Details for: Royal round
Brief description
2 castles, 2 bridges: Around the cycle bridge "VysoMarch" and the "Freedom Cycle Bridge" there is a 25 km circular route in the border region near Marchegg Castle and Hof Castle.
Description
Starting at the station in Marchegg, the cycling round begins northwards to Marchegg Castle. From there heading east with the crossing of the March bridge into Slovakia. There you cycle along the Iron Curtain Trail (EV13) and cross the March at Devinska Nova Ves back into Austria. Then you cycle directly past Hof Castle and then again northwards back to Marchegg station.
Starting point of the tour
Marchegg station
Destination point of the tour
Marchegg station
Route description Royal round
The starting point of the round is Marchegg station. The route first leads to Marchegg Castle. From there it goes over the VysoMarch cycle bridge into Slovakia and along the Iron Curtain Trail (EuroVelo 13) through the March floodplains to the Freedom Cycle Bridge to Devínska Nová Ves. Back in Austria, the route leads to Hof Castle. From there, you follow the Kamp-Thaya-March cycle path, pass the settlement Heimatland, and finally return to the starting point. The route passes through an impressive landscape with views of side arms of the March and extensive – depending on the water level – partly flooded floodplain meadows.
Directions
From Vienna Donaustadt on B8 towards Gänserndorf and then on B49 towards Marchegg.
On the A4 to Fischamend, then continue on B9 at Hainburg over the Danube bridge towards Marchegg.
Parking
There is ample parking around Marchegg station.
By train to Marchegg station.
Author's tip
On this pleasant route, Marchegg Castle and Hof Castle invite you to visit. You can also visit the stork colony in Marchegg.
Along the Schlösserreich cycle paths, artfully designed rest stops invite you to linger, discover, and solve puzzles. They offer exciting insights into history, routes, and excursion tips – and bring a piece of castle culture into the open nature. Two of these rest stops can be found on this route right next to Marchegg Castle (west side) and at the foot of Hof Castle (east side outside the castle grounds on the cycle path to the Bridge of Freedom) – including puzzle fun for young and old!
