Napoleon Rundweg – Nationalpark Donau-Auen

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Napoleon Rundweg – Nationalpark Donau-Auen

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Napoleon Rundweg – Nationalpark Donau-Auen

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11.9km

20m

Hiking

The Napoleon circular route takes you to the area of the Danube backwaters in the Vienna National Park part. You hike for a good twelve kilometers through extensive forests and repeatedly pass memorial stones that were erected to commemorate the Battle of Aspern in 1809.

It starts at the Groß-Enzersdorfer Uferhaus - but you can also start the tour at the Kasernbrückerl or at the Panozzalacke. From there you hike north across former islands where fortifications can still be seen, past the powder magazine and the French cemetery, both hidden in the dense riparian forest.

On the southern edge of the Lobau we have planned a short detour for you to the restaurant “Zum Knusperhäuschen” so that you can take a relaxing break in the middle of nature. Then you complete the return journey. You pass two more Napoleon stones at the tank farm and near the Panozzalacke and reach the Uferhaus again.

by Nationalpark Donau-Auen

Last updated: August 14, 2024

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Waypoints

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2.16 km

French Gunpowder Magazine Memorial

Highlight • Monument

There are a total of six "Napoleon Stones" in the Lobau. These stones are approximately two meter high obelisks made of gray stone on a cubic base with an inscription and, more recently, metal explanatory plaques. Here it says: "Napoleon's headquarters and Napoleon's redoubt (connected by Napoleonstrasse), powder magazine of the French, cemetery of the French and crossing of the French."

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3.76 km

Vorwerkstraße Rest Area, Lobau

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Cozy resting place with many shady seats, information panels and a water hole.

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4.67 km

Napoleonstein on Napoleon Street

Highlight • Monument

But this one monument has something special: it not only refers to Naopleon, but also to Joseph Kyselak, who immortalized himself here by name.

Although Kyselak was only a minor court chamber official, he died in 1831 as a celebrity - because he left his name in large letters in every conceivable place in the monarchy during his wanderings. In a sense, Kyselak was the first graffiti artist.

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6.85 km

Zum Knusperhäuschen Snack Bar

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Small self-service hut. Good access to the water behind the hut

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7.96 km

Tree Stump on Forest Path

Highlight • Natural

10.5 km

Riparian forest

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The path leads along extensive meadows and through dense forest areas.

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11.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.7 km

239 m

Surfaces

7.77 km

3.11 km

778 m

196 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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February 2, 2024

The Napoleon circular route takes you to the area of the Danube backwaters in the Vienna National Park part. You hike for a good twelve kilometers through extensive forests and repeatedly pass memorial stones that were erected to commemorate the Battle of Aspern in 1809.
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It starts at the Groß-Enzersdorfer

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