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Cycle route · Donaueschingen · Updated on 14 November 2026

Donauradweg (DE) cycle route

Donauradweg (DE) is a cycle route of 510.5 km from Donaueschingen. Along the way you'll find 1,399 benches, 51 water fountains and refill points, 72 public toilets, 18 bike pumps and 3 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.

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Donauradweg (DE)
Geißenklösterle · after 463.7 km
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Donauquelle
Donauquelle · after 0 m
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Entenburg
Entenburg · after 5.5 km
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From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.

  • 510.5 km
  • ± 3:45 h per stage
  • ↑ 1,077 m · ↓ 1,483 m
  • Moderate per stage
  • From A to B
  • International route

  1. Start in Donaueschingen

    0 km

    At the start: Donauquelle and public toilet.

  2. 5.3 km · 17 benches

    Water point and honesty box

    5.3 km

  3. 194 m · 2 benches

    Entenburg

    5.5 km

    Castle

  4. 9.9 km · 10 benches

    Bike pump

    15.3 km

  5. 4.8 km · 14 benches

    Water point

    20.1 km

  6. 2.7 km · 8 benches

    Public toilet

    22.9 km

  7. 974 m · 20 benches

    Unteres Schloss

    23.8 km

    Castle

  8. 1.2 km · 5 benches

    Public toilet

    25 km

  9. 4.4 km · 6 benches

    Water point and bike pump

    29.4 km

  10. 6 km · 28 benches

    Public toilet and water point

    35.4 km

  11. 251 m · 2 benches

    Bike pump

    35.7 km

  12. 2.3 km · 6 benches

    Water point

    38 km

  13. 5 km · 6 benches

    Water point

    42.9 km

  14. 26.1 km · 92 benches

    Public toilet

    69.1 km

  15. 745 m · 4 benches

    4 public toilets and 3 water fountains and refill points

    69.8 km

  16. 152 m

    Water point

    70 km

  17. 9 km · 14 benches

    Schloß Gutenstein

    79 km

    Castle

  18. 555 m · bench

    Water point, bike pump and honesty box

    79.5 km

  19. 348 m · 4 benches

    Public toilet and water point

    79.9 km

  20. 895 m · bench

    Public toilet

    80.8 km

  21. 611 m · bench

    Public toilet

    81.4 km

  22. 658 m · bench

    Public toilet

    82 km

  23. 1.2 km · bench

    Public toilet

    83.2 km

  24. 2.9 km · bench

    Fürstliche Anlagen Inzigkofen

    86.2 km

    Public toilet

  25. 1.9 km · 19 benches

    Water point and bike pump

    88 km

  26. 870 m · 17 benches

    Observation tower

    88.9 km

    Observation tower

  27. 429 m · 6 benches

    Public toilet

    89.3 km

  28. 443 m · 12 benches

    2 public toilets

    89.7 km

  29. 154 m

    Public toilet

    89.9 km

  30. 321 m · 10 benches

    Bike pump

    90.2 km
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  1. 483 m · 13 benches

    Schloss Sigmaringen

    90.7 km

    2 public toilets

  2. 5.7 km · 15 benches

    Public toilet

    96.4 km

  3. 2.9 km · 6 benches

    Schloß Scheer

    99.3 km

    Castle

  4. 6.3 km · 11 benches

    Bike pump

    105.6 km

  5. 12 km · 2 benches

    Public toilet

    117.7 km

  6. 6.8 km · 15 benches

    Public toilet and water point

    124.5 km

  7. 1.5 km · 6 benches

    2 public toilets

    126.1 km

  8. 683 m · bench

    Gedenkstein für Johann Gottlieb Aberle, Hermann Eugen Schlotterbeck und Andreas Stadler in Riedlingen

    126.7 km

    Memorial

  9. 7.6 km · 10 benches

    Zwiefaltendorfer Tropfsteinhöhle and 1 more

    134.3 km

    Schloss Zwiefaltendorf

  10. 1.5 km

    Water point

    135.8 km

  11. 4.5 km · bench

    Burg Rechtenstein

    140.3 km

    Castle

  12. 9 km · 7 benches

    Public toilet

    149.3 km

  13. 517 m · 6 benches

    Public toilet

    149.8 km

  14. 12.8 km · 31 benches

    Public toilet, water point and bike pump

    162.6 km

  15. 204 m · bench

    Public toilet

    162.8 km

  16. 364 m · bench

    Wolfertturm

    163.2 km

    Water point

  17. 25.4 km · 43 benches

    Bike pump

    188.6 km

  18. 3 km · 3 benches

    Water point

    191.6 km

  19. 3.7 km · 27 benches

    Obere Stadtkehle (Werk XXVII) and 1 more

    195.3 km

    Oberer Donauturm (Werk XXVIII)

