--- title: Donausteig - a fabulous hiking trail url: "https://www.donauregion.at/en/hiking-at-the-donausteig/artikel/detail/641/donausteig-simply-fabulous.html" description: The Donausteig leads you through a fabulous landscape along the Danube from Passau via Línz to Grein. Explore the varied region along the Danube. image: "https://www.donauregion.at/fileadmin/_processed_/4/a/csm_Donausteig_Ausblick_Penzenstein_2s_WGD_Donau_Ober%C3%B6sterreich_Tourismus_GmbH-Hochhauser_065543e656.jpg" date: 2014-08-12 modified: 2026-03-05 --- # Donausteig - a fabulous hiking trail Donausteig – Simply fabulous! ============================= Scarcely any region is as diversified as the Danube region in Upper Austria. Numerous landscapes that could not be more different accompany hikers from Passau via Linz to Grein and offer breath-taking views on the beautiful countryside. **450 kilometres Donausteig** The Donausteig leads you through diversified natural and cultivated landscapes along both banks of the Danube from Passau to Grein. **49 Danube Hiking Path tours** Besides, 49 Danube Hiking Path tours branching off the main route allow you a lot of possibilities to discover the hinterland and experience the region even more intensively. **Infrastructure** Perfect integration of train, bus and ship along the Donausteig. Due to the integration of different [public transport facilities](https://www.donauregion.at/en/service/getting-there-mobility.html) along the hiking trail, it is very easy to get the starting and ending points of each stage. **The Donausteig is perfect for:** - Stage hikers - Day trip hikers - Families - And those ones who love culinary highlights The following photo gallery can be navigated with the arrow keys (left, right). © Open copyright © © Tourismusverband Donau Oberösterreich | Kuscheiart Close copyright [ ![Freundinnen genießen den stimmungsvollen Ausblick auf die Donauschlinge Schlögen beim wandern.](https://www.donauregion.at/fileadmin/_processed_/9/c/csm_DonauschlingeSchloegen9_TourismusverbandDonauOberoesterreichKuscheiart_f1fbaa8a5c.jpg "© Tourismusverband Donau Oberösterreich | Kuscheiart") ](https://www.donauregion.at/fileadmin//user_upload/danube/000Canto-Imports/DonauschlingeSchloegen9©TourismusverbandDonauOberoesterreichKuscheiart.jpg "© Tourismusverband Donau Oberösterreich | Kuscheiart") © Open copyright © © Tourismusverband Donau Oberösterreich | Kuscheiart Close copyright [ ![Zwei Freundinnen genießen den Blick auf Grein beim wandern.](https://www.donauregion.at/fileadmin/_processed_/f/6/csm_BlickaufGrein_TourismusverbandDonauOberoesterreichKuscheiart_016bdf1105.jpg "© Tourismusverband Donau Oberösterreich | Kuscheiart") ](https://www.donauregion.at/fileadmin//user_upload/danube/000Canto-Imports/BlickaufGrein©TourismusverbandDonauOberoesterreichKuscheiart.jpg "© Tourismusverband Donau Oberösterreich | Kuscheiart") © Open copyright © Donausteig: Gobelwarte near Grein 2s © WGD Donau Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH/Erber Close copyright [ ![Donausteig: Gobelwarte near Grein 2s © WGD Donau Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH/Erber](https://www.donauregion.at/fileadmin/_processed_/7/c/csm_Donausteig_Gobelwarte_bei_Grein_2s_WGD_Donau_Ober%C3%B6sterreich_Tourismus_GmbH-Erber_DSC8277_9bf5f63095.jpg "Donausteig: Gobelwarte near Grein 2s © WGD Donau Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH/Erber") ](https://www.donauregion.at/fileadmin//user_upload/danube/Rebrush_2017/Donausteig/Donausteig_Gobelwarte_bei_Grein_2s_WGD_Donau_Oberösterreich_Tourismus_GmbH-Erber_DSC8277.jpg "Donausteig: Gobelwarte near Grein 2s © WGD Donau Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH/Erber") © Open copyright © Schlögener Schlinge 2s © WGD Donau Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH/Hochhauser Close copyright [ ![Schlögener Schlinge 2s © WGD Donau Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH/Hochhauser](https://www.donauregion.at/fileadmin/_processed_/d/1/csm_Schl%C3%B6gener_Schlinge_2s_WGD_Donau_Ober%C3%B6sterreich_Tourismus_GmbH-Hochhauser_7fa8ff89d8.jpg "Schlögener Schlinge 2s © WGD Donau Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH/Hochhauser") ](https://www.donauregion.at/fileadmin//user_upload/danube/Rebrush_2017/Donausteig/Schlögener_Schlinge_2s_WGD_Donau_Oberösterreich_Tourismus_GmbH-Hochhauser.jpg "Schlögener Schlinge 2s © WGD Donau Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH/Hochhauser") © Open copyright © ©TourismusverbandDonauOberösterreichKuscheiart Wander Shooting, Speck Alm Bad Kreuzen Close copyright [ ![Zwei Freundinnen genießen ihr Essen in der Speck Alm Bad Kreuzen.](https://www.donauregion.at/fileadmin/_processed_/3/c/csm_SpeckAlmBadKreuzenDonausteig2_TourismusverbandDonauOber%C3%B6sterreichKuscheiart_159a5270f2.jpg "©TourismusverbandDonauOberösterreichKuscheiart Wander Shooting, Speck Alm Bad Kreuzen") ](https://www.donauregion.at/fileadmin//user_upload/danube/000Canto-Imports/SpeckAlmBadKreuzenDonausteig2©TourismusverbandDonauOberösterreichKuscheiart.jpg "©TourismusverbandDonauOberösterreichKuscheiart Wander Shooting, Speck Alm Bad Kreuzen") © Open copyright © ©TourismusverbandDonauOberösterreichKuscheiart Wander Shooting, Speck Alm Bad Kreuzen Close copyright [ ![Frau an der Ladestation bei der Speck Alm Bad Kreuzen](https://www.donauregion.at/fileadmin/_processed_/2/8/csm_SpeckAlmBadKreuzenDonausteig8_TourismusverbandDonauOber%C3%B6sterreichKuscheiart_9c8e3337c8.jpg "©TourismusverbandDonauOberösterreichKuscheiart Wander Shooting, Speck Alm Bad Kreuzen") ](https://www.donauregion.at/fileadmin//user_upload/danube/000Canto-Imports/SpeckAlmBadKreuzenDonausteig8©TourismusverbandDonauOberösterreichKuscheiart.jpg "©TourismusverbandDonauOberösterreichKuscheiart Wander Shooting, Speck Alm Bad Kreuzen") © Open copyright © ©TourismusverbandDonauOberösterreichKuscheiart Wander Shooting, Wolfsschlucht Bad Kreuzen Close copyright [ ![Freundinnen wandern durch die Wolfsschlucht Bad Kreuzen. Eine Frau trinkt aus ihrer Wasserflasche.](https://www.donauregion.at/fileadmin/_processed_/0/a/csm_WolfsschluchtBadKreuzen4_TourismusverbandDonauOber%C3%B6sterreichKuscheiart_3b8af4b32b.jpg "©TourismusverbandDonauOberösterreichKuscheiart Wander Shooting, Wolfsschlucht Bad Kreuzen") ](https://www.donauregion.at/fileadmin//user_upload/danube/000Canto-Imports/WolfsschluchtBadKreuzen4©TourismusverbandDonauOberösterreichKuscheiart.jpg "©TourismusverbandDonauOberösterreichKuscheiart Wander Shooting, Wolfsschlucht Bad Kreuzen") © Open copyright © ©TourismusverbandDonauOberösterreichKuscheiart Wander Shooting, Burgruine Schaunberg Close copyright [ ![Freundinnen wandern bei der Burgruine Schaunberg](https://www.donauregion.at/fileadmin/_processed_/f/0/csm_BurgruineSchaunberg4_TourismusverbandDonauOberoesterreichKuscheiart_8fd22466e2.jpg "©TourismusverbandDonauOberösterreichKuscheiart Wander Shooting, Burgruine Schaunberg") ](https://www.donauregion.at/fileadmin//user_upload/danube/000Canto-Imports/BurgruineSchaunberg4©TourismusverbandDonauOberoesterreichKuscheiart.jpg "©TourismusverbandDonauOberösterreichKuscheiart Wander Shooting, Burgruine Schaunberg") [ previous slide ](#ttgDetailSiteCarousel "back") [ next slide ](#ttgDetailSiteCarousel "forward") **120 myths about the Danube** 120 different legends about the Danube are now retold, illustrated and mounted on the summary boards. The stories add even more diverse facets of the Donausteig and the region. [**Donausteig hosts** ](https://www.donauregion.at/en/hiking-at-the-donausteig/accommodation-donausteig-wirte.html) There are local hiking experts who like to advise you competently and who submit their overnight accommodation and catering businesses according to established quality criteria. **Target group oriented packages** The [bookable packages](https://www.donauregion.at/en/hiking-packages.html) are geared towards different types of hiking vacationers on the Donausteig and are divided into different categories so that every guest can find the package tailored to their needs as quickly as possible. **Donausteig interactive** On the website you can also find an [interactive hiking map](https://www.donauregion.at/en/donau/donausteig-stages.html) that allows hikers to create customised route profiles with all necessary information. It is easy to print all details as a PDF file with altitude, maps and description.to the interactive maps ### Contact & Service **Danube Upper Austria** WGD Donau Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH, Tourismusverband Donauregion Oberösterreich Lindengasse 9 4040 Linz Phone [+43 732 7277-888](tel:+437327277888) Fax machine +43 732 7277-804 E-Mail Web [www.donauregion.at/en](https://www.donauregion.at/en) ### Useful Links [Labelling & Signposts](https://www.donauregion.at/en/hiking-at-the-donausteig/artikel/detail/885/labelling-signposts-donausteig.html) [Hiking Tips](https://www.donauregion.at/en/hiking-at-the-donausteig/artikel/detail/906/hiking-tips-donausteig.html)