Description
This short, very family-friendly section of the Traisental Bike Route around St. Aegyd is presented in a very unusual way. It lies right in the mountains but is still relatively flat. You will find lots of nature here (the district is the most forested in Austria) and yet good refreshment stops and playgrounds.
Above all, on your bikes you will encounter many animals – native ones such as horses, dogs, and cats at the MAHO riding farm, but also very exotic ones at the camel theater and white zoo in Kernhof: In addition to camels that perform a play, you can admire white tigers, snow leopards, or albino kangaroos here.
More details about the route can be found in the clear info sheet about the route: Download here!
Starting point of the tour
Former railway terminus St. Aegyd/Markt
Destination point of the tour
Camel theater Kernhof
Route description Off to the camels! - Biking for Kids St. Aegyd
The bike route starts at the former train stop St. Aegyd/Markt. Up to this station, the tracks are still in place, although passenger service was discontinued a few years ago. The line from St. Aegyd/Markt to Kernhof has been out of service for a longer time. Here, before 2007, the tracks were replaced by a paved, wonderfully beautiful bike path to Kernhof, which then continues via Gscheid and the Walstern to Mariazell.
Immediately after the first short section, a large bridge crosses over the federal road. This was built for cyclists in summer and for cross-country skiers in winter.
A little further on, the MAHO riding farm is just a "stone's throw" from the bike path. Here, during a stop at the MAHO parlor, there is much to discover for both young and old.
After this short refreshment, the route continues always off the road to the old Kernhof station, which now houses a shoemaker's workshop.
Now it's only a few hundred meters to the camel theater in Kernhof, where fun and excitement are guaranteed!
The return trip is very easy "on foot" – the wheels almost roll downhill by themselves. Great fun.
Directions
A1 West Motorway, exit St. Pölten South - B20 towards Mariazell - turn right onto B214 in Freiland - pass through the center of St. Aegyd (or park here) - turn left (sign pointing to cemetery) - turn right - parking lot at the secondary school.
Parking
at the secondary school St. Aegyd
Radtramper bus from St. Pölten to St. Aegyd/Augasse