  20. 598 m · 20 benches

    Metzgerturm

    195.9 km

    Attraction

  21. 348 m · 35 benches

    Haus der Begegnung

    196.3 km

    Attraction

  22. 182 m · 27 benches

    Max-Eyth-Denkmal and 1 more

    196.4 km

    Berblinger-Turm

  23. 481 m · 35 benches

    Untere Stadtkehle (Werk XXVI) and 1 more

    196.9 km

    Unterer Donauturm (Werk XXV)

  24. 699 m · 15 benches

    Public toilet

    197.6 km

  25. 822 m · 20 benches

    Public toilet

    198.4 km

  26. 548 m · 7 benches

    Public toilet

    199 km

  27. 4.9 km · 21 benches

    Water point

    203.9 km

  28. 29.7 km · 20 benches

    Public toilet

    233.5 km

  29. 4.5 km · 3 benches

    Public toilet

    238 km

  30. 294 m

    Sudetendeutsche Heimatstube

    238.3 km

    Museum

  31. 3.5 km · 5 benches

    Apollo-Grannus-Tempel

    241.8 km

    Public toilet

  32. 2.2 km · 15 benches

    Public toilet

    244 km

  33. 5.3 km · 18 benches

    Studienkirche Mariä Himmelfahrt

    249.3 km

    Attraction

  34. 171 m

    Stadt- und Hochstiftmuseum and 1 more

    249.5 km

    Zeugnisse klösterlichen Lebens, public toilet and 3 water fountains and refill points

