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Danube bike path | Donaueschingen-Donauwörth

The upper danube

Along the German Danube

This part leads you through the austere and beautiful Baar landscape which stretches between the Black Forest and the Swabian Alb, through the wildly romantic Danube opening and through the gentle, fertile foothills of Upper Swabia to Donauwörth.

Germany
Easy
  • 8 Days / 7 Nights
  • Self-guided tour
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Itinerary

The Brigach and Breg Black Forest rivers join to form the Danube near the town. The Fürstenberg castle built in the Belle Epoch style is a testament to the importance of the Fürstenberg family.

The first stage leads you through the so-called “Baar“ landscape. In Immendingen you will be able to visit an important natural phenomenon: the sinking of the Danube. Here the river disappears beneath the porous chalk rock for the majority of the year to flow into the Rhine.

Today you cycle through the Danube breach. Between Friedingen and Beuron you won’t be disturb by the noice of cars or trains and the archabbey invents for a rest. The castle in Sigmaringen is still inhabited where you can have a guided tour.

You will cycle along the Danube until you reach the village of Zwiefalten with its beautiful abbey. In Obermarchtal you will see the oldest Baroque church in Upper Swabia.

Behind the monastery of Blaubeuren you will find the famous Blautopf. Medieval castles and ruins accompany you along the Blau until you reach the Swabian-Bavarian double city of Ulm with the highest church tower in the world.

Between Ulm and Dillingen you will pass village after village which are all beautifully well kept. In Elchingen you can visit the pilgrimage church, Günzburg offers visitors the Church of Our Lady in Rococo style.

The villages are mainly located somewhat off the beaten track on hills protected from the river floodwaters. Those who wish can take a break in one of the well maintained villages. Donauwörth was once the scene of the beheading of Maria von Brabant as an adulteress.

Nach dem Frühstück individuelle Rückreise oder Beginn Ihrer Verlängerung.

Tour character

The first two stages are a little bit hilly, afterwards mostly flat.

Prices and events

All data for 2024 at a glance
Place of arrival: Donaueschingen
  Season 1
31.03.2024 - 19.04.2024
06.10.2024 - 19.10.2024

arrival daily
Season 2
20.04.2024 - 30.04.2024
15.09.2024 - 05.10.2024

arrival daily
Season 3
01.05.2024 - 06.05.2024
12.05.2024 - 14.05.2024
20.05.2024 - 25.05.2024
02.06.2024 - 29.06.2024
18.08.2024 - 14.09.2024

arrival daily
Season 4
07.05.2024 - 11.05.2024
15.05.2024 - 19.05.2024
26.05.2024 - 01.06.2024
30.06.2024 - 17.08.2024

arrival daily
Donaueschingen - Donauwörth, 8 days, DE-DORDD-08X
Base price
699.00
799.00
899.00
949.00
Surcharge single room 249.00 249.00 249.00 249.00
Season 1
Mar 31, 2024 - Apr 19, 2024
Oct 6, 2024 - Oct 19, 2024
arrival daily
Season 2
Apr 20, 2024 - Apr 30, 2024
Sep 15, 2024 - Oct 5, 2024
arrival daily
Season 3
May 1, 2024 - May 6, 2024
May 12, 2024 - May 14, 2024
May 20, 2024 - May 25, 2024
Jun 2, 2024 - Jun 29, 2024
Aug 18, 2024 - Sep 14, 2024
arrival daily
Season 4
May 7, 2024 - May 11, 2024
May 15, 2024 - May 19, 2024
May 26, 2024 - Jun 1, 2024
Jun 30, 2024 - Aug 17, 2024
arrival daily
Donaueschingen - Donauwörth, 8 days, DE-DORDD-08X
Base price
Surcharge single room
699.00
249.00
799.00
249.00
899.00
249.00
949.00
249.00
Season 1
Mar 31, 2024 - Apr 19, 2024
Oct 6, 2024 - Oct 19, 2024
Season 2
Apr 20, 2024 - Apr 30, 2024
Sep 15, 2024 - Oct 5, 2024
Season 3
May 1, 2024 - May 6, 2024
May 12, 2024 - May 14, 2024
May 20, 2024 - May 25, 2024
Jun 2, 2024 - Jun 29, 2024
Aug 18, 2024 - Sep 14, 2024
Season 4
May 7, 2024 - May 11, 2024
May 15, 2024 - May 19, 2024
May 26, 2024 - Jun 1, 2024
Jun 30, 2024 - Aug 17, 2024
Donaueschingen
Double room p. P.
Surcharge single room
55.00
30.00
55.00
30.00
55.00
30.00
55.00
30.00
Additional nights
Place of arrival: Donaueschingen
  Season 1
Mar 31, 2024 - Apr 19, 2024
Oct 6, 2024 - Oct 19, 2024

