Ybbstal Bike Trail
Friday, June 19th 2026
Friday after work we hit the road and drove to the small village of Ybbs an
der Donau. We arrived in the late afternoon and once we found a good parking
space our biking tour started. For our first cycling trip in 2026 we chose the
Ybbstal Bike Trail
in Lower Austria. The Ybbstal Bike Trail is a roughly 100 kilometres long,
mostly asphalted cycling route that follows the river Ybbs from Ybbs an der
Donau southward to Lunz am See. Luckily we only had about 30 kilometres to
cover today, but since Austria was in the middle of a heat wave that was not
as easy as expected.
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| Ybbs an der Donau |
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| Ybbs an der Donau |
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| Ybbs an der Donau |
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The Start of the Bike Trail
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The Start of the Bike Trail
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Along the Bike Trail
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Along the Bike Trail
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Along the Bike Trail
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Along the Bike Trail
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Along the Bike Trail
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Along the Bike Trail
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Along the Bike Trail
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The landscape along our route was rather flat and so we made good progress.
After about two hours we made it to Amstetten, where we first had to find our
hotel. We stayed at
Hotel Exel and once we
checked in, we were so happy to shower and then we headed out for dinner. To
our surprise the hotel restaurant called
Brothers offered some
great vegetarian options and so we decided to eat here. We maded the right
decisiosn, because the food was delicious and the staff was very friendly and
welcoming. Claudia and I shared falafel as a starter and then we both hat the
plant based shawarma. Afterwars we just strolled through the small city, got
ice cream and stopped at a bar for drinks before calling it a day.
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| Hotel Exel |
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| Our Room |
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| Our Room |
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| Our Bathroom |
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Restaurant Brothers
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| Dinner |
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| Amstetten |
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| Amstetten |
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| Ice Cream |
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| Amstetten |
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| Amstetten |
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| Drinks |
