Elevation route 09 - Dunkelsteiner Forest

From Aggsbach village through the Dunkelsteinerwald forest to Mautern

Extremely attractive "Danube cut-off" through the Dunkelsteinerwald, geologically a foothill of the Waldviertel.

Route information Route length : 21.0 km - Height differences : Schenkenbrunn, 525 m; Mautern, 201 m; - Surface : asphalted road - Characteristics : After the longer ascent to Maria Langegg, the route is winding with several shorter ascents and descents, beautiful panoramic sections and small villages. - Route : Aggsbach-Dorf, Gansbach / Maria Langegg junction (km 0.0) - past the Aggsbach Charterhouse junction (inn, km 1.0) - turn left (km 2.8) and ascend through woodland with two hairpin bends (km 4.0) - Approach to Maria Langegg pilgrimage church (km 5.8) - winding road with ascents and descents to Schenkenbrun (525 m, km 11.0) - continue to Oberbergern and Unterbergern (km 17.5) - descent to Mautern (km 21.0).

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Wachau-Nibelungengau-Krems Valley ("Krems Valley" in German)

Food & Drink

Klosterstüberl near the pilgrimage church; Ms. Christine Brandstätter, 3642 Maria Langegg, Tel. +43(0)2753/329 or 6111. www.marialangegg-klosterstueberl.com

At the KLOSTERSTÜBERL—right behind the church—you’ll be treated to traditional Austrian delicacies.

Bike Service

Train: nearest station: Melk, 9 km; Ferry: nearest ferry connection Arnsdorf–Spitz, 11 km; nearest bridge: Danube Bridge near Melk, 10 km;

Bike Rental: · Bernhardt, 3390 Melk, Pionierstraße, Tel. +43(0)664/222 20 70; ·
Hotel zu Post, Melk, Linzerstraße 1, Tel. +43(0)2752/52345; www.post-melk.at
Bike Repair: Hagebau Schuberth, 3390 Melk, Umfahrungsstraße 1, Tel. +43(0)2752/506-0; www.schuberth.at

Visitor Information

Visitor Information: Wachau Info Center Melk, Tel. +43(0)2752/51160, melk@donau.com

Mautern Municipal Office, 3512 Mautern, Rathausplatz 1, Tel. +43(0)2732/83151, www.mautern-donau.at

Interesting Facts

Maria Langegg: Around 1600, following the miraculous healing of his child, Matthäus Häring, the administrator for the Archbishop of Salzburg, donated a chapel and the miraculous image. Ever since the time of the great plague epidemics, the “Austrian Hill of Help and Healing” has been regarded as a religious center and a place of refuge for the sick and afflicted. For 330 years, the Servite Order cared for the pilgrims. They built the monastery and the late Baroque pilgrimage church “Mary, Health of the Sick.” Pilgrimage Museum: Maria Langegg 1, Tel: 02753 / 20741; http://maria-langegg.kirche.at

Organ Concerts: Concert scheduling and information: Werner Auer, Tel.: 0664 / 3741917.

Aggsbach Charterhouse: Founded in 1380, the monastery was dissolved by Emperor Joseph II in 1782 and converted into a castle. The Carthusian Museum chronicles the work of the Carthusians and traces the history of the monastery. Opposite the end of the monastery complex facing the valley, the Way of the Cross to Calvary begins. http://kartause-aggsbach.at/
Carthusian Museum: Open from March 21 (Feast of St. Benedict) through November 15 (Feast of St. Leopold). Admission is free; guided tours by appointment (for groups of 6 or more); Tel. 02753/83010 or by email (christine.nussbaumer@kartause.net).

Mautern Roman Museum: Located next to Austria’s best-preserved fort ruins in the castle’s Baroque granary. Among the most important exhibits are the love charm, the military diploma, a glazed figurine vase, and animal masks. The museum also features a Roman room with reconstructed wall paintings and a kitchen with tableware spanning five centuries. · Hours: July 3–October 31, 2020, Fri: 12:00 PM–4:00 PM, Sat–Sun: 10:00 AM–4:00 PM

Outside of opening hours, the museum is accessible only by prior appointment.

Location / Contact: directly on the Danube Cycle Path, Schlossgasse 12, 3512 Mautern +43(0)2732/83151, stadtgemeinde@mautern-donau.gv.at, www.mautern-donau.at;

Favianis Mautern Cultural Trail: A walking tour through the Roman past in Mautern’s old town.

Letzte Änderung: 7 Aug 2026