arrival daily
Season 2
Apr 20, 2024 - Apr 30, 2024
Sep 15, 2024 - Oct 5, 2024

arrival daily
Season 3
May 1, 2024 - May 6, 2024
May 12, 2024 - May 14, 2024
May 20, 2024 - May 25, 2024
Jun 2, 2024 - Jun 29, 2024
Aug 18, 2024 - Sep 14, 2024

arrival daily
Season 4
May 7, 2024 - May 11, 2024
May 15, 2024 - May 19, 2024
May 26, 2024 - Jun 1, 2024
Jun 30, 2024 - Aug 17, 2024

arrival daily
Donaueschingen
Double room p. P. 55.00 55.00 55.00 55.00
Surcharge single room 30.00 30.00 30.00 30.00
Price
27-gears unisex
27-gears gents
8-gears unisex
Electric bike (free wheel)
99.00
99.00
99.00
259.00
Prices per person in EUR

Services and extras

Services

Included:

  • Accommodation as already mentioned
  • Breakfast
  • Luggage transfer from hotel to hotel (max. 20 kg / pieces)
  • Detailed travel documents, 1x per room (German, English, French, Dutch, Italian, Spanish)
  • 1 Entrance Castle Sigmarinen with guided tour, Münstertum Ulm
  • Navigation app and GPS-data is available
  • Service hotline

 

 

Extras

Arrival / Parking / Departure:

  • Good train connections to Donaueschingen.
  • Free parking at the Stadtmühle, Realschule and Fürstenberg-Gymnasium.
  • Return transfer by minibus on Sundays at 09:00, cost € 99 per person. For the return transport of your own bike we charge € 139,- extra. Reservation required!

Things to note:

  • Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price!
Hotels

You will stay in mid-range hotels or good inns and guesthouses, mostly centrally located (cat. 2**/3*** accommodation).

Important notes

Further important information according to the package travel law can be found here!

Ratings

4.5 of 5 Stars (4 Ratings)
5 stars
Dietrich Stübler DE | 03.07.2023
Rundum sehr gut
Die Fahrräder waren in sehr gutem Zustand, die Reiseunterlagen hilfreich und ebenfalls sehr gut, und die Auswahl der Unterkünfte abwechslungsreich und sehr erfreulich. Ich war mit zwei japanischen Gästen unterwegs, denen insbesondere die Streckenführung (größtenteils ohne Autoverkehr) und Unterkünfte sehr zusagten. Das "Highlight" war der Weg als solches entlang von historischen Bauten (Kloster Obermarchtal, Kloster Zwiefalten - mit kleinem Umweg, Scharf Eck Friedingen, etc.), Brauereien, Bauernhöfen und schönen (und geschützten) Landschaften. Schade nur, dass etliche kleine Gaststätten tagsüber geschlossen hatten.
Anke Tammen
Anke Tammen answered:
Herzlichen Dank für Ihre ausführliche und so positive Bewertung. Es freut uns sehr, dass Sie eine tolle Zeit an der Deutschen Donau verbracht haben und dass Sie mit Allem rundum zufrieden waren. Anscheinend lohnt das durchgehende Öffnen in der Gastronomie vielerorts nicht mehr. Das beobachten wir in vielen ländlichen Gegenden z.B. in Biergärten oder kleinen Lokalen. Die sind dann oft nur noch abends und/oder am Wochenende offen, sehr schade.
4 stars
Lucia Erath DE | 24.09.2022
Tolle Radreise
Die Radwege war super ausgeschildert, ausser von Donauwörth zum Hotel in Wörnitzstein, nur mit großem Umweg und Fahrradnavi gefunden. Das Hotel war dann wieder toll. Auf dem Radweg gab es viele schöne Eindrücke, der Blautopf war ein Höhepunkt, Donauwörth ist auf jeden Fall ein Besuch wert, Ulm genauso, die Landschaft und natürlich die wunderschönen Kirchen.
5 stars
Heinz Schwithal DE | 18.07.2022
Tal der jungen Donau
Tolle Landschaft, gute regionale Küche und immer nette, hilfsbereite Bevölkerung
4 stars
Wilfried Niemann DE | 14.05.2022
Tolle Radtour mit schönem Wetter
Bayern scheinen höflicher zu sein als Schwaben. Teilweise unverschämten Personal im Gastronomiegewerbe.

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