Cycle route Passau-Schlögen-Passau | UNESCO World Heritage Danube Limes: Roman traces on the Danube Cycle Path

Description:
Worth seeing along the Passau - Schlögen - Passau route are the Three Rivers City of Passau, the Danube market Obernzell, one of the last Zillen builders in Austria, the natural jewel Schlögener Loop, the Roman Burgus in Oberranna, Engelszell Abbey, the Mini Danube water adventure park, the Petrus Church in Pyrawang and Krämpelstein Castle.Directions:

You start the stage directly at Passau station. To reach the Danube as quickly as possible, follow the sign "to the Danube Cycle Path" and a few moments later you can already catch the first glimpse of your future companion. Follow the course of the river downstream and cross the Danube via the Luitpold Bridge. Already here you can see the Veste Ober- and Niederhaus, which combines seat of power, residence, administrative building and fortress.

After crossing the Ilz Bridge, keep right and from now on always follow the signposted path along the Danube. Soon you will enter the Donauleiten nature reserve, whose steep slopes mark the southern edge of the Bavarian Forest. The slopes are mostly densely wooded, with bizarre rock formations visible only in a few places. Due to the steep terrain and southern exposure, the nature in this area is largely untouched and impresses with a diverse flora and fauna.

In Erlau you cross the eponymous stream and follow the cycle path to Obernzell. A few kilometres downstream you pass the "Haus am Strom", whose architecture resembles the shape of a wave. With numerous water features, an exhibition and a beer garden with regional cuisine, the house offers a welcome spot for a break.

In Niederranna, one of the last Zillen builders can be found at the Zillen rental Witti. Shortly after the Haichenbach ruin, the famous Schlögener Loop begins on the ridge, where the Danube describes a picturesque 180° curve. With a short ferry ride, you reach Schlögen on the southern shore.

The return journey to Passau now takes place on the southern shore. On the newly developed Danube Cycle Path, you reach Wesenufer. To avoid cycling on the busy federal road to Engelhartszell, we switch to the northern side (Niederranna) until the new cycle path on the southern shore is completed. With the Engelhartszell ferry, you can switch back to the southern shore. Highlights in Engelhartszell are the Trappist Abbey Engelszell and the Mini Danube (with large aquarium).

The cycle path leads back to the Three Rivers City of Passau through the Danube towns of Kasten and Pyrawang.

Tip:

• It is recommended to plan the route for two days with an overnight stay. Bicycle-friendly establishments on the Danube Cycle Path can be found here.


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  Discovery journeys with a pleasurable stopover! This route leads directly past the following culinary partners:

  
  

  Fish Restaurant Gasthof Luger
  Wesenufer Hotel & Seminar Culture on the Danube
  Riverresort Donauschlinge