Car-free tips for your holiday at the Schatz.Kammer

The Bad Kreuzen Kneipp trail starts at the municipal office and leads along the beautiful natural surroundings of the Kempbach stream and is a real treat for body and soul. For those who like to be sporty, there are eight new motor skills stations that invite you to burn off energy with many different exercises.

Length: approx. 4.2 km
Elevation gain: 158
Duration: approx. 1.5 hours

Relaxation for body, mind and soul! Discover Austria's largest Kneipp garden on 19,000 square metres in Bad Kreuzen. A sound garden with a watercourse, a graduation house with brine-rich air for breathing training, a green claustrum, a water treading area with a watering station, a barefoot circular path and a water playground provide the necessary relaxation. The large herb garden with numerous herbs, aromatic and medicinal plants also contributes to holistic relaxation.

Length: 2 km (one way)

The e-bike first takes you 12 kilometres along the R1.14 Moonstone circuit from the Schatz.Kammer to the Aumühle. After a rest and possible refreshment stop at the Aumühle, you can leave the bike here and start the hike into the Stillensteinklamm gorge. The wild and romantic Stillensteinklamm gorge is one of the most scenic hiking trails in the Danube region.

The Moonstone Tour actually starts in Grein an der Donau. However, as it is a circular route, the Schatz.Kammer is also a suitable starting point. The slogan then just needs to be turned round to "From the Moonstone to the Danube circuit". E-bikers can expect a fantastic summit bike tour to the mystical Mondstein (600 m) and then down into the Strudengau Gorge to Grein - once one of the most dangerous sections of the Danube. Magnificent distant views, short climbs, relaxing terraces ... - pure enjoyment! Cultural highlights: The Kneipp spa town of Bad Kreuzen and the Danube town of Grein.

Length: 27 km
Duration: 2.10 h
Elevation metres: 558

This tip first takes you 12 km (approx. 1 hour) on the R1.14 Moonstone circuit to Aumühle before joining the R1.15 Three Saddles circuit and immersing yourself in the fascination of the lonely sea of forest hills north of the Strudengau Gorge: eternal mountain forests, cultivated farmland like oases, high hills, deep ditches, magnificent views ... Three saddles to cross boost your ego. In the centre, the historic market town of Waldhausen invites you to take a break. A mountainous cycle tour for connoisseurs!

Length: 26.2 km
Duration: 2.10 h
Elevation metres: 559

To get to the starting point at the Aumühle and back to the Schatz.Kammer, we recommend the R1.14 Moonstone circuit

Length: 12 kilometres
Duration: approx. 1 hour

To reach this tour from the Schatz.Kammer, you first cycle 8.5 km by e-bike to Burg Clam. There you can join the R1.13 Alpine View Circuit - "High-altitude cycling in the Machland plain". The tour then leads through the Natura 2000 area Machland Nord via Mitterkirchen up to the scenic balcony of the Machland plain, the panoramic road Obernstraß (500 m). The long ridge inspires with relaxed pleasure cycling and magnificent views of the Alps, deep views, ... pure king-of-the-world feeling! River cycling along the Danube, crossing the Machland plain, mountain biking ...

Length: 52.2 km
Duration: 3.45 h
Elevation metres: 425

From the treasure chamber to Clam Castle: approx. 8.5 km (one way)

Greinburg Castle has watched over the town and river for half a millennium. Visitors can look forward to a variety of representative rooms from the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque periods.

During a tour of the castle, visitors can admire historic ceremonial rooms: the magnificent arcaded courtyard, the imposing Knights' Hall and the castle chapel. The Sala Terrena , lined with Danube pebbles, and the diamond vault with its fascinating interplay of light and shadow are unique.

The historic Grein Municipal Theatre (1791) is the oldest preserved civic theatre in Austria. Many special features can be seen: Original preserved barrier seats; a privy, only separated from the auditorium by a curtain, the Napoleon's box and much more. In the newly designed city museum, you can learn more about the eventful history of the city and the theatre's history from its beginnings to the present day.

Off to the water: Strudengau round trips - with the ship "MS Donaunixe" through the Strudengau region

From Easter to 26 October, the Strudengau round trips on the "MS Donaunixe" take place on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. The trip starts in Grein and takes you downstream to the island of Wörth. On the right bank of Wörth Island, which divides the Danube into two one-way streets, you pass the villages of Hößgang and Freyenstein. From Willersbach, the route leads along the left bank of the Danube past the villages of Sarmingstein, St. Nikola and Struden with Werfenstein Castle and the Schusterstein, which is famous from the legend. The route then leads back to Grein.

For sporty water rats

• Water skiing and wakeboarding in Waldhausen: Shapeland
  The wakeboard facility and water ski lift is located at the beautiful Waldhausen bathing lake and offers fun for young and young at heart, for beginners and pros!
  
  Tip: with the DONAU.Erlebnis Card there is a -50% discount at the wakeboard facility (only in good weather and by telephone arrangement on +43 676 9401052).

• Taster paddling on the Danube and Aist
  A refreshing canoe trip on the Danube or Aist is probably one of the most beautiful ways to get closer to nature on the water.
  
  Opening times: from May to September, from 2 people (only by arrangement on +43 650 8565656)
  
  Duration: 2-3 hours