Wachau World Heritage Trail 07: Aggsbach Markt - Emmersdorf

At the market square in the old wine village Aggsbach Markt you turn left and immediately afterwards at the tavern of family Kurz you walk up to the right. After crossing the rails of Wachau train, you walk up left to Edelberg (hill). Via a beautiful forest road your way leads further to Glatzberg (hill 482m heigh). From Glatzberg you keep walking upward to plateau Bärenreut. On top you can enjoy a wonderful view with the Jauerling and Maria Laach in sight, before you continue walking on a gravel path to Zintring with its worth seeing belltower. At the hamlet you cross a part of the Jauerling round trip (Jauerling-Rundweg). At the last house you turn left, cross Grimsingbachtal (valley) and reach restaurant “Waldruhe” in Felbring. After crossing the main road you turn left and cross part of the Jauerling round trip again. Leading diagonally through a christmas tree plantation the way continues in the woods always going down until “Käfermühle” (mill) and the Felbringbach (creek) which you cross. For a short excursion to visit the small castle like church Gossam you follow the road to the left. Just a minute later you reach the ruin with the picturesque church, also a good place to take a rest. Back at Käfermühle you turn left and take the old postman’s track until hamlet Mödelsdorf. After the end of the village you turn left into a gravel path which leads you to the Renaissance and former wine growing village of Emmersdorf (nowadays there is no wine growing in Emmersdorf). In the village you walk left to the defense church (patron saint Holy Nicholas), which invites you to come in. Afterwards you follow the diverson leading to the trainstation and walk down the “Kolomanistiege” (stairs named after Saint Koloman). At the end of the stairway you reach market road with Renaissance buildings and the Magdalenenkapelle (Mary Magdalene chapel), where this stage ends.