© ©TourismusverbandDonauOberösterreichKuscheiart Wander Shooting, Donauschlinge Schlögen
Freundinnen genießen den stimmungsvollen Ausblick auf die Donauschlinge Schlögen beim wandern.
Freundinnen genießen den stimmungsvollen Ausblick auf die Donauschlinge Schlögen beim wandern.

Donausteig hiking trail,
simply fabulous.

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Donausteig hiking trail.

For families with children an adventure playground, for pleasure hikers pure hiking happiness, for the conscious a meaningful natural paradise and an incredible place of power - that is the Danube Trail. For more than 10 years, the Donausteig has been offering hikers extraordinary insights and views into the equally varied and captivating landscapes along the Danube under the motto "simply fabulous".

© ©TourismusverbandDonauOberösterreichKuscheiart Wander Shooting, Gobelwarte Grein
Zwei Freundinnen genießen den wundervollen Ausblick von der Gobelwarte Grein.
Gobelwarte Grein
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Donausteig

The long distance hiking trail Donausteig leads on 450 km from Passau via Linz to Grein. On the way hikers meet impressive landscapes, unique cultural heritage and enchanting legendary figures. It is obvious - the Doanusteig hiking trail is simply legendary!

© ©TourismusverbandDonauOberösterreichKuscheiart Wander Shooting, Rannastausee Neustift
Freundinnen wandern beim Rannastausee Neustift
Ranna Reservoir
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© ©TourismusverbandDonauOberösterreichKuscheiart Wander Shooting, Burgruine Schaunberg
Burgruine Schaunberg
Castle ruin Schaunberg
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For planning your tour on Donausteig hiking trail just use the interactive online hiking-map with detailed route descriptions and GPS-tracks available for download. All tours  with all their details and maps can be saved as PDF-files and printed.
Take a look at the Danube-App: the app "Römerspuren" is a travel guide to the hotspots of antiquity in Upper Austria and Eastern Bavaria. It tells exciting stories from a long-gone era. 

Hiking from place to place

Take the Donausteig hiking trail in stages. Discover all tour descriptions and GPS-tracks on the online hiking-map.

Donausteig-stages

Excursions & round tours

Donausteig round tours are ideal for day excursions. Discover all tour descriptions and GPS-tracks on the online hiking-map.

Round tours
Information on diversions and closures
Current news of the Donausteig hiking trail

Qualified "Donausteig-Wirte"

A total of 29 hotels, inns and guesthouses in the Upper Austrian Danube region are qualified "Donausteig-Wirte". They can be considered as true experts when it comes to hiking holidays and submit their accommodation and catering businesses according to specified quality criteria. 

Click here for the Donausteig inns:

Qualified accommodations

Qualified restaurants

© ©TourismusverbandDonauOberösterreichKuscheiart Wander Shooting, Speck Alm Bad Kreuzen
Zwei Freundinnen genießen ihr Essen in der Speck Alm Bad Kreuzen.

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