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The stage of the Iron Curtain Trail includes Sopron, a place that played a major role in the Cold War. On the border close to this town, the Austrian and Hungarian Foreign Ministers jointly cut through the border fence on 27 June 1989. In August that year a border gate between Austria and Hungary was symbolically opened at the ‘Pan-European Picnic’. There are many other interesting sites located along this stage, including the Palace of Esterházy, once described as the Hungarian Versailles and the Őrségi National Park.
The development of EuroVelo 13 – Iron Curtain Trail is supported by the Interreg Central Europe project ICTr-CE. In the context of the project, ECF together with project partners developed an innovative cycling product - known as Good Impact Cycling - sold by official EuroVelo 13 Booking Centres to allow cyclists to experience the Iron Curtain Trail while leaving a positive influence. Using tools such as the CARMACAL carbon footprint calculator and the Impact Measurement System, the offers estimate the environmental and social impact of the tours. The Good Impact Programme reduces these impacts by allocating funds to projects focusing on environmental, social, and economic impacts, strengthening the positive contributions of cycling tourism to the regions. Check out the Good Impact Cycling tours on our tour packages page!
Natuurlijk Erfgoed
UNESCO-werelderfgoed
Cultureel Erfgoed
Culinaire Hoogstandjes
Maritime Heritage / The Rhine / The Meuse
Other Point of Interest
Service
Bus station
Train station
Mobility info center
The Hungarian National EuroVelo Coordination Center consortium leader is The Centre for Development of Active and Ecotourism (AÖFK), and the Hungarian National EuroVelo Coordinator is Miklós Berencsi. The other member of the NECC consortium are MAKETUSZ and the Department of Active Mobility of the Prime Minister's Office's State Secretary for Active Hungary.
[email protected] +36 707022134
The Austrian EuroVelo website offers an online map with railway stations and Bed+Bike accommodations, tracks in GPX and KML formats for download and detailed route descriptions in German in PDF format with maps, highlights and contacts for more information. The website was created by Austria's cycling organisation Radlobby.
The official Austrian Travel Guide, the website of the Austrian National Tourist Office
Website of the ÖBB: timetables of public traffic. Tickets can be booked directly. Look at special offers.
In this web portal dedicated to EuroVelo 13 – Iron Curtain Trail, you can find an interactive map and plenty of information on the relevant sites along the Slovak and Austrian sections of the route. The website is available in Slovak, English, German and Hungarian.
Bicycles can be transported by train within Hungary for a small surcharge on routes marked by a bicycle icon on the timetable. Bicycle carriage is also indicated by a similar icon, and bikes can be transported in the spaces at the end of each carriage. A request should be made for the transport of large numbers of bicycles at least one week prior to departure.
+36 (1) 3 49 49 49
Hungarian Cycling Tourism Association is a member of the Hungarian National EuroVelo Coordination Center consortium. The association engages in national cycling developments and is active in defining and implementing cycling developments.
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The Hungarian website is structured similarly to the general EuroVelo website and focuses on the EuroVelo routes that cross Hungary: EuroVelo 6 EuroVelo 11 EuroVelo 13 EuroVelo 14 The website is still under construction; it will offer descriptions of each route daily sections and main attractions, as well as downloadable GPX tracks and links to useful external websites. Each day section will have its own specific page.
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"Radtouren in Österreich" (Cycle routes in Austria) is the national marketing cooperation for the best cycling routes in Austria. It provides information on cycle trails, accommodation and cycling maps.
[email protected] +43 (0) 316 4003
The website provides up-to-date information about services and events organized in the Villány-Siklós wine growing area, in three languages (Hungarian, English, German). The website’s database lists all available service providers, classified according to quality of service. It is maintained by the Villány-Siklós Wine Route Association.
The website provides detailed and up-to-date information on the bicycle infrastructure of the EV13 in South Transdanubia. It is available in three languages (Hungarian, English, Croatian), including news, online and downloadable maps, route descriptions, points of interest with basic information, accessibilities and GPS coordinates.
In the summer of 2025, Joseph Lark set off on his first big cycling journey, ready to explore Europe and discover what it truly means to travel by bicycle. He planned a large loop heading east, following a combination of four EuroVelo routes through six countries. What began as an idea with few det…
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EuroVelo 13 - Iron Curtain Trail is one of the greatest challenges of the European cycle route network. This certified Cultural Route of the Council of Europe runs almost 10,000 kilometres along the former Iron Curtain from the Barents Sea to the Black Sea. German writer Rebecca Maria Salentin is t…
In December 1989, standing at Brandenburg Gate with the Berlin Wall coming down, Adam Koniuszewski, a student in Montreal, could not have imagined returning 35 years later by bicycle. Yet, on the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November 2024, Adam was back for a momentous #Tear…
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On Austrian territory there are train stations along the route about every five kilometres. The combination with the many Bed+Bike accommodation establishments allows for very flexible travel, depending on the weather or personal preferences. The certified Bett+Bike accommodation establishments welcome cyclists for just one night, offer safe parking spaces and help with minor breakdowns.
This English-language brochure presents the history of various countries separated by the Iron Curtain. With supplementary overview maps and route descriptions of all stages of the Iron Curtain Trail, this brochure is the perfect travel preparation for EuroVelo 13.
A 290 kilometer long section of the "Iron Curtain Trail" leads along the border of the Burgenland in Austria and Hungary. The leaflet comprises Information on the different route sections with maps and detailed descriptions. Click on the link to download it.
This cycling guide describes EuroVelo 13 in Czechia, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia (1.760 km). The perfect tool to guide you during your journey preparation and on the road: precise and very informative maps at a scale of 1:85,000, elevation and distance profiles, GPS tracks, accommodation and service directory, LiveUpdate, handlebar bag format, and spiral-bound. Also available in German.
"Radtouren in Österreich" offers a range of bike friendly accommodations that can be filtered in regions or cycle paths. Certified with the "bett+bike" quality label by ADFC.
"Weinviertel" covers only the Weinviertel region of Lower Austria but gives much information on cycling friendly restaurants and accommodations. Further, it informs about resting stations with drinking water and bike rentals.
In Hungary, the national cycling-friendly service scheme was launched in cooperation with MAKETUSZ in the frame of the Cyclists Welcome in Visegrad countries project. There are now nearly 1400 certified members. Check out the interactive map, including cycling-friendly restaurants and accommodations, attractions, bike parks, water refill points, repair stations, bike rest areas, and routes for both beginners and advanced cyclists available, following the link below.