Jauerling-Wachau
Great pleasure at the roof of the Danube
960 m rises the Jauerling - actually the highest mountain at the Danube. It connects the regions UNESCO world heritage Wachau and the Waldviertel. The free-fluent Danube, impressive valleys, stone terraces, wine-growing and fruit-growing, meadows and oak woods as well as the cattle economy form the Nature Park. Picturesque castles improve the scenery.
Facilities and offers:
- Nature Park house on the Jauerling (Thus. – Tues. 9 am – 7 pm)
- Wide trails "Around the Jauerling" and "world heritage steep track Wachau" (www.welterbesteig.at)
- 350 km marked footpaths between 1 and 3 hours (free hiking-maps)
- Nature Park health-food shop (BIOthek) Spitz, farmers' market Maria Laach
- E-bikes and free bikes for lend (www.leihradl.at)
- Our museums: Valley of the solar watches in Weiten, Navigation museum Spitz, Bakery museum Mühldorf, Venusium in Willendorf, Kramurigwölb in Emmersdorf
- Pilgrimage churches Maria Laach and Heiligenblut
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Green lizard (Picture: M. Haslinger)
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