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Cellar lane bicycle tour
Cycling tour Starting from
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Distance: 51,51 km
- Duration: 3:30 h
- Ascent: 435 m elevation gain
- Descent: 430 m elevation gain
Start / Finish: Retz
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Distance: 51,51 km
- Duration: 3:30 h
- Ascent: 435 m elevation gain
- Descent: 430 m elevation gain
- Fitness level required:4/6
- Overall experience:5/6
- Scenery:6/6
- Lowest point201 m
- Highest point321 m
- Round tour
- Nice views
- With refreshment stops
- Accessibility by train and bus
Description
Wine cellar lanes are the trademark of the Weinviertel. In the past they were used to produce and store wine, but today they are a cultural and historical feature of the region. So it's no wonder that there is a cycle tour dedicated to the Weinviertel wine cellar lanes: the Weinviertel wine cellar lane cycle tour. Starting from the wine town of Retz, the circular route runs for around 50 km through the picturesque Retzer Land and the Pulkau Valley.
- Route description Starting in the wine town of Retz, the circular route takes in around 50km of the picturesque surrounding area and the Pulkautal valley. The first port of call after Retz is Pillersdorf, by which point it has certainly become clear why the tour is called the Weinviertel Cellar Lane Tour! Around 40 press houses make up Pillersdorf’s two-lane Öhlbergkellergasse. The cycle tour continues to Zellerndorf via Schrattenthal and Dietmannsdorf, where the next cellar lane highlight awaits – the Maulavern Kellergasse will whisk you away into a world of press houses, time-honoured winegrowing tradition and the essence of life in the Weinviertel. Almost 90 cellars line this approximately 150-year-old cellar lane. Next, it is time to head for the Pulkautal valley: passing Pernersdorf you will next cycle on to Haugsdorf. The cellar lane in Haugsdorf is set in a particularly attractive spot, and definitely worth a quick stop. Back in the saddle, it is time to head for Retzbach. The Kultplatz beim Heiligen Stein site at Mitterretzbach offers fantastic views before you make your way back to Retz.