Starting point:
Eckartsau Castle and Schlosspark.
 

Only a few metres past the Castle, a stone bridge crosses the Fadenbach Creek, a former river branch with banks overgrown with reeds in which moorhens often hide. Occasionally a muskrat may swim past, or grebes may be spotted looking for food. The trail then follows a broad forestry road until reaching the levee ("Marchfelddamm"). From the crest of the dam, another oxbow lake stretches northwards, and turtles and grey herons may often be spotted here.
Adjacent are pastures in which calves may graze in the warm months, serving as natural mowers to keep the grounds from becoming too overgrown. Here one may even glimpse the Hoopoe, with its colourful and distinctive crown of feathers. Looking towards the south from the dam there is a large expanse of meadow in which wild boar often scavenge for food. Returning to the trailhead, the trail passes another meadow and a fork of the Fadenbach Creek. The last body of water passed on the trail is the old Eckartsau Baths, one of the safe havens for the rare Mudminnow.

Starting point:
Eckartsau Castle and Schlosspark.
 

The trail exits the Eckartsau Schlosspark to the south. The levee ("Marchfelddamm") is reached by way of the broad tree-lined Maria Theresia allée. Right after this is a spot where deer tend to linger; they may be heard or even seen by especially quiet walkers.
In one of the first large meadow expanses, a noticeable drop-off marks where a Danube side arm once flowed. Many different insect species swarm around the stately oaks. Before branching off to the right, the trail crosses a backwater where one might see the European Pond Turtle sunning itself. The trail continues through a narrow strip of forest before reaching the towpath ("Treppelweg") at the Danube. The grounds open up to the so-called "Roten Wird", an expansive meadow landscape which is traversed by old watercourses.
The trail bends sharply towards the north, still proceeding through meadows and later through a cool riparian forest. It leads again across the dam and – after a large pasture – joins the circular trail at the Eckartsau Schlosspark.