Via Verde Mandelstein

When choosing a route, make sure it’s appropriate for your fitness level. Check to see if the restaurants and cafes you plan to visit along the way are open. Pack your cell phone and maps in your backpack. For cross-border tours, please always carry a passport or ID card with you.

We recommend: a helmet, appropriate clothing and footwear, rain and sun protection, a first-aid kit (blister bandages), and plenty of food and drinks (snacks, granola bars, fruit, water).

The route is mostly on asphalt; the remaining sections are also easily rideable on a touring bike.

Moorbad Harbach – Sejby – Veverí – Nové Hrady – Phyrabruck – Heinrichs bei Weitra – Mandelstein – Moorbad Harbach

From Moorbad Harbach, the Via Verde Mandelstein leads via Sejby and Veveří to Nové Hrady. There, the historic old town, as well as the palace and castle, invite you to take a cultural break. The route then continues back into the Waldviertel region via the Phyrabruck border crossing to Heinrichs bei Weitra. A special highlight of the tour is Mandelstein, which rewards visitors with impressive views of the vast landscape before the route leads back to the starting point in Moorbad Harbach.

From St. Pölten on the S33 to Krems, then via the B37 and B38 to Zwettl, continuing on the B119 to Weitra, then on the B41 via Alt Weitra, Dietmanns, and Gmünd to Moorbad Harbach.

From Vienna, take the A22 and S5 to Krems, then the B37 and B38 to Zwettl, continue on the B119 to Weitra, then take the B41 via Alt Weitra, Dietmanns, and Gmünd to Moorbad Harbach.

Coming from the west, head to Linz, then take the A7 to Unterweitersdorf—take the S10 to the Sandl exit—take the B38 to Karlstift—then take the B41 via Alt Weitra, Dietmanns, and Gmünd to Moorbad Harbach.

If you're looking to explore another cross-border bike tour, the Via Verde Nebelstein offers a varied alternative.