Car-free excursion tips
Camping & Pension
Au on the Danube
Car-free excursion tips for your holiday
from Camping & Pension Au an der Donau
Right on the Danube cycle path, the idyllic campsite in Au an der Donau stretches like a green island along a natural pond. The peaceful atmosphere, the cosy guest garden and the fantastic view of the Danube promise a camping paradise par excellence.
Camping & Pension Au an der Donau is the ideal starting point to explore many attractive excursion destinations in the surrounding area without a car. Where the car has a break on holiday - get inspiration now and really enjoy your holiday at the campsite in Au an der Donau.
Starting point: Camping & Pension Au an der Donau, Hafenstraße 1, 4332 Au an der Donau
1/2-day excursions for cycling enthusiasts
Means of transport: bike or e-bike
You can hire bikes on site at the campsite
R1.12 World Stone Tour: To the roof of the world and back
Starting from the campsite, an enjoyable summit cycle tour starts from the mythical Danube river in the Machland plain to the Weltstein (478 m) in the Aist-Naarn-Kuppenland. This varied tour offers many highlights: River biking along the Danube and Aist, mountain biking in the Kuppenland, flat biking in the Machland plain. The reward is a fantastic 2.7 km long panoramic descent!
Length: 38.9 km
Duration: 3 h
Elevation gain: 471 m
Highlights along the route:
- Schwertberg: Zillenfahrt on the Aist
- Aiserbühne (castle-like theatre setting in the quarry)
- Weltstein (highest point of the tour)
- Millstone town of Perg: millstone museum Steinbrecherhaus, Ratgöbluckn earth barn)
- Naarnkanal (historic wooden floating canal)
R1.13 Alpenblick loop: high-altitude cycling in the Machland plain
This wonderful cycle tour starts from the campsite in Au on the Danube cycle path. Cycle past the fish statue "Doni the fish" for approx. 4 km down the Danube to the junction to Straß. There you can join the Alpenblick loop. The long ridge is a delight with relaxed cycling and magnificent views of the Alps. A real jewel of a castle awaits you along the route with the imposing Clam Castle. This varied tour combines river cycling along the Danube, crossing the Machland plain and mountain cycling with far-reaching views.
Length: 52.2 km
Duration: 3.45 h
Elevation gain: 425 m
The following route highlights can be found on the tour:
- 11 km long ascent with magnificent Alpine panorama high-altitude cycling
- 2.5 km panoramic descent
- Münzbach monastery village (mountain village with former monastery)
- Clam Castle (one of Austria's castle jewels)
- Open-air museum Keltendorf Mitterkirchen (reconstruction of a Celtic settlement)
R1.11 3 Rivers Tour: Travelling between river & cultural treasures
This tip first takes you 6 km up the Danube to Mauthausen, where you then join the R1.11 3-river loop. A pleasure cycle tour on the trail of the fascination of the land between these rivers. In the rustic alluvial forest, a magnificent view of the historic Danube market in Mauthausen rounds off the experience at the Danube cycle ferry landing stage.
Length: 47.2 km
Duration: 3.15 h
Elevation gain: 208 m
Highlights:
- Danube jewel Mauthausen (magnificent riverbank, granite art, Pragstein Castle...)
- Baroque jewel St Florian's Abbey(Bruckner organ, tomb of St Florian ...)
- Roman town of Enns (UNESCO World Heritage Site Lauriacum Museum & Roman lime kilns, 360° panoramic view from the town tower)
- European nature reserve Traun-Danube floodplains (alluvial forest & bird protection on the outskirts of Linz)
Danube cycle path round to Grein on the north bank
Starting from the campsite, you first cycle towards Mitterkirchen, where you can combine a short visit to the open-air museum and Celtic village. If you cycle on through the small village of Mettensdorf, it is worth making a short detour to Baumgartenberg Abbey, with its magnificent collegiate church. If you follow the Danube cycle path, it leads directly to the banks as far as Grein. It is possible to cross the Danube in the small shipping town of Grein using the cycle ferry (note ferry times). Return along the south bank of the Danube via Mauthausen.
1/2-day excursion or day trip to Grein
Means of transport: Bus & on foot
Grein: The pearl of the Strudengau
The former shipping town of Grein is nestled between the Danube and granite. Here, the mighty Danube, steeped in history, merges with the unspoilt, gentle Mühlviertel hills. Inns, patisseries and cafés invite you to linger.
Travelling to Grein: take the regional bus E389 (direction Waldhausen im Strudengau Badesee) to Grein. From here it is only a few minutes' walk to the town centre.
