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  • Raxendorf and parish church of St. Gotthard
    Raxendorf and parish church of St. Gotthard
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    Distance 6.2 km
    1:50 h
    191 m
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    704 m
    519 m

    From the municipal office, you walk through the village to the farm road Gstettenäcker. You walk about one kilometer on open field. Then on a forest path you cross a forest slope lightly uphill and come to a farm road. You walk on the right-hand side and are immediately at Kreuzriedel (solstice place). From the south side of the small hill (a resting place invites you to linger) you enjoy the view over the wide valley on the north side of the Jauerling or northwest over the ridge around Braunegg. Northeast of the Riedel, you continue along the forest road to the Bildföhre. Here you turn right and after a few hundred meters right again and soon reach the meadows of the Leesterin, which are surrounded by forest. Now slightly downhill and then briefly through the forest again, until you reach the high reservoir of the village Raxendorf (where you can again enjoy a nice view over the valley). Then you go down into the village and arrive at the starting point.

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    704 m
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    519 m
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    Last update: 03.10.2025

    Original article on waldviertel.at.

    Public transport

    Raxendorf is rather difficult to reach by bus.

    Take bus 715 from Melk station to "Spitz/Donau Hinterhaus" and from there bus 718 to "Raxendorf Gemeindeamt". Timetable 715 - Timetable 718

    From Krems, the same, except that bus 715 goes in the other direction (to "Melk station") 

    Alternatively, from March (2023) the Wachau train runs on weekends. From May 30 to November 2 it runs daily. More info on the Wachau train.

    Directions

    West motorway exit Melk or Pöchlarn

    Variant Melk: Danube bridge towards Waldviertel; Emmersdorf; Weitenegg; towards Weiten; Weiten; Am Schuß (turn right); Heiligenblut; Feistritz; Raxendorf (Melk-Raxendorf 25 km)

    Variant Pöchlarn: Danube bridge towards Wachau; Weitenegg; towards Weiten; Weiten; Am Schuß (turn right); Heiligenblut; Feistritz; Raxendorf (Pöchlarn-Raxendorf 25 km)

    Coordinates

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    48.341433, 15.274942
    DMS
    48°20'29.2"N 15°16'29.8"E
    UTM
    33U 520373 5354286
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    Distance
    6.2 km
    Duration
    1:50 h
    Ascent
    191 m
    Descent
    191 m
    Highest point
    704 m
    Lowest point
    519 m
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