From Passau via Obernzell and the Jochenstein power station, you cycle past Engelhartszell, which is home to the only Trappist monastery in Austria that is worth seeing. Continue along the banks of the Danube to Wesenufer and Schlögen, to the famous Schlögener Danube loop.

Schlögener loop, © Donau Touristik

The Danube Cycle Path continues through the unpopulated Kaiserau narrow valley, past Aschach and Brandstatt and finally on to Linz. The Upper Austrian capital offers many sights from the old town, the Danube promenade to the Ars Electronic Center and the modern Lentos Museum.

Lentos Art Museum in Linz, © TV Linz Robl

Today we go along the Danube cycle path through Marchfeld and over the Abwinden power plant to Mauthausen, where the memorial to the former concentration camp can be visited. Through the beautiful Strudengau you reach your destination for the day, Wallsee/Au.

Danube Cycle Path near Grein, © Donau Touristik

Passing the “legendary” island of Wörth, you reach the Nibelungengau - a section of the Danube with a rich history. Via Ybbs-Persenbeug you cycle on to the famous pilgrimage site of Maria Taferl / Marbach or Leiben.

Maria Taferl in the Nibelungengau, © Donau Niederosterreich Klaus Engelmayer

Today you pass one of the most beautiful river valleys in the world, the well-known wine-growing region of the Wachau! The Wachau UNESCO World Heritage Site begins in Melk, whose imposing Benedictine monastery towers over the Danube. We continue through the picturesque wine-growing towns of Spitz and Weißenkirchen to Dürnstein with its idyllic old town. You should taste the delicious local wines at the latest at the destination of the day, the pretty district town of Krems or Traismauer.

Danube Cycle Path Dürnstein, © Niederosterreich Werbung, Stefan Fuertbauer

Through the Tulln Basin you reach the Egon-Schiele town of Tulln on the Danube. You can return the rental bikes in Höflein and take the S-Bahn to Vienna. Or you can continue cycling past Klosterneuburg to the center of the waltz town. The cosmopolitan metropolis offers a wealth of sights (e.g. St. Stephen's Cathedral, Ringstrasse, Schönbrunn Palace, Prater, Danube Tower, Belvedere Palace, etc.).

Kilometers of cycle paths on Vienna's Danube Island © Wien Tourismus Christian Stemper

Individual extension in Vienna (highly recommended) or return transfer to Passau.

Hofburg Vienna