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Old Aulehrpfad/Old Riverbank Path - Donau-Auen National Park

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Old Aulehrpfad/Old Riverbank Path - Donau-Auen National Park

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Old Aulehrpfad/Old Riverbank Path - Donau-Auen National Park

01:12

4.72km

10m

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The Old Riverbank Trail cuts through all the habitats of the floodplain. Starting at Orth Castle on the Danube, you first hike through the dry hardwood floodplain, where you'll encounter maple, ash, and walnut trees. From a bridge, you'll get beautiful views of an oxbow lake.

The trail continues along…

by Nationalpark Donau-Auen

Last updated: June 13, 2024

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71 m

Orth Castle on the Danube, National Park Center

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The visitor center of the Donau-Auen National Park is located in Orth Castle. A guided tour with interesting facts about the national park lasts around an hour. This is supported …

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238 m

200-Year-Old Plane Tree

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200 year old plane tree, 33 m. tree height

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1.62 km

Idyllic Danube Floodplain Forest

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2.47 km

About the Fadenbach

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The Fadenbach is a former branch of the Danube. Building materials for the castle were once transported here by ship. Today it is just a narrow stretch of water.

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4.22 km

Shelf Fungi in Donau-Auen National Park

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Large rustic, old trees, overgrown with tree sponges

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4.25 km

By the side arm

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In this section of the path you follow the course of the side water. Watch out for beaver tracks on the bank!

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4.58 km

Ship Mill and Tschaika Boat Rides Orth an der Donau

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Between 1998 and 2001, Martin Zöberl painstakingly built the Orth/Donau ship mill on the opposite side of the river with the help of carpenters.

Today the floating mill offers an …

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4.62 km

Ferry Bell in Nationalpark Donau-Auen

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ring once :)

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4.72 km

Humer's Uferhaus

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There is delicious, fresh fish here. The guest garden invites you to linger, there is a large parking lot and after your meal or coffee and cake you can take a short walk to the water.

Further information: uferhaus.at

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.86 km

1.25 km

938 m

554 m

119 m

Surfaces

2.03 km

1.13 km

470 m

465 m

375 m

243 m

Elevation

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Thursday 28 May

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February 2, 2024

The Old Riverbank Trail cuts through all the habitats of the floodplain. Starting at Orth Castle on the Danube, you first hike through the dry hardwood floodplain, where you'll encounter maple, ash, and walnut trees. From a bridge, you'll get beautiful views of an oxbow lake.
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Old Aulehrpfad/Old Riverbank Path - Donau-Auen National Park

Orth Castle on the Danube, National Park Center

200-Year-Old Plane Tree

Idyllic Danube Floodplain Forest

About the Fadenbach

Shelf Fungi in Donau-Auen National Park

By the side arm

Ship Mill and Tschaika Boat Rides Orth an der Donau

Ferry Bell in Nationalpark Donau-Auen

Humer's Uferhaus

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