The section Passau - Vienna of Danube cycle path leads to the Danube from the border town Passau in Bavaria over Linz and Krems to the Austrian capital Vienna.
Route profile
- Length: 325 km
- Signposting: Upper Austria: R1 . Lower Austria: R6
- Slopes: consistently
- Path condition: consistently good to very good. Occasional shorter sections on gravel roads. The asphalt stretches along the banks of the Danube occasionally show road damage from roots.
- Traffic load: · Mostly on roads far from the road, sometimes next to busy roads, 10% on roads. There is usually an alternative route on the other bank.
- Suitable bike: Everyday bike is sufficient.
- Family suitability: Well suited for families with children from 9 years
- Inline suitability:
background
The Danube Cycle Path is one of the most popular international cycle routes and has long enjoyed cult status among pedal knights.
The section from Passau to Vienna is the busiest cycle route in Europe. Every year around 300,000 cyclists are out and about here, of which 60,000 - 70,000 cover the entire 326 kilometers. The route is appealing because of its diverse landscape and culture. The route can be covered in three to seven daily stages, and fewer daily stages are also possible for sporty, ambitious drivers. A note for all sections of the route: You can always expect harmless Aesculapian snakes on the cycle paths.
preparation
A map of the route with recommended accommodations is available free of charge at the tourist information office in Passau. This is completely sufficient for a basic supply.
getting there
Train and bus
Passau train station
Once a day a special bike train runs from Vienna to Passau and back [1]. Ideally suited for the return journey or for skipping individual sections.
By bicycle
In Passau
- Danube Cycle Path (Germany)
- Via Danubia - alternative Danube route
- Inn cycle path - Bavarian side
- Tauern bike path - Austrian side of the cycle path on the lower Inn
In the street
Route description with sights
Passau - Linz
Northern (left) side of the Danube: 97 km
First you cycle 28 km in Bavaria. As far as Obernzell, the cycle path runs alongside the federal road B 388, then the road becomes quieter, but the cycle path is missing. The German part of the Danube Cycle Path ends behind the Jochenstein barrage with a narrow staircase over the Danube. With almost no traffic, the route continues to the Danube loop in Schlögen. The northern route does not go any further here, you have to take the ferry across.
- Passau Km: 578 (kilometers from Donaueschingen) 313 m above sea level
- Obernzell 18 km / km?
- Jochenstein barrage 9 km / km?
- → Schlögener noose 15 km / km? - 2 ferries from Au to the other bank, another ferry down the Danube to the south bank to Inzell and Grafenau on the north side.
- Au - Schlögen, Schlögen ferry service OEG, Tel. 43 (0) 7279/82 41 · April and October 10 am–5pm, May – September. 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
- Au - Inzell, Pumberger family, Tel. 43 (0) 664/280 11 44 · April and Oct. 7:30 am–7pm, May – Sept. 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.
- Longitudinal ferry Schlögener Schlinge, family Pumberger, · Tel. 43 (0) 664/280 11 44, May 1st – 30th. Sept. 9 am to 6 pm
- Obermühl 9 km / km? → Connection to the Mühltal cycle path R26 to Schlägl and on to the Vltava reservoir in southern Bohemia.
- Untermühl 11 km / km?
- Aschach 8 km / km: 648 - bridge
- Ottensheim 24 km / km:? -
- The cycle path to Linz is between the train and the main road
- Linz 10 km / km: 682
South (right) side of the Danube: 94 km
The Austrian side to Engelhartszell was only expanded in 2008 and is much quieter and more scenic than the Bavarian side. Between Engelhartszell and Schlögen and shortly before Linz you drive on the busy main road, a change to the northern side is recommended.
The Upper Austrian section begins east of Passau. The first cultural highlight is Engelszell Abbey, Austria's only Trappist monastery. Framed by wooded bank slopes, the river makes its way through the Schlögener Schlinge, in which the Danube changes direction twice - a unique natural spectacle. Past mysterious castle ruins, past the historic city of Eferding and Wilhering Abbey, the cycle path always leads with a slight gradient into the state capital Linz.
- Passau Km: 578 313 m above sea level NN
- → ferry to Obernzell 17 km / km:?
- → Detour to the castle in Vichtenstein · Can only be viewed from the outside.
- Jochenstein barrage → Crossing possible from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Engelhartszell 9 km / km:? - Marktkirche Engelhartszell, Filialkirche Stadl, Imperial Mauthaus, exhibition of Danube stories, farrier museum, Roman castell Stanacum
- Engelszell Abbey Trappist monastery with rococo church · Stiftstrasse 6
Recommendation: drive back to the Engelhartszell ferry or the Jochenstein barrage and drive on the northern side to the Schlögener Schlinge, otherwise you cycle on the road.