Duration: 30 min. bus journey + 5 min. on foot
Note: please note the current journey times for the return journey
Greinburg Castle has watched over the town and the river for half a millennium. Visitors can look forward to a variety of representative rooms from the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque periods.
During a tour of the castle, visitors can admire historic ceremonial rooms: the magnificent arcaded courtyard, the imposing Knights' Hall and the castle chapel. The Sala Terrena , lined with Danube pebbles, and the diamond vault with its fascinating interplay of light and shadow are unique.
Opening hours: 1 May to 26 October. DI - SO from 9 am - 5 pm, MO day off
DONAU.Erlebnis Card : -50 % discount on your admission on a Thursday
The historic Grein Municipal Theatre (1791) is the oldest preserved civic theatre in Austria. Many special features can be seen: Original preserved barrier seats; a privy, only separated from the auditorium by a curtain, the Napoleon's box and much more. In the newly designed city museum, you can learn more about the eventful history of the city and the theatre's history from its beginnings to the present day.
Opening hours: open from 1 May to 30 September
DONAU.Erlebnis Card : -50 % discount on your admission on a Thursday
More tips about Grein:
1/2-day excursion for those interested in culture
Means of transport: bike or e-bike
Clam Castle
Celtic Museum
St Florian's Abbey
Cycling to the UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Roman heritage on the Danube at the Lauriacum Museum in Enns.
Experience the Romans up close on a journey through time from Passau to Zeiselmauer along the wet border: the experience-orientated exhibition at the Lauriacum Museum in Enns invites you to do just that. In Roman times, Enns, also known as Lauriacum, was the main base and an important administrative town.
Arrival: on the Danube Cycle Path R1 to Mauthausen and continue with the cycle ferry to Enns
Duration: 40 min
Length: 12 km
Please note ferry times!
Day trips for hiking enthusiasts
Means of transport: on foot
Fuchtelmanderl path
Aulehr Trail
Hikes in Strudengau: Travelling with the regional bus E389
- Stillensteinklamm gorge in St. Nikola
Wolf Gorge in Bad Kreuzen
Further hiking trails:
1/2 or day trip: By bike to the public bathing facilities
Means of transport: bike or e-bike
The following public bathing facilities can be reached from the campsite via the new e-bike circular routes or the Danube cycle path R1:
- Natural bathing lake Au/Danube
- Mitterkirchen bathing lake
Tip: with the DONAU.Erlebnis Card you get a -50 % discount on admission - Adventure natural forest pool Perg
- Vitalwelt Perg
- Outdoor pool Grein
Tip: with the DONAU.Erlebnis Card you get -50 % discount on admission - Wallsee water sports centre with SUP hire
- Wellness Hotel Aumühle
For sporty water rats
Zillenfahrt on the Aist - "Hafen"
Tip: with the DONAU.Erlebnis Card there is a -50% discount on the hire fee- Taster paddling on the Danube and Aist
A refreshing canoe trip on the Danube or Aist is probably one of the most beautiful ways to get closer to nature on the water.
Opening times: from May to September, from 2 people (only by arrangement on +43 650 8565656)
Duration: 2-3 hours
Day trip: Shopping & gourmet trip to Perg
Means of transport: Bus
Shopping & gourmet trip
to Perg
Perg - a bustling shopping town between Machland and the Mühlviertel hills
You can find out which places in Perg should definitely be visited as part of a leisurely stroll through the town, with great tips for recommended restaurants and attractive shopping opportunities here: 48h in Perg
Bus route 373 takes you directly from the campsite in the direction of Perg. Duration: 9 min
Note: please note the current journey times for the return journey
The taste of the Danube region
Shop locally at the farm shops near the campsite. The new e-bike circular routes R1.11 - R1.13 provide easy access to numerous farm shops in the surrounding area.
Farm shops in the area:
- Organic vegetable farm Voggeneder
- Aronia power from Froschauer Hof
(Tue or Thu, 09:00-11:00 or 14:00-16:00, gourmet tours by appointment)
Tip: with the DONAU.Erlebnis Card you get a free guided tour including tasting - Gmeiner winery
- Moser distillery and show distillery
- Maleninsky farm
- Schwertberger Bräu
Animal excursion for young and old
Means of transport: Bus
Animal excursion for the whole family
Alpacas are kept on the Hacknerhof farm in Mitterkirchen and guided tours are also offered. Interesting facts about the keeping of the alpacas and the resulting products are part of the two-hour tour of the farm. You can buy the products directly in the farm shop. Guided tours of the farm are only possible for groups of 5-50 people if booked in advance.
