From Ybbs to Spitz (Danube Cycle Path)

On the Erlauftal federal road, we leave the town of Ybbs, crossing the Ybbs river and immediately turn left to reach the cycle path along the Danube bank. On the stairs path, we cycle through small settlements between the river and the railway line to Säusenstein. In the village 'Am Rechen,' we cross the Erlauf river and shortly after turn half-right at the Pöchlarn pond towards the Nibelung monument. From Pöchlarn, we head along the Danube Cycle Path towards the Melk power station, which we cycle around counterclockwise on a wide area. After a while, we reach the garden pub Donaublick. Here we turn right, cross the small lift bridge, and arrive at Melk's old town, which together with the Benedictine Abbey is one of the highlights of our Danube route. Later, we cross the bridge on the country road leading to Emmersdorf and cycle along the main Danube federal road to Grimsing. There, a narrower path leads us through orchards back to the Danube. Continuing, we keep left on a parallel road to the federal highway through 'Aggsbach Markt.' Before Willendorf in the Wachau, we turn left into 'Groisbach' street, which runs parallel to the railway tracks. From Schallenbach, the path goes through further narrow sections between the forest slope and the Danube into the wine-growing towns of Willendorf and Schwallenberg, until we finally reach Spitz.