A hike on Ancient Roman roads to the "Turks' Gate"

Last summer, I took this beautiful hike in Bacharnsdorf (municipality of Rossatz-Arnsdorf) in the Wachau valley in Lower Austria.

The hike starts at the sports ground of Bacharnsdorf. From there you walk down to the Danube river.

On the opposite side of the river you can see the fortified church of St. Michael. You continue your walk along the Danube in easterly direction and then turn right and walk up in the little village that has less than 40 inhabitants.

Here you see the remains of an Ancient Roman that has been built in the 4th century AD.

Then we cross the main street B33 at the bridge and head south left of the small creek that is called "Dürrenbach".

Now, you can use the Welterbesteig logo - a white circle with a symbolized wave and a "W" - for your orientation.

You can see amazing granite formations along the way.

The hiking trails runs along Ancient Roman roads. Sometimes you can see these kind of rock slabs with that the Romans paved the roads.

After about one hour you reach this junction. There you turn sharp right and walk downwards to the north again.

Just five minutes later you reach the "Türkentor" ("Turks' Gate"). This gate was once part of a fortification built in the 16th century as protection against the invaders from the Ottoman Empire.

A little bit later you come to the vineyards and see the Danube again.

Then you reach this crossroads. Here you turn right and go back to Bacharnsdorf again.

The whole hike took me about two hours. I recommend wearing high top hiking shoes because the tracks can be slippery or even muddy.

A detailled German description including more photos and a detailled map can be found on my weblog schmatz.blog!

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