Abbey church – Göttweig Abbey loop from Stein-Mautern

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Abbey church – Göttweig Abbey loop from Stein-Mautern

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Abbey church – Göttweig Abbey loop from Stein-Mautern

05:30

18.6km

460m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 10, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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780 m

Roman Hall and Castle Wall

Highlight • Historical Site

The Danube Limes once ran here, as the street name suggests. While a border wall was built here during Roman times, today the Roman Hall is a venue for events and gatherings.

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2.90 km

Roman Road Mauternbach (Römerstraße) with Well-Preserved Cart Tracks

Highlight • Historical Site

Historically very interesting is the Roman road of Mauternbach, even though it is difficult to commit due to their grooves and bumps, just because it was also covered with leaves …

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7.86 km

Linden tree at Baumgarten

Highlight • Natural Monument

A nice shady rest area, which is located on the World Heritage Trail. You have a beautiful view of Krems.

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11.8 km

Abbey church

Highlight • Religious Site

Collegiate Church / Monastery Church of Göttweig Abbey
The core of the nave of the collegiate church is Romanesque (from the time the monastery was built; a porch from the …

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12.1 km

Göttweig Abbey

Highlight • Religious Site

The impressive Benedictine monastery was built in 1083 for a canonical community and handed over to the Benedictines eleven years later. By the middle of the 18th century, the magnificent …

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14.3 km

Zellergraben

Highlight • Gorge

The Zellergraben is considered to be the most beautiful ravine in the municipality of Furth. The roughly one kilometer long ditch is a loess gorge with walls up to twelve …

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14.7 km

Cave Entrance

15.0 km

View of Göttweig Abbey

Highlight • Viewpoint

Rest area surrounded by vineyards with a beautiful view of Göttweig Abbey.

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17.5 km

Janaburg

Castle

18.1 km

Mautern Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The 374-meter-long steel truss bridge takes you from the Krems district of Stein across the Danube to Mautern. According to records, the crossing over the Danube was in use as …

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18.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.61 km

3.91 km

3.15 km

1.95 km

1.44 km

607 m

Surfaces

10.1 km

4.63 km

3.10 km

607 m

208 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Tuesday 20 October

21°C

6°C

65 %

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

April 21, 2025,Welterbesteig Wachau Nummer 13: Unterbergern-Mautern (Stift Göttweig)

The hike starts in Unterbergern. There are repeated views down into the Wachau and Göttweig Abbey. On the way down past the abbey, the Zellergraben (a loess gorge) is probably the highlight. A visit to a wine tavern (Heurigen) concludes the beautiful day. (There is an "outlier" in the tour, as we briefly took a wrong turn due to construction.)

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May 8, 2026,Welterbesteig Etappe 13 Unterbergern - Stift Göttweig - Mauern an der Donau - siehe Kommentar

The last "big" day tour of the World Heritage Trail is a surprising highlight for me!
I didn't expect the path to lead me to Göttweig Abbey.

First, however, after a first refreshment in the nice shop, you have to find the right way. As always in towns, it's not entirely easy (unfortunately Komoot isn't helpful either).

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November 4, 2023,Am Welterbersteig von Oberbergern über die Ferdinandwarte nach Mautern

Today we're walking along the World Heritage Trail again. We visit the Ferdinandwarte and the Göttweig Abbey. The tour is very varied. Everything in the vineyards is golden at the moment. I still have two stages missing from the World Heritage Trail and I can recommend it to everyone. The Wachau is simply unique,...

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November 3, 2024,Welterbesteig Wachau: Unterbergern-Mautern-Krems (Etappe 13 und14)

I didn't expect much from the last two stages, as the previous sections had already spoiled me with an incredible number of highlights. But I was far from it!

The World Heritage Trail lives up to its name at the end and offers a "best of". It goes through beautiful vineyards, cellar lanes, and the ascent to Göttweig Abbey is …

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May 31, 2025,Welterbesteig Wachau - Etappe 8

Our last stop was a panoramic hike in glorious weather. I also liked Göttweig Abbey better than Melk Abbey, as it was less crowded and not quite as pompous. Overall, it was a perfect conclusion to our wonderful hike.

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May 31, 2025,Welterbesteig Wachau - Tag 8 - Hundsheim - Krems

Our World Heritage Trail hike couldn't have ended better 🤗. In sunny 25 degrees Celsius, we walked from Hundsheim via Göttweig Abbey back to Krems. The climb to the abbey was once again tough, but it was worth it 👍. The view of Krems and the vineyards from the right bank of the Danube in this beautiful weather will stay …

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