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At the Holzweg
Cycling tour Starting from Göstling, town center
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Distance: 43,70 km
- Duration: 2:30 h
- Ascent: 456 m elevation gain
- Descent: 465 m elevation gain
Water as an (accompanying) element in the midst of magnificent nature. The cool water shaped the mountains, valleys and gorges - as in the Mendlingtal for transporting timber to ironworks.
- Starting point of the tour
- Göstling, town center
- Tour destination
- Göstling, town center
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Distance: 43,70 km
- Duration: 2:30 h
- Ascent: 456 m elevation gain
- Descent: 465 m elevation gain
- Fitness level required:3/6
- Overall experience:5/6
- Scenery:5/6
- Lowest point452 m
- Highest point804 m
- Round tour
- With refreshment stops
- Accessibility by train and bus
- Suitable for families and children
Water as an (accompanying) element in the midst of magnificent nature. The cool water shaped the mountains, valleys and gorges - as in the Mendlingtal for transporting timber to ironworks.
A short journey into the past and back again. From Göstling, the route initially climbs gently for 7 km to Lassing, the starting/ending point of the Mendlingtal experience. After a short but very steep (16%) ascent, you turn off in the direction of Hollenstein, the following descent leads to the other starting/ending point of the 3.5 km long, wildly romantic gorge along a stream. Here you will find one of the last functioning timber rafting areas in Central Europe.
Past it, a narrow road leads up to the Promau (approx. 4km, max. 8%), where a beautiful rest area with a view of the Gamsstein and Königsberg invites you to linger. The following 10km lead downhill (max. 8%) through the Sandgraben and you approach civilization again and reach Hollenstein an der Ybbs with its famous Flussstrandbad.
The route continues upstream along the Ybbstal cycle path through beautiful countryside along the river and back to Göstling via St. Georgen and Kogelsbach.
- safety instructions Partly narrow and somewhat damaged road conditions between Lassing and Hollenstein.
- Equipment Maintained (touring) bike, helmet, provisions, small change.
- Route description From Göstling, leave the town heading south and follow the Erlauftalstraße to Lassing. Opposite the small village, turn half right towards Lassing and climb the short, steep ascent into the Mendling Valley. It goes equally steeply down on the other side before the road becomes narrower but less steep towards Promau. In several bends, it goes uphill for about 4 km to the Promau height, followed by a 10 km long descent (initially steeper, later only moderately descending) to Hollenstein. Through the village and over the bridge to the other side of the Ybbs, switch to the Ybbstalradweg and follow it back to Göstling.
- Parking Göstling town center on the Ybbs
- Getting there Motorway exit Ybbs - Erlauftal federal road B25 to Göstling or B31 Ybbstal federal road
- Public transport With rental bike: VOR bus line to/from Göstling. Bike rental Sportwerk in Göstling/YbbsWith own bike: Radtramper or bike taxi to/from Waidhofen/Ybbs or Göstling
- Editor’s tip Allow yourself a short break at one of the most beautiful river beach baths in Europe at Hollenstein/Ybbs.
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Tourism IG Ybbstaler Alpen
Göstling 46/2, 3345 Göstling on the Ybbs
www.ybbstaler-alpen.at
info@ybbstaler-alpen.at
+43-5-93049
Letzte Änderung: 16 Mar 2026