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WaterAround the Alte Donau2.1 km · 26 min walk

Water

Around the Alte Donau

What is it like to live with a lido on your doorstep?

Still water, jetties, sailing boats: the Alte Donau is Vienna’s summer living room, and if you live here, the lido is on your doorstep. The walk follows the shore from the metro station to the legendary Gänsehäufel, past lidos, boathouses and reeds.

2.1km
26min walk
flatterrain

Getting there: U1, 20B, N25 to Wien Alte Donau, 62 m to the start. Way back from Wien Mendelssohngasse (92A), 628 m.

The route and its data

The coloured line is the walk, routed on the real pedestrian network. Toggle a data layer, or tap anywhere on the map to see trees, noise, heat and travel times for that exact spot.

Layer

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The walk at a glance0≈1.0 km2.1 km
By the water 85%Along louder roads 15%

Every 100 metres of the route, classified from the real data: green spaces, the official noise map, footfall.

Elevation↑ 5 m · ↓ 5 m · 158–161 m

About 5 m of climbing and 5 m of descent, between 158 and 161 m above sea level. Sampled every 25 m from open elevation data.

Who this walk is for

For water people and families: a swim after work, a boat in the evening, the U1 into town. In winter you have to like the openness and the silence.

Good to know

In summer the lidos and shores are packed and lively, in winter it is quiet and half-deserted. The centre is further than from the inner districts.

What changes along the way

Every 100 metres of the walk, sampled against wohnwahn’s data. The bars run from the start (left) to the finish (right). In short: 45% of the way feels green · well shaded by street trees · along open water · 85% quiet.

Green & parksproximity to large green spaces
52 · green
Trees & shadetree density along the way
97 · densely shaded
Quietlow traffic noise
95 · very quiet
Buzzfootfall & liveliness
35 · calmly lively
Transittravel time to the centre
83 · excellent transit
Waterproximity to open water
100 · right by the water
Alte DonauGänsehäufel

Values are 0 to 100 per 250 m cell. Parks and water have no residential cell of their own, so those stretches read the nearest neighbourhood. Source: City of Vienna tree register, official urban climate analysis, environmental noise map, footfall and own transit routing.

What’s along the way

Counted within about 140 metres of the route, from our data.

5cafés & restaurants
3schools & kindergartens
4doctors & pharmacies
4leisure & culture
1transit stop

The stops

Alte Donau (U1)Start
The metro right by the water: the U1 runs above, boats and rowing clubs bob below.
≈10 min to the centre138 trees nearbyright by the water
1
Boathouses on the east shore
Boat rentals and marinas line the shore: this is where the pedal boats live that half of Vienna spends its summer evenings on.
calm
2
Zum Schinakl
A boat rental and beer garden by the water, a fixture for generations: from here the view opens across the whole lower Alte Donau.
≈17 min to the centre522 trees nearby
3
Gänsehäufel
The legendary island lido: in summer half a district on one island, beach cabins included.
≈22 min to the centre1,215 trees nearby

Homes along this walk

Real listings within about 350 metres of the route.

The areas along this walk

The full profile of each area in the atlas: trees, quiet, prices, travel times.

About this walk

How long is the walk?

About 2.1 km, roughly 26 minutes at a normal pace, 2,600–3,000 steps. Routed on the real pedestrian network, not straight-line.

What do the data say about this route?

45% of the way feels green · well shaded by street trees · along open water · 85% quiet. Every figure is measured per 250 m cell and refreshed monthly.

Which neighbourhoods does it cross?

Donaustadt. Each links to its full profile in the neighbourhood atlas.

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Route routed on the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) · map tiles © CARTO. Data profile: City of Vienna tree register, official urban climate analysis, environmental noise map (BMK), footfall and own transit routing on the Wiener Linien and ÖBB timetables. Data as of 2026-09-04.