Never ever try accessing Flugfeld Aspern from the southern side.
Today I wanted to get to the old runways, I’ve never been there before and I know this area only from above, from maps, development plans and Google Earth. From above things appear easier than they actually are. A rectangular settlement and street structure is supposed to be easy for orientation and mind maps. Very misleading and probably the reason why I left the map at home because it’s seems so easy to go there.
No way! I simply couldn’t find a way to the old rollways. All the fences and hedges in this area destroy any sense for direction. At a certain point I even found myself going in circles!
Maybe I should’ve placed a waypoint on my GPS before I left for Flugfeld Aspern.
However, next time I’ll try from the northern side, put the map in my bag and mark some spots on the GPS before leaving.
See the track, including some photos, here.