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The Iron Curtain – Weitra Castle loop from Großschönau

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The Iron Curtain – Weitra Castle loop from Großschönau

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The Iron Curtain – Weitra Castle loop from Großschönau

02:27

37.9km

370m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 17.2 km for 193 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.14 km

Rustic Wooden Cabin by the Pond

Highlight • Mountain Hut

16.6 km

Gmünd–České Velenice Border Crossing

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Nice little crossing for cyclists.

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16.8 km

The Iron Curtain

Highlight • Historical Site

Depressing... but part of the story!

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27.8 km

View of Weitra Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

The view is a dream

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29.2 km

St. Peter and Paul Parish Church

Highlight • Religious Site

Church with a Romanesque core (after 1200), Gothic (15th century) and Baroque (1760) extensions

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30.3 km

Between 1201 and 1208, Hadmar II of Kuenring had the castle town of Weitra built. The castle stood in the south, at the highest point of the sloping granite plateau. Since its foundation, Weitra had the central military, administrative, judicial and ecclesiastical function in the so-called "Districtus Witrensis", and the castle town was also a central market town and place of refuge in times of war. [schloss-weitra.at/]

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37.9 km

Großschönau Church

Highlight • Religious Site

Market town in the upper Waldviertel, beautiful hiking trails.

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37.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.0 km

6.35 km

4.94 km

2.22 km

441 m

Surfaces

31.7 km

2.85 km

2.23 km

949 m

224 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 10 July

26°C

9°C

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The Iron Curtain – Weitra Castle loop from Großschönau

Wolf Statue

Rustic Wooden Cabin by the Pond

Gmünd–České Velenice Border Crossing

The Iron Curtain

View of Weitra Castle

St. Peter and Paul Parish Church

Weitra Castle

Großschönau Church

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