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Small Ybbstal Cycle Path
Cycling tour Starting from Waidhofen an der Ybbs (Ybbstal Cycle Path)
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Distance: 22,69 km
- Duration: :hour h
- Ascent: 282 m elevation gain
- Descent: 219 m elevation gain
In the heart of the Iron Road
- Starting point of the tour
- Waidhofen an der Ybbs (Ybbstal Cycle Path)
- Tour destination
- Gresten (Small Erlauftal Cycle Path)
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Distance: 22,69 km
- Duration: :hour h
- Ascent: 282 m elevation gain
- Descent: 219 m elevation gain
- Fitness level required:3/6
- Overall experience:4/6
- Scenery:4/6
- Lowest point369 m
- Highest point650 m
- Accessibility by train and bus
Description
The scenic tour from Waidhofen an der Ybbs via Ybbsitz to Gresten on the Little Erlauf Valley Cycle Path is suitable for leisure cyclists and e-bikers.
For around 800 years, blacksmiths have set the tone in Ybbsitz. The town is one of the centers of blacksmithing in Europe. The Little Ybbs Valley Cycle Path takes cyclists to this vibrant heart of the Iron Road. It branches off from the "Great Ybbs Valley Cycle Path" in Gstadt near Waidhofen an der Ybbs and winds its way along a six-kilometre route to Ybbsitz. Here you can experience the past, present and future of iron processing in the FeRRUM or on the Blacksmith's Mile.
The section to Ybbsitz is particularly suitable for families. If you wish, you can cycle on from Ybbsitz to Gresten and thus into the Kleine Erlauftal, although the hills in between require much more athletic ambition.
- Route description In Gstadt, south of Waidhofen, the Small Ybbstal Cycle Path branches eastwards towards Ybbsitz and leads to Gresten in the Small Erlauftal (junction with Small Erlauftal Cycle Path).
- Parking Free parking options in Waidhofen/Ybbs:Free parking lot for cycle path users at Waidhofen main train station (for buses and cars), distance to the Ybbstal Cycle Path about 2km (access via Südtiroler Platz 1)Park&Drive Gstadt (free, access via Opponitzer Straße 2, 3340 Waidhofen)Park&Drive Ybbstal Cycle Path (free, access via Maisberg 60, 3341 Ybbsitz
- Getting there A1 West Motorway:•from Linz: exit Oed near Amstetten - L84 - B122 - B121 to Waidhofen/Ybbs•from Vienna: exit Amstetten-West - then continue on B121 to Waidhofen/Ybbs
- Public transport By train from Amstetten to Waidhofen an der Ybbs and then by bike along the Ybbstal Cycle Path to the junction of the Small Ybbstal Cycle Path in Gstadt (south of Waidhofen)
- Editor’s tip The Small Ybbstal Cycle Path connects the Ybbstal Cycle Path with the Small Erlauftal Cycle Path – the ideal option for different cycling routes!
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Current weather on site
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Tomorrow, 04.03.2026
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