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Cycling tour Starting from Marchegg station
2 castles, 2 bridges: A 25 km circular route stretches around the "VysoMarch" cycle bridge and the "Cycle Bridge of Freedom" in the border region near Marchegg Castle and Schloss Hof.
2 castles, 2 bridges: A 25 km circular route stretches around the "VysoMarch" cycle bridge and the "Cycle Bridge of Freedom" in the border region near Marchegg Castle and Schloss Hof.
Starting at the train station in Marchegg, the bike loop heads north toward Marchegg Castle. From there, head east, crossing the March Bridge into Slovakia. There, follow the Iron Curtain Trail (EV13) and cross the March River again at Devinska Nova Ves to return to Austria. Then ride right past Schloss Hof and continue northward back to the Marchegg train station.
The route leads on well-developed cycle paths and agricultural roads.
The starting point of the round is Marchegg station. The route first leads to Marchegg Castle. From there it goes over the VysoMarch cycle bridge into Slovakia and along the Iron Curtain Trail (EuroVelo 13) through the March floodplains to the Freedom Cycle Bridge to Devínska Nová Ves. Back in Austria, the route leads to Hof Castle. From there, you follow the Kamp-Thaya-March cycle path, pass the settlement Heimatland, and finally return to the starting point. The route passes through an impressive landscape with views of side arms of the March and extensive – depending on the water level – partly flooded floodplain meadows.
There is ample parking around Marchegg station.
From Vienna Donaustadt on B8 towards Gänserndorf and then on B49 towards Marchegg.
On the A4 to Fischamend, then continue on B9 at Hainburg over the Danube bridge towards Marchegg.
By train to Marchegg station.
On this pleasant route, Marchegg Castle and Hof Castle invite you to visit. You can also visit the stork colony in Marchegg.
Along the Schlösserreich cycle paths, artfully designed rest stops invite you to linger, discover, and solve puzzles. They offer exciting insights into history, routes, and excursion tips – and bring a piece of castle culture into the open nature. Two of these rest stops can be found on this route right next to Marchegg Castle (west side) and at the foot of Hof Castle (east side outside the castle grounds on the cycle path to the Bridge of Freedom) – including puzzle fun for young and old!
In the Weinviertel region, there are over 100 cycle partner businesses that cater especially to the needs of cyclists. A list of all businesses can be found on our Cycle Partner page. Using the filter function, you can conveniently display the businesses of the desired cycling route. Further filtering allows you to search for suitable accommodation or a suitable gastronomy business.
www.schloesserreich.at/radfahren/
Letzte Änderung: 15 Jul 2026