A big tour through the Lobau

Just after the Loba bridge, a relatively new footpath branches off to the left, winding across an open meadow and reaching the main path again just before the Napoleonstein.

At the fork after the Napoleonstein, turn left, walk along the gallery forest of the Großenzersdorfer Arm to the Esslinger Furt (an alternative starting point for this loop) and follow it in a large right-hand bend, initially along the edge of the field and later through sparse forest. At a total of three crossroads, continue straight ahead; at the fourth, a T-junction, turn left towards the Ufergasthaus, which is another possible starting point for this loop.

At the car park in front of the Ufergasthaus, turn right and follow a wide road that leads in a southerly direction to the Eberschüttwasser and from there to a beautiful chestnut avenue. At the next fork in the path, go straight on, then take a sharp left at the next fork (signpost to Hainburg) to avoid crossing the Mittelwasser. The following section of the trail runs somewhat unevenly through sparse woodland and continues straight ahead at a crossroads, slightly offset to the left. After a short, straight section and another bend in the forest, you leave a farm building on your right and then keep right at the fork in the path at the end of a meadow. The path then curves to the left, first through woodland and then through an open dry biotope. A sharp bend to the right finally leads to the large Kühwörtherwasser, which is home to a rich variety of fish and birds and can be easily overlooked from a small viewing platform.

From Kühwörtherwasser, continue to the right and keep left at the next fork in the path at Gänshaufen. After a short distance, you reach the Hubertusdamm, which you cross diagonally on a ramp. Behind the dam, the path makes a sharp turn to the right and crosses an open meadow area before reaching the bank of the Danube with the Treppelweg.

The sandy Treppelweg now leads upstream past the rescue centre and several old fishermen's huts. At forks in the path, keep straight ahead and do not branch off to the right until the Treppelweg itself joins the Hubertusdamm again, just before the dam bends slightly to the right.

Follow the dam on its crown or on the cycle path below it until you reach a subsequent left-hand bend, after which a path branches off to the right after a few metres and leads along the eastern bank of the Danube-Oder Canal, where there are several very beautiful swimming spots: After swimming in the crystal-clear water, you can let small sunfish nibble on the tips of your toes...

At the upper end of the canal, turn left, cross a sunbathing lawn with benches and pick up a path on the other side that continues straight ahead to the west. After a left turn in the sparse forest, you reach open meadows. Keep right at the first T-junction after this, then turn left at the next T-junction next to a large farm building. You soon reach the Napoleonstein again and at the next major fork in the main path, turn right back to Lobaubrücke.