View of Persenbeug Castle – Persenbeug Castle loop from Katastralgemeinde Weins

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View of Persenbeug Castle – Persenbeug Castle loop from Katastralgemeinde Weins

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View of Persenbeug Castle – Persenbeug Castle loop from Katastralgemeinde Weins

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43.3km

320m

Cycling

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

Last updated: August 29, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 13.9 km for 618 m

Open: • May: 9:00 AM-6:00 PM • June-August, Monday-Sunday: 8:00 AM-6:00 PM • September: 9:00 AM-6:00 PM (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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6.62 km

View of the Danube

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18.3 km

Teufelsbettstein

Highlight • Natural Monument

Curious rock formation on the Danube Cycle Path

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23.3 km

Danube Cycle Path

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33.4 km

View of Persenbeug Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

After the Ybbs-Persenbeug power plant, you have a good view of Persenbeug Castle from this side of the Danube.

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33.5 km

Persenbeug Castle

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The first historical mention of the castle can be found in the year 907. The Bavarian Sieghart, Count of Sempt and Ebersberg, took possession of "Bösenberg" and fortified it.

Anno 1045, the Sempt-Ebersberger family died out with the death of Adalberos II on March 27, 1045. On May 27, the widow organized a solemn inheritance settlement at the castle, at which King Heinrich III. was present. Then the floor of the knight's hall collapsed due to overload, so that the whole company fell; the king escaped with minor injuries; Bishop Bruno of Würzburg and Abbot Altmann of Ebersberg lost their lives; Richlind, the widow of Adalbero II, the last Ebersberger, is also said to have died.

Over the centuries, the castle changed hands many times. It was owned by the Habsburgs until 1593. It was then sold to the Hoyo family, who expanded the castle into its current form. On December 3, 1800, Emperor Franz I of Austria bought the castle and the Persenbiege estate as free private property. At approximately the same time, the Gutenbrunn estate also became the property of Franz I, which was also incorporated into his private fund. Furthermore, Rorregg[1] Castle in Yspertal is still part of the Persenbieger estate today.

Through several inheritances, the dominions of Persenbeug and Gutenbrunn came into the possession of Emperor Franz Joseph I, who passed them on to his daughter Marie Valerie in 1916. On August 17, 1887, the last Emperor of Austria, Charles I, was born at Persenbieg Castle. Marie Valerie married Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria-Tuscany (1866–1939) in 1890. Her children, including Hubert Salvator Habsburg-Lorraine, followed as owners of Persenbeug Castle and Rorregg Castle, as well as Wallsee Castle and the Imperial Villa in Bad Ischl. Today the castle is owned by their descendants from the Habsburg-Lothringen and Waldburg-Zeil families (Wikipedia).

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33.9 km

Ybbs an der Donau Town Center

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Ybbs is a nice little place

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34.3 km

Former Cavalry Barracks (Ehemalige Reiterkaserne) Ybbs an der Donau

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It was built between 1720 and 1723 as a cavalry barracks, planned by Jakob Prandtauer, who was also responsible for construction supervision. Prandtauer developed the type of cavalry barracks together with Christian Alexander Oedtl. The two master builders designed barracks complexes with multiple courtyards in three towns (Krems, Stockerau and Ybbs), each of which had space for around 270 soldiers and 340 horses. From 1780 onwards, the building was used as a poorhouse and in the 19th century it was adapted to care for the mentally ill. From 1858 to 1861, the building was expanded to include a kitchen wing and a church.

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34.8 km

Ybbs Old Town

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Ybbs offers good accommodation and places to stop for refreshments. The farmer's market takes place every Friday on the main square.

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43.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.7 km

12.2 km

9.30 km

3.49 km

2.29 km

755 m

624 m

Surfaces

32.3 km

9.40 km

641 m

624 m

380 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

July 9, 2024,Rad Grein - Ybbs und retour

In the late afternoon we drive to Ybbs for an ice cream. We choose the Lower Austrian side because it is very shady. The wind really got to us on the way down.

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