; turn left here and follow the road to Maria Laach.

Parking

At the marketplace in Maria Laach.

Maria Laach is easily accessible by public bus. You can find the bus schedule at www.vor.at

 

Safety information

Respectful interaction with other forest users or hunting and forestry personnel is as natural as avoiding litter. The Biker Fair Play rules are meant to embody these principles and can be found both on analog maps and various websites. Here are the rules in detail:

Use of marked cycling routes is only permitted during contractually fixed times: March, October from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm; April, September from 8:00 am – 6:00 pm; May to August from 7:00 am – 7:00 pmRespectful treatment of landowners, hunting and forestry staff!Consideration for other forest users!Ride at half sight with controlled speed!Be cautious of work machinery, wood or potholes on the road, grazing livestock and motor vehicle traffic (forest roads are workplaces)!Observe traffic regulations!Consideration for cleanliness in nature!Check equipment and wear helmets!Cycling off the routes and outside the permitted times is illegal. Observe driving bans and closures!Use of the cycle routes at your own risk!
Author's tip

Visit the Venusium in Willendorf, stop at the dining establishments in Maria Laach.

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