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Cycle route · Neu-Ulm · Updated on 14 November 2026

D-Route 6 - Donauroute [Ulm - Ingolstadt] cycle route

D-Route 6 - Donauroute [Ulm - Ingolstadt] is a cycle route of 154 km from Neu-Ulm. Along the way you'll find 356 benches, 20 water fountains and refill points, 21 public toilets and 4 bike pumps.

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D-Route 6 - Donauroute [Ulm - Ingolstadt]
Untere Donaubastion (Werk XXIV) · after 296 m
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D-Route 6 - Donauroute [Ulm - Ingolstadt], photo 2
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D-Route 6 - Donauroute [Ulm - Ingolstadt], photo 3
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The route step by step

From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.

  • 154 km
  • ± 10:15 h
  • ↑ 282 m · ↓ 379 m
  • Hard
  • From A to B
  • National route
  1. Start in Neu-Ulm

    0 km
  2. 199 m · 6 benches

    Untere Stadtkehle (Werk XXVI) and 2 more

    199 m

    Unterer Donauturm (Werk XXV) and Untere Donaubastion (Werk XXIV)

  3. 699 m · 15 benches

    Public toilet

    898 m
  4. 821 m · 20 benches

    Public toilet

    1.7 km
  5. 548 m · 7 benches

    Public toilet

    2.3 km
  6. 4.8 km · 21 benches

    Water point

    7.1 km
  7. 29.7 km · 20 benches

    Public toilet

    36.8 km
  8. 4.5 km · 3 benches

    Public toilet

    41.3 km
  9. 294 m

    Sudetendeutsche Heimatstube

    41.6 km

    Museum

  10. 3.5 km · 5 benches

    Apollo-Grannus-Tempel

    45.1 km

    Public toilet

  11. 2.2 km · 15 benches

    Public toilet

    47.3 km
  12. 5.3 km · 18 benches

    Studienkirche Mariä Himmelfahrt

    52.6 km

    Attraction

  13. 170 m

    Stadt- und Hochstiftmuseum and 1 more

    52.8 km

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

  14. 1.3 km · 6 benches

    Water point

    54.1 km
  15. 8 km · 6 benches

    Heimatmuseum

    62.1 km

    Public toilet

  16. 217 m · 7 benches

    Water point

    62.3 km
  17. 238 m · bench

    Schloss Höchstädt

    62.5 km

    Castle

  18. 7.9 km · 2 benches

    Water point

    70.4 km
  19. 19.1 km · 4 benches

    Local Museum and 2 more

    89.6 km

    Museum of Town History, Rieder Tor and water point

  20. 161 m · 8 benches

    Water point

    89.7 km
  21. 480 m · 17 benches

    Public toilet

    90.2 km
  22. 5.3 km

    Public toilet

    95.5 km
  23. 3 km

    Water point

    98.5 km
  24. 1.1 km

    Schloss Leitheim

    99.5 km

    Water point

  25. 17.9 km · 7 benches

    Schloss Stepperg

    117.4 km

    Water point

  26. 10.1 km · 8 benches

    Schlossmuseum

    127.5 km

    Museum

  27. 266 m · 5 benches

    Water point

    127.7 km
  28. 223 m · bench

    Public toilet

    127.9 km
  29. 7 km · 6 benches

    Jagdschloss Grünau

    135 km

    Attraction

  30. 16.2 km · 6 benches

    Bike pump

    151.1 km
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  1. 654 m · 3 benches

    Public toilet

    151.8 km
  2. 418 m · 10 benches

    Deutsches Medizinhistorisches Museum and 1 more

    152.2 km

    German Museum for the History of Medicine

  3. 173 m · 4 benches

    Public toilet

    152.4 km
  4. 249 m · 5 benches

    Liebfrauenmunster

    152.6 km

    Public toilet and bike pump

  5. 269 m · 9 benches

    4 water fountains and refill points

    152.9 km
  6. 221 m · 11 benches

    Pfeifturm

    153.1 km

    2 public toilets

  7. 162 m · 33 benches

    Herzogskasten

    153.3 km

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

  8. 153 m · 20 benches

    Public toilet

    153.4 km
  9. 358 m · 44 benches

    Public toilet

    153.8 km
  10. 244 m · 3 benches

    Finish

    154 km

    At the finish: Bayerisches Armeemuseum and Neues Schloss.

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Longest stretch without a toilet: 34.5 kmBetween 2.3 km and 36.8 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.

The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.

24 sights along the way

In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 16 more along the route are on the map.

  • Untere Stadtkehle (Werk XXVI)
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    Attraction · after 199 m

  • Unterer Donauturm (Werk XXV)
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    Photo: Reutlingendorf · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

    Attraction · after 241 m

  • Untere Donaubastion (Werk XXIV)
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    Photo: Andrzej Otrębski · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

    Attraction · after 296 m

  • Museum: Sudetendeutