Short route with a challenging finale. Ideal warm-up route for a few cycling days, where you can also test your "mountain form" on a section of the legendary "Powerman route".
Description
After starting in Waidhofen/Ybbs, you first go upstream along the Ybbs without significant inclines.
In Klein-Hollenstein turn right to climb the "Saurüssel", followed by the descent into the Enns valley. In Weyer, turn right towards Waidhofen and after about 5 km turn left towards Maria Neustift. In the "Gschnaidt-Graben" the road repeatedly has ramp-like gradients of up to 17% and after a total of 4 km of climbing you reach the "Kreuzgruberhöhe" - the heart of the Powerman route.
Continue briefly flat to the intersection (right Waidhofen an der Ybbs, left Maria Neustift), which you cross straight ahead to climb the last few altitude meters to the "Freidhofberg", the highest point of the round. It then continues at the top with a beautiful view and gently rolling landscape and past Konradsheim, from where a very fast descent leads back to the valley to Waidhofen.
Starting point of the tour
Waidhofen an der Ybbs
Destination point of the tour
Waidhofen an der Ybbs
Route description Saurüssel route via Gschnaidt and Konradsheim
Waidhofen an der Ybbs - exit via the district Zell - Schmiedestraße - Schwellöd Bridge - left onto B31 towards Opponitz/Hollenstein - Gstadt - right towards Opponitz - Klein-Hollenstein - turn right towards Weyer onto L99 - Weyer - sharp right turn onto B121 - after 4 km left towards Maria Neustift - cross the intersection at the top (right Waidhofen, left Maria Neustift) straight ahead - at the highest point then turn right - Konradsheim - 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 ÖBB (Rudolfsbahn) from/via Amstetten.
You can take your bicycle on most local and long-distance trains. In Austria, you need a special bike ticket for this, and you can also buy weekly or monthly passes for your bike. For international routes, ÖBB offers the Biking International Ticket.
Author's tip
In the section Gstadt - Opponitz - Klein-Hollenstein, an alternative to the Ybbstal state road is to use the Ybbstal cycle path.