- Schlögen 15 km / km? - From here there is a traffic-free cycle path to the Untermühl ferry
- Inzell
- Aschach power plant
- Aschach ·? km / km: 648 - bridge
- → Eferding · 7 km / km: 655 - short detour - historical town square with Gothic houses and partly baroque facades, Starhemberg Castle, parish church "Eferdinger Dom"
- Wilhering ·? km / km:?
- There is no bike path on the busy main road!
- Linz ? km / km: 682
Linz - Melk
Northern side of the Danube: 106.5 km
You drive to Melk on quiet side streets and cycle paths, or you change to the south side in downdrafts. The stretch between Grein and Persenbeug is without a cycle path on a busy road.
- Wind down
- Mauthausen
- Machland
- Grein ·? km / 782 km
- Persenbeug
- → Ybbs
- Klein Pöchlarn
- Wachau
- Melk ·? km / 821 km
South side of the Danube: 119 km
In Linz you have to change to the north side, as a large industrial area blocks the way. You can only drive to Melk on the south bank when the wind blows. The route runs from here on quiet back roads, on farm roads and cycle paths. There are no busy routes or inclines here.
- Wind down Km: 712
- → Enns
- Mostviertel
- Pyburg - Lower Austria - bridge to Mauthausen
- Wallsee-Sindelburg
- Ardagger market
- Ybbs Km: 782
- Curved walnut
- Pöchlarn · Km: 798
- Melk power plant
- Melk Km: 821
Melk - Krems
On the Melk-Krems section, the Danube cycle path crosses the particularly scenic Wachau. Over a length of 36 km, the Danube has created a partly rugged breakthrough valley here.
Northern side of the Danube
- Emmersdorf
- Aggsbach Market Km: 829
- Willendorf
- Pointed Km: 852
- Wösendorf
- Weißenkirchen
- Dürnstein
- Unterloiben
- stone
- Krems ·? km / km: 895 km
Southern side of the Danube
- Schönbühel
- Aggsbach village
- Oberarnsdorf
- Mitterarnsdorf
- Mauternbach
- Mautern - The change to the northern side of the Danube over the Danube bridge and the village of Stein to Krems is worthwhile.
- → Krems
Krems - Vienna
On this section the Danube valley widens to the Tullnerfeld, the southern part of the Tullner Basin, a fertile alluvial land with many branches of the Danube. It is 48 km long and up to 14 km wide, the floodplain is up to 5 km wide. Shortly before Vienna, the valley narrows again briefly. Through the Wiener Pforte the river finally reaches the Vienna Basin with the Austrian capital Vienna.
Northern side of the Danube
To the west of the train station under the railway bridge on the Krems from Austraße to Rechts Kremszeile and then on the bike path along the Krems and at the height of Tisza right to the Danube. From now on it goes on the asphalt dam to the Altenwörth power plant.
- → Altenwörth - you can take a quiet break in the village.
- Altenwörth power plant - Temporary end of the Northern Danube Cycle Path. Change to the south side of the Danube to Tulln. From the chemical plant, continue on quiet country roads to the B 19, which you cross left to the Danube.
- Tulln - In Tulln you can change to the northern Danube cycle path over the city bridge.
- Greifenstein power plant
- Korneuburg
- Bridge over the New Danube and continue on the Danube Island or along the Danube Canal towards the center.
- Vienna
Southern side of the Danube
- → Traismauer
- Altenwörth power plant
- Zwentendorf
- Tulln Km: 985
- Muckendorf
- → Zeiselmauer
- Greifenstein
- → Words
- → Klosterneuburg Km: 918
- Vienna Km: 931
Other places to stay
security
trips
Info
- UPPER AUSTRIA TOURISM INFORMATION
A-4041 Linz, Freistädter Straße 119 Tel .: 43 (0) 732/22 10 22 Fax: 43 (0) 732 / 7277-701 E-Mail: [email protected]http://www.oberoesterreich.at
- DANUBE LOWER AUSTRIA
A-3620 Spitz / Donau, Schlossgasse 3 Tel .: 43 (0) 2713/300 60-60 Fax: 43 (0) 2713/300 60-30 E-Mail: [email protected]http://www.donau.com
References to literature and maps
For the entire route there is the Esterbauer publishing house Bike guides in the well-known "Bikeline series":
- Danube Cycle Path Volume 1: German Danube
- Danube Cycle Path Volume 2: Passau - Vienna - Description and map: 1: 50,000 200 pages ISBN 978-3-85000-024-6 Price: € 13.90
- Danube Cycle Path Volumes 3 and 4: Vienna - Black Sea