  35. 1.3 km · 6 benches

    Water point

    250.8 km

  36. 8 km · 6 benches

    Heimatmuseum

    258.8 km

    Public toilet

  37. 217 m · 7 benches

    Water point

    259 km

  38. 238 m · bench

    Schloss Höchstädt

    259.3 km

    Castle

  39. 7.9 km · 2 benches

    Water point

    267.2 km

  40. 19.1 km · 4 benches

    Local Museum and 2 more

    286.3 km

    Museum of Town History, Rieder Tor and water point

  41. 160 m · 8 benches

    Water point

    286.5 km

  42. 482 m · 17 benches

    Public toilet

    286.9 km

  43. 5.3 km

    Public toilet

    292.2 km

  44. 3 km

    Water point

    295.2 km

  45. 1.1 km

    Schloss Leitheim

    296.3 km

    Water point

  46. 17.9 km · 7 benches

    Schloss Stepperg

    314.1 km

    Water point

  47. 10.1 km · 8 benches

    Schlossmuseum

    324.2 km

    Museum

  48. 266 m · 5 benches

    Water point

    324.5 km

  49. 223 m · bench

    Public toilet

    324.7 km

  50. 7 km · 6 benches

    Jagdschloss Grünau

    331.7 km

    Attraction

  51. 16.2 km · 6 benches

    Bike pump

    347.9 km

  52. 654 m · 3 benches

    Public toilet

    348.5 km

  53. 418 m · 10 benches

    Deutsches Medizinhistorisches Museum and 1 more

    349 km

    German Museum for the History of Medicine

  54. 173 m · 4 benches

    Public toilet

    349.1 km

  55. 249 m · 5 benches

    Liebfrauenmunster

    349.4 km

    Public toilet and bike pump

  56. 270 m · 9 benches

    4 water fountains and refill points

    349.7 km

  57. 220 m · 11 benches

    Pfeifturm

    349.9 km

    2 public toilets

  58. 162 m · 33 benches

    Herzogskasten

    350 km

    2 public toilets, 3 water fountains and refill points and 2 bike pumps

  59. 153 m · 20 benches

    Public toilet

    350.2 km

  60. 359 m · 44 benches

    Public toilet

    350.6 km

  61. 184 m · 3 benches

    Bayerisches Armeemuseum and 1 more

    350.7 km

    Neues Schloss

  62. 1.7 km · 21 benches

    Bike pump

    352.5 km

  63. 19.4 km · 9 benches

    Schloss Wackerstein

    371.9 km

    Castle

  64. 2.9 km · 3 benches

    Public toilet

    374.8 km

  65. 5.7 km · bench

    Bike pump

    380.5 km

  66. 1.8 km · 4 benches

    Public toilet

    382.3 km

  67. 1.5 km

    Römisches Museum für Kur- und Badewesen

    383.8 km

    Museum

  68. 4.4 km

    Public toilet and water point

    388.2 km

  69. 14.5 km · 12 benches

    Public toilet

    402.7 km

  70. 1.6 km · 3 benches

    König-Maximilan-Denkmal

    404.3 km

    Memorial

  71. 252 m · 2 benches

    Archäologisches Museum

    404.5 km

    Public toilet and water point

  72. 158 m

    Water point

    404.7 km

  73. 4.1 km · 18 benches

    Water point

    408.8 km

  74. 2.4 km · 3 benches

    Water point

    411.2 km

  75. 10.9 km · 26 benches

    Rudhartsäule and 3 more

    422.1 km

    Alte Residenz, St. Stephen's Cathedral, Neue Residenz and public toilet

  76. 591 m · 21 benches

    Public toilet, water point and bike pump

    422.7 km

  77. 328 m · 3 benches

    Veste Niederhaus

    423 km

    Castle

  78. 14.1 km · 2 benches

    Public toilet

    437 km

  79. 1.5 km · 4 benches

    Schloss Obernzell

    438.6 km

    Public toilet

  80. 6.6 km · 6 benches

    Haus am Strom

    445.2 km

    Public toilet and water point

  81. 1.7 km · 3 benches

    2 public toilets

    446.9 km

  82. 5.5 km · 36 benches

    Public toilet

    452.4 km

  83. 628 m

    Honesty box

    453 km

  84. 7.8 km · 16 benches

    Hohle Fels

    460.8 km

    Attraction

  85. 2.9 km · 4 benches

    Geißenklösterle

    463.7 km

    Archaeological site · Audio story · 2 min

  86. 3.3 km · 15 benches

    Urgeschichtliches Museum

    467 km

    Museum

  87. 493 m · 15 benches

    Blautopf

    467.5 km

    2 public toilets

  88. 450 m · 15 benches

    Public toilet, water point and bike pump

    467.9 km

  89. 19 km · 100 benches

    Mittelbastion (Werk IV)

    487 km

    Attraction

  90. 342 m · 4 benches

    Ehinger Tor (Werk II)

    487.3 km

    Attraction

  91. 3.6 km · 14 benches

    3 water fountains and refill points

    490.9 km

  92. 392 m

    Public toilet and 2 water fountains and refill points

    491.3 km

  93. 1.1 km · 15 benches

    Unteres Tor

    492.5 km

    Observation tower

  94. 9.3 km · 20 benches

    Public toilet

    501.7 km

  95. 3.3 km · 8 benches

    Museum im Felsenkeller

    505.1 km

    2 public toilets

  96. 160 m · 2 benches

    Kloster Weltenburg and 1 more

    505.2 km

    St. Georg

  97. 818 m · 5 benches

    Donaudurchbruch

    506.1 km

    Attraction

  98. 4.5 km · 12 benches

    Finish

    510.5 km

    At the finish: public toilet and bike pump.

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Longest stretch without a toilet: 34.8 kmBetween 162.8 km and 197.6 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.

The route with the water points, toilets and sights within 100 m of it.

64 sights along the way

In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 56 more along the route are on the map.

Stages (9)

  1. 1Donauradweg - Abschnitt Baden-Württemberg201.7 km
  2. 2Donauradweg - Abschnitt Deutschland 284.4 km
  3. 3Donauradweg - Abschnitt Deutschland 3132.3 km
  4. 4Donauradweg - Abschnitt Deutschland 428.5 km
  5. 5Donauradweg - Nebenroute Ehingen - Ulm41.2 km
  6. 6Donauradweg - Nebenroute Gundelfingen2.5 km
  7. 7Donauradweg - Nebenroute Günzburg-Offingen11.4 km
  8. 8Donauradweg - Nebenroute Rennertshofen2.5 km
  9. 9Donauradweg - Fähre Weltenburg-Kelheim6.1 km

Elevation and terrain

Up
↑ 1,077 m
Down
↓ 1,483 m
Highest point
681 m
Lowest point
285 m
  • 5-10% slope · 3.3 km
  • 10-15% slope · 368 m
  • 15-20% slope · 527 m
  • 20% slope or steeper · 350 m

Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.

produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved

Way types

510.5 km in total
  • Track: 195.6 km
  • Path: 111.9 km
  • Street: 90.4 km
  • Road: 74 km
  • Cycle path: 16.5 km
  • Busy road: 12.3 km
  • Footpath (walk your bike): 4 km
  • Unknown: 4.5 km

Surfaces

510.5 km in total
  • Asphalt: 362.9 km
  • Gravel: 100.4 km
  • Paved: 16.9 km
  • Unpaved: 1.1 km
  • Unknown: 27.9 km

About the cycle route Donauradweg (DE)

Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.

Where do you cycle?

