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title: "Donausteig hiking trail: current news, closures, diversions"
url: "https://www.donauregion.at/en/current-news-donausteig-hiking-trail.html"
description: Current information on closures, construction work or diversions on the Donausteig long-distance hiking trail in Upper Austria between Passau and Grein.
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date: 2021-07-06
modified: 2024-09-20
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# Donausteig hiking trail: current news, closures, diversions

Current news of the Donausteig hiking trail
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Here you will find a list of those sections of the Donausteig where closures or diversions are to be expected.

Current news about the Danube ferries can be found here: [www.donauregion.at/faehren](https://www.donauregion.at/en/danube-cycle-path/danube-ferries.html "Link öffnet sich in neuem Fenster")

**There are currently no known restrictions.**

 [Closure of Gobelwarte
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The **Gobelwarte is** temporarily **closed** **due to technical issues**.

**Please note** that the Gobelwarte viewing platform is located on the following walking routes:

- [Gobelwarte Circular Trail](https://www.donauregion.at/en/oesterreich-tour/detail/430008155/gobelwarte-circular-route.html "Link öffnet sich in neuem Fenster")
- [Strudengauer 9er](https://touren.donauregion.at/en/route/loop-hike-routes/the-strudengauer-9er-entire-route/805519731/ "Link öffnet sich in neuem Fenster")
- [Donausteig Stage 4\_G05: Summit Ascent – From Machland to Strudengau](https://www.donauregion.at/en/oesterreich-tour/detail/430001326/donausteig-stage-4-g05-mitterkirchen-grein-summit-assault-from-machland-into-the-strudengau.html "Link öffnet sich in neuem Fenster")

If you are…

 ](https://www.donauregion.at/en/current-news-donausteig-hiking-trail/artikel/detail/10331/closure-of-gobelwarte.html)

 [Diversion at the Donausteig in Hartkirchen
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Due to construction work on the ‘Hartkirchen Bypass’, the following hiking trails are currently only accessible via the diversion route marked below:

- Donausteig stage: Aschach–Eferding
- Donausteig Hartkirchen circular route: Schaunberg loop

Please follow the diversion route…

 ](https://www.donauregion.at/en/current-news-donausteig-hiking-trail/artikel/detail/10234/diversion-hartkirchen-donausteig.html)

 [Rannatal path closure
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Due to construction work and ongoing truck traffic, access to the Ranna Valley is closed on weekdays (Monday at 7:00 a.m. through Friday at 6:00 p.m.).

The trail is open on weekends.

Duration of the closure**: End of November 2026**

 ](https://www.donauregion.at/en/current-news-donausteig-hiking-trail/artikel/detail/9695/closure-rannatal-closure.html)

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 Current news of the Donausteig hiking trail