Howard Robertson wrote:
> I plan on riding the Danube River Trail in June...Passau to Vienna. Since I'll be arriving in
> Munich, I'm interested in riding from Munich to Passau, about 100mi. Has anyone done this ride? If
> so, how would you rate it? Any suggestions would be appreciated...
The Isar river looks the most direct and easy. You can't beat the German River Trail system.
Deggendorf is a very nice town, too. But I have to second Mark's choice of route going to
Regensburg. It is slightly off course, and perhaps not as simple a ride, but ...... Regensburg is by
far my favorite German town and well worth a visit. There is a very nice camping place (near the
West Schwimmbad) - if you want to save expenses. And if you do go to Regensburg, remember this place
- The Kneittinger Bier Garten. Make that one of your first stops - especially near dinner time. It
overlooks the medieval city, the ancient stone bridge and the Danube.
Regensburg is the oldest intact German city (ruins back to Roman times - and was not
destroyed in WWII).
Peter Wrote:
> Most dramatic part of the Danube is between Passau and Linz after that it becomes more or less a
> canal (cities and villages are nice though).
That's a rather broad stroke. There's the Wachau Wine region, for one, - - - one of THE most scenic
sections of bike river trail in Europe (between Melk and Krems.) The concentration camp memorial
(KZ) in Mauthausen was a very powerful experience for me when I stopped there.
Let's put it this way. I realize you're not saying it's no good, but it was not "more or less" of
anything to me. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole route. As you approach Vienna it certainly gets more
urban, but I found no part of Austria disappointing.
If you look at my scenes:
http://www.cycletourist.com/Scenes/Austria/Donau_Sunsets.html
"Gute Fahrt," "Bench or Bed," and "Sunset" show (in a limited way) the "canal-ish" parts of the
route. With all the barges and the occasional Kraftwerk to see, I really enjoyed it (that, and
...... "Gruss Gott, Gruss Gott, Gruss Gott, Gruss Gott, Gruss Gott, Gruss Gott, Gruss Gott, Gruss
Gott, Gruss Gott." You may get tired of that. Everyone on the radweg greets everyone else this way.
That and "Guten Appetit," if you are lunching.)
Rossatz - Durnstein - and Wachau give you a glimmer of the Wachau region. It is VERY scenic (and FUN
- Die Heurigen).
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