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View of Melk Abbey – Melk Abbey loop from Melk

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View of Melk Abbey – Melk Abbey loop from Melk

Easy

4.5

(17)

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View of Melk Abbey – Melk Abbey loop from Melk

01:05

4.08km

40m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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555 m

Melk parish church

Highlight • Religious Site

The main square in Melk is a central meeting point and a historic jewel of the town. Here you will find late medieval commercial buildings, including the houses at Hauptstrasse …

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762 m

View of Melk Abbey from Sankt Leopold Bridge

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The view of Melk Abbey is an impressive experience that highlights both the historical and architectural significance of this baroque jewel. Melk Abbey, a Benedictine monastery, towers majestically above the Danube and is a landmark of the Wachau region.

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951 m

View of Melk Abbey

Highlight • Religious Site

We did the tour with an audioguide, it is really nice and you have to see it one time ;)

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2.44 km

Melk Abbey Library

Highlight • Historical Site

After the church, the library ranks second in importance among the rooms of a Benedictine monastery.
The artistically valuable furnishings testify to the monks' appreciation for their library. Paul Troger's …

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2.74 km

Melk Town Square

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Small but nice, very centrally located hotel with only 14 rooms.

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3.26 km

Melk Abbey

Highlight • Religious Site

A nesonderes highlight, also a visit should make you.

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3.63 km

Town Fountain

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Town fountain - Kolomani fountain (year 1687), Melk
In 1722, Abbot Berthold Dietmayr donated the Kolomani fountain, which was created in 1687 for the prelate's courtyard of the monastery, to …

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4.08 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.50 km

1.32 km

932 m

304 m

Surfaces

1.89 km

1.58 km

402 m

184 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 19 August

29°C

19°C

55 %

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View of Melk Abbey – Melk Abbey loop from Melk

Melk parish church

View of Melk Abbey from Sankt Leopold Bridge

View of Melk Abbey

Melk Abbey Library

Melk Town Square

Melk Abbey

Town Fountain

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