--- title: Roman traces on the Danube cycle path url: "https://www.donauregion.at/en/danube-cycle-path/roman-traces-on-the-danube-cycle-path.html" image: "https://www.donauregion.at/fileadmin/user_upload/danube/Logos/Donauregion_OOE/Logo-Donauregion-EN.svg" date: 2022-04-11 modified: 2024-10-17 --- # Roman traces on the Danube cycle path ![](https://www.donauregion.at/fileadmin/_processed_/4/9/csm_zinnlegion_2s___Mules_of_Marius_d85e743611.jpg) ![](https://www.donauregion.at/fileadmin/_processed_/4/9/csm_zinnlegion_2s___Mules_of_Marius_1f2e7270af.jpg) Danube cycle path & Roman times [ Accommodation Booking ](https://www.donauregion.at/en/book-accommodations.html) Roman traces on the Danube cycle path ===================================== The Romans have left their mark on our country. Let yourself be whisked away on a journey back in time to the Roman Empire along the Danube. The Danube Cycle Path (R1) runs along both the [north ](https://www.donauregion.at/touren.html?tourid=1528883)and [south banks ](https://www.donauregion.at/touren.html?tourid=1539522)of the river and thus follows the natural northern border of the former "Imperium Romanum". The "Roman resting places" here, where Rome's legionaries protected the border along the Limes, provide information about Rome's heritage. From the main base, the legionary camp "Lauriacum", in the area of today's Enns, the Roman military directed a network of forts and bases to protect the Limes, from Linz to Schlögen and Oberranna in the Upper Danube Valley. [ Overview ](#ttgNCECollapse336550) ------------------------------------- Danube Limes World Heritage Tour -------------------------------- ### Passau - Schlögen - Passau The new **Danube Limes World Heritage Tour** from Passau via Schlögen and back invites you on an enjoyable cycle tour along the Danube. Experience the impressive nature and cultural heritage of the region, with the UNESCO World Heritage Danube Limes, in a unique way. [Danube Limes World Heritage Tour Passau - Schlögen - Passau ](https://www.donauregion.at/en/danube-cycle-path/roman-traces/danube-limes-world-heritage-tour.html) Travelling along the Danube cycle path - three stages in the footsteps of the Romans ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ### Passau - Schlögen (42 km) This route starts in the former customs border town of Batavis and leads along the right bank of the Danube via former routes of the Limes road and two small forts to the natural wonder of the Schlögener Schlinge. In the meantime, the RömerBurgus, the best-preserved Roman building in Upper Austria, awaits you in Oberranna. [ ![RoemermuseumKastellBiotroPassau18_WGDDonauOberoesterreichTourismusGmbHStudioDraussen.jpg](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== "© Copyright: WGD Donau Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH | Studio Draussen") Roman Museum Fort Boiotro ---------------------------- ](https://www.donauregion.at/en/danube-cycle-path/roman-traces-on-the-danube-cycle-path/oesterreich-poi/detail/490000092/roman-museum-kastell-boiotro.html) © Open copyright © Copyright: WGD Donau Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH | Studio Draussen Close copyright [ ![Römerburgus Oberranna in Engelhartszell: In this hall with a high ceiling and wooden walls, there are several people walking on a catwalk between raised earth formations. The setting seems to resemble an archaeological or historical exhibition space where visitors can gain an insight into times gone by.](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== "© Copyright: WGD Donau Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH/Hochhauser") RömerBurgus Oberranna ------------------------ ](https://www.donauregion.at/en/danube-cycle-path/roman-traces-on-the-danube-cycle-path/oesterreich-poi/detail/400582/roman-fort-oberranna.html) © Open copyright © Copyright: WGD Donau Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH/Hochhauser Close copyright [ ![Schlögen Roman Park in Haibach ob der Donau: A young couple look attentively at an information board showing various landscapes and maps. They are standing in front of a landscape with forest and mountains in the background.](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== "© Copyright: WGD Donau Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH | Studio Draussen") Schlögen Roman Park ---------------------- ](https://www.donauregion.at/en/danube-cycle-path/roman-traces-on-the-danube-cycle-path/oesterreich-poi/detail/430002093/roman-park-schloegen.html) © Open copyright © Copyright: WGD Donau Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH | Studio Draussen Close copyright ### Schlögen - Linz (56 km) You follow the Danube along the left or right bank and continue your journey from Ottensheim to Linz on a ferry. At the end of the Eferding Basin, the Linzer Pforte awaits you. Soon you will be in Linz, the Roman trading centre of Lentia. TIP: Permanent exhibition in the castle museum: archaeology - prehistory and early history, Roman times, Middle Ages and modern times [ ![A small dog on a sandy beach next to a yellow inflatable mattress, with a river and city skyline in the twilight.](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== "© Copyright: Linztourismus, Martin Stoebich") Linz. The city that changes ------------------------------ ](https://www.donauregion.at/en/danube-cycle-path/roman-traces-on-the-danube-cycle-path/oesterreich-stadt-ort/detail/430000877/linz.html) © Open copyright © Copyright: Linztourismus, Martin Stoebich Close copyright [ ![Schlossmuseum Linz: Modern glass connecting building between historical and contemporary building with barrier-free ramp.](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== "© Copyright: Linztourismus Alex Sigalov") Linz Castle Museum --------------------- ](https://www.donauregion.at/en/danube-cycle-path/roman-traces-on-the-danube-cycle-path/oesterreich-poi/detail/400715/castle-museum-linz.html) © Open copyright © Copyright: Linztourismus Alex Sigalov Close copyright [ ![Lauriacum Museum in Enns: A large, multi-storey building with an impressive façade. The architecture is designed in the traditional style with many decorations and ornaments. There is a fountain with a statue in front of the building. Overall, the building conveys a historic, elegant impression.](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== "© Copyright: Tourismusverband Donau Oberösterreich Good Morning World Melanie Schillinger") Museum Lauriacum Enns ------------------------ ](https://www.donauregion.at/en/danube-cycle-path/roman-traces-on-the-danube-cycle-path/oesterreich-poi/detail/400075/lauriacum-museum.html) © Open copyright © Copyright: Tourismusverband Donau Oberösterreich Good Morning World Melanie Schillinger Close copyright ### Linz - Strudengau (62 km) In Linz you cycle along the left bank towards Mauthausen. Cross the Danube at the Abwinden/Asten power station and cycle on to Enns. The Lauriacum Museum in Enns is one of the most important collections of artefacts from the Roman period in Austria. In the Celtic village of Mitterkirchen, you gain an insight into the pre-Roman Hallstatt culture. This stage ends in Grein. [ ![Jausenstation Keltendorf in Mitterkirchen im Machland: In this photo you can see a historic village ensemble with characteristic wooden houses and large reed huts, surrounded by green meadows and trees. It looks like a picturesque landscape where a few people are staying and presumably relaxing.](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== "© Copyright: marktgemeinde Mitterkirchen im Machland") Celtic village Mitterkirchen ------------------------------- ](https://www.donauregion.at/en/danube-cycle-path/roman-traces-on-the-danube-cycle-path/oesterreich-poi/detail/400994/open-air-museum-celtic-village-mitterkirchen.html) © Open copyright © Copyright: marktgemeinde Mitterkirchen im Machland Close copyright