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Kamp-Thaya-March cycle route
Cycling tour Starting from Krems on the Danube
- Difficulty: Difficult
- Distance: 425,69 km
- Duration: 35:00 h
- Ascent: 2776 m elevation gain
- Descent: 2864 m elevation gain
Take a detour from the Danube and embark on a discovery journey in Lower Austria along the Kamp-Thaya-March cycle route – one of Austria's most beautiful cycle routes.
- Starting point of the tour
- Krems on the Danube
- Tour destination
- Stopfenreuth
- Difficulty: Difficult
- Distance: 425,69 km
- Duration: 35:00 h
- Ascent: 2776 m elevation gain
- Descent: 2864 m elevation gain
- Fitness level required:6/6
- Overall experience:6/6
- Scenery:6/6
- Lowest point140 m
- Highest point623 m
- Stage tour
- Nice views
- With refreshment stops
Description
The attractive cycle route in northeastern Austria follows a total of three rivers and passes through the Waldviertel and Weinviertel – two romantic regions on the border with the Czech Republic. Scenic diversity, clever signposting, friendly and helpful people, as well as a high recreational value – the German specialist magazine “aktiv Radfahren” has more than just praise for the Kamp-Thaya-March cycle path (KTM). With four stars and the seal of quality “Highly recommended”, the editorial team rated the over 400 km long route, which leads from Krems on the Danube through the Waldviertel and Weinviertel into the wide floodplain landscape of the March through a largely undiscovered cycling region beyond main roads and mass tourism. The stages with lengths between 30 and 55 kilometers can be varied as desired, with the challenging stretches mainly limited to the Waldviertel. Wild nature, lonely villages, medieval castles and cultivated wine make the route an unforgettable experience.
Between Gars am Kamp and Rosenburg there are closures due to danger spots - follow the local detour!
- safety instructions Make sure when choosing the route that it suits your fitness level. Check whether the gastronomy businesses you want to visit on the way are open. Pack your mobile phone and maps in your backpack.Between Gars am Kamp and Rosenburg there are closures due to danger spots - follow the local detour!
- Equipment The route is suitable for trekking bikes. We recommend: helmet, appropriate clothing and footwear, rain and sun protection, first aid kit (blister plasters), sufficient provisions (snacks, muesli bars, fruit, water).
- Route description At the start of the route you can enjoy beautiful cycling along the Kamp, then steep sections await you in the Waldviertel. Through the Weinviertel it mostly goes downhill, and in the end you cross the gently rolling landscape to the Danube. The route mostly runs on traffic-free farm roads and secondary roads. The stretch in the Waldviertel is mostly paved, in the Weinviertel you will also encounter gravel farm roads. The Kamp-Thaya-March cycle path is consistently well signposted. Along the route you also come across cycle signs marking smaller regional circular routes (e.g. Pond-Tarn Route) and routes named after grape varieties (e.g. Welschriesling). Information about the smaller routes can be found in the cycling maps Weinviertel East and Weinviertel West.Thanks to the perfect KTM route guide, orientation on the route is easy; the infrastructure for two-wheel fans includes bike-friendly restaurateurs and accommodation providers as well as service stations and the connection of the KTM route to the transport network.The route should be planned as a week-long tour or longer (e.g. for culinary discovery tours or tours by nostalgic train and bike to the Thaya Valley, Austria’s smallest national park). Highlights along this route include: the wine & grape world Poysdorf, Loisium in Langenlois, the Renaissance castle Rosenburg, the monasteries in Altenburg, Zwettl and Geras, the Retz adventure cellar, ringing station Hohenau, Jedenspeigen castle or the Laa thermal spa.Suggested stages:The 420 km long cycle route can also be divided into smaller stages. This makes cycling easier.Stage 1: Krems – Rosenburg 41.5kmStage 2: Rosenburg – Friedersbach 43kmStage 3: Friedersbach – Waidhofen/Thaya 53.3km Stage 4: Waidhofen/Thaya – Drosendorf/Thaya 57kmStage 5: Drosendorf – Retz 43kmStage 6: Retz – Laa 48.3km Stage 7: Laa – Herrnbaumgarten 40kmStage 8: Herrnbaumgarten – Angern 59kmStage 9: Angern – Hainburg 40.2km
- Public transport ÖBB northern connection from Hohenau/ March to Angern/ March
- Editor’s tip The infrastructure includes bike-friendly restaurateurs and accommodation providers as well as service stations and the connection of the KTM route to the transport network.
Waldviertel Tourism
3910 Zwettl, Sparkassenplatz 1/2/2
(T) +43 2822 541090
(E) info@waldviertel.at
(I) www.waldviertel.at
Weinviertel Tourism
2170 Poysdorf, Wiener Straße 1
(T) +43 2552 3515
(E) info@weinviertel.at
(I) www.weinviertel.at
Letzte Änderung: 16 Mar 2026