Along the Danube Cycle Path from Donauwörth to Passau

Itinerary

• Day 1: Individual arrival in Donauwörth/Wörnitzstein
  After your arrival, you have time to stroll around in Donauwörth on the Romantic Road and to discover the beautiful town with its famous Fugger House.
  Overnight stay in Donauwörth or Wörnitzstein
• Day 2: Donauwörth/Wörnitzstein – Ingolstadt (approx. 65 km)
  In the morning you leave the former Fugger city and cycle past Bertoldsheim Castle to Neuburg. You continue through Grünauer Forest to Ingolstadt with its Liebfrauenmünster, one of the most beautiful hall churches in Southern Germany.
  Overnight stay in Ingolstadt
• Day 3: Ingolstadt – Kelheim/Abensberg (approx. 35-60 km + boat trip)
  Today you cycle through the Danube floodplains, mostly directly along the river to Bad Gögging. This spa town offers numerous opportunities for relaxation, such as the famous Roman-style Limestherme thermal baths. A little later you will reach the Danube gorge at Weltenburg Abbey. From here, you can either take the boat to Kelheim or spend the night in Abensberg and embark on the boat trip the following day.
  Overnight stay in Kelheim or Abensberg
• Day 4: Kelheim/Abensberg – Regensburg (approx. 40-60 km + boat trip)
  If you have spent the night in Abensberg, you continue to the oldest monastery in Bavaria in Weltenburg. From here, you change to the boat and enjoy the passage through a very special natural landscape, the Danube Gorge, from the water. Before continuing your journey to Regensburg, dont miss the fantastic view over the region from the Liberation Hall. With the cathedral city of Regensburg, you also reach the northernmost point of the river. Stroll through the very well-preserved old town, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006.
  Overnight stay in Regensburg
• Day 5: Regensburg – Straubing (approx. 55 km)
  Crossing the Nibelungen Bridge and the Walhalla Alley, you reach the sign-posted bicycle route “Tour de Baroque” and cycle to Donaustauf. Already from a distance you can see the famous Walhalla, the “Temple of German Honour”. You continue on the Danube dam and past the barrage of Geisling to Straubing, which is renowned for its Baroque middle-class houses and picturesque city square. World famous and worth a visit is the “Roman Treasure Trove” at the Gäuboden museum.
  Overnight stay in Straubing
• Day 6: Straubing – Deggendorf (approx. 40 km)
  Via Oberalteich you reach Bogen at the foot of the precipitous Bogenberg Mountain. The Danube Cycle Path leads you further to Metten, where the twin steeples of the church are clearly illuminated against the soft hilly landscape in good weather. Today’s place of accommodation is Deggendorf, the portal to the Bavarian Forest.
  Overnight stay in Deggendorf
• Day 7: Deggendorf – Passau (approx. 55 km)
  Today you will cycle again on the „Tour de Baroque”. Via Niederaltaich, one of the oldest Benedictine Monasteries in Bavaria, you reach the small village of Winzer. Next it goes to Vilshofen. You cycle on the left side of the Danube up to the hydroelectric power plant of Kachlet. After crossing the Danube, you reach the history-charged "city of three rivers", Passau.
  Overnight stay in Passau
• Day 8: Individual departure
  Of course you can always extend your bicycle tour along the Danube with extra nights in Passau or other towns. We are very pleased to arrange additional accommodation for you.