Flag Wall – Fahnenwand loop from Dürnstein

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Flag Wall – Fahnenwand loop from Dürnstein

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Flag Wall – Fahnenwand loop from Dürnstein

03:59

11.6km

480m

Mountaineering

Moderate mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 1, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Steinige Ries

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.04 km

View from Seekopf

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Perfect overview of the Waldviertel and the Krems area

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5.06 km

Seekopf Observation Tower (671 m)

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Beautiful and modern watchtower with a great view!

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5.19 km

Seekopf Observation Tower and Viewpoint

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As in many places in the Dunkelsteinerwald, here too you have the feeling of walking in a fairytale forest. The highlight is the lookout tower at Seekopf.

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6.46 km

Rock Formations of Steinige Ries

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A mighty towering and one of the most impressive stones in the "Steinige Ries".

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6.83 km

Viewpoint

7.54 km

Flag Wall

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Unique rock formations surround you on this hike.

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8.04 km

Fahnenwand

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Nice to climb up no fuses but easy to climb up great view

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9.62 km

Geschieberückhaltebecken Rührsdorfer Graben

Lake

10.1 km

View of Rührsdorf and the Danube Valley from Pfarrerberg

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A viewpoint overlooking Rührsdorf and the Danube Valley!

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11.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.16 km

3.09 km

1.16 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.0 km

896 m

399 m

242 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 7 November

6°C

-3°C

0 %

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It’s going to be cold. Wrap up warm and watch out for ice.

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Comments

September 10, 2022,St.Lorenz-Steinige Ries-Seekopf-Smaragdeisdechse

Beautiful round in the Wachau. The beginning wasn't that funny because we took a wrong turn or missed the right path. Then it was just slippery, narrow and terribly steep and we sometimes had to do the way back on all fours. The beginning is generally steep and narrow, so be careful when it is wet.
But the rest of …

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