Donauradweg (DE) is a cycle route of 510.5 km that starts in Donaueschingen. It does not end where it starts. You start in Donaueschingen-Bahnhof and finish in Jochenstein DE/AT. Along the way you pass Donauquelle (after 0 m), Entenburg (after 5.5 km) and Unteres Schloss (after 23.8 km).

How hard is the route?

You climb 1,077 m in total and descend 1,483 m. Allow ± 3:45 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is moderate.

What roads do you cycle on?

The longest part is track (195.6 km), path (111.9 km) and street (90.4 km). Of the surface, 362.9 km asphalt and 100.4 km gravel. For 27.9 km the surface is not known.

Pitstops along the way

Within 100 metres of the route there are 1,399 benches, 51 water fountains and refill points, 72 public toilets, 18 bike pumps and 3 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. The longest stretch without a toilet is 34.8 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.

The Donauradweg (Danube Cycle Path) is a long-distance cycle route along the Danube; its German section is 510 km long and runs from Donaueschingen station to the Austrian border at Jochenstein. It is part of the international Danube Cycle Path to the Black Sea and of EuroVelo 6. You ride through Tuttlingen, Sigmaringen, Ulm and Ingolstadt to Passau, passing the Donauquelle (source of the Danube) and Sigmaringen Castle. The surface is mostly asphalt, otherwise often gravel. We know of 51 drinking water points and 72 toilets along the way.

Part of Danube Cycle Path

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Sights nearby

Within 10 km of the route, best known first.

  1. 1Ulm MinsterUlm MinsterAttraction · 349 m from the route
  2. 2Freilichtmuseum HeuneburgFreilichtmuseum HeuneburgMuseum · 628 m from the route
  3. 3Hall of LiberationHall of LiberationAttraction · 242 m from the route
  4. 4Kloster BeuronKloster BeuronAttraction · 188 m from the route
  5. 5DonauversinkungDonauversinkungAttraction · 224 m from the route
  6. 6Museum MobileMuseum MobileMuseum · 2.1 km from the route
  7. 7Schloss NeuburgSchloss NeuburgCastle · 111 m from the route
  8. 8Schloss BertoldsheimSchloss BertoldsheimCastle · 120 m from the route
  9. 9Ingolstadt City MuseumIngolstadt City MuseumMuseum · 357 m from the route
  10. 10Untere Donaubastion (Werk XXIV)Untere Donaubastion (Werk XXIV)Attraction · 87 m from the route
  11. 11Museum Art.PlusMuseum Art.PlusMuseum · 90 m from the route
  12. 12Passau Glass MuseumPassau Glass MuseumMuseum · 98 m from the route
  13. 13DillingenDillingenViewpoint · 99 m from the route
  14. 14Museum Deutscher FayencenMuseum Deutscher FayencenMuseum · 104 m from the route
  15. 15SteinhausSteinhausAttraction · 109 m from the route
  16. 16Donauschwäbisches ZentralmuseumDonauschwäbisches ZentralmuseumMuseum · 116 m from the route
  17. 17Obere Donaubastion (Werk I)Obere Donaubastion (Werk I)Attraction · 116 m from the route
  18. 18Dillinger SchloßDillinger SchloßCastle · 125 m from the route
  19. 19Fort Friedrichsau (Werk XLI)Fort Friedrichsau (Werk XLI)Attraction · 127 m from the route
  20. 20Museum UlmMuseum UlmMuseum · 133 m from the route
  21. 21Burg AltgutensteinBurg AltgutensteinCastle · 135 m from the route
  22. 22Staatsgalerie NeuburgStaatsgalerie NeuburgMuseum · 138 m from the route
  23. 23Museum Moderner KunstMuseum Moderner KunstMuseum · 139 m from the route
  24. 24BezirkskriegerdenkmalBezirkskriegerdenkmalMemorial · 140 m from the route
  25. 25Schloss DonaueschingenSchloss DonaueschingenCastle · 140 m from the route

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Frequently asked questions

How long is Donauradweg (DE)?

Donauradweg (DE) is 510.5 km long, in 9 parts of 56.7 km on average. Allow ± 3:45 h per part of riding: 15 km an hour, without breaks.

Is this route a circular ride?

No, the route runs from Donaueschingen-Bahnhof to Jochenstein DE/AT.

Where does this route start?

The route starts in Donaueschingen.

How hard is this route?

Moderate per stage, with 120 m per stage of climbing.

Are there toilets along this route?

Yes, there are 72 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 34.8 km.

Can you fill up with water along this route?

Yes, there are 51 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.

What is there to see along this route?

Along the way you pass Donauquelle, Entenburg and Unteres Schloss.

Can I download this route as a GPX file?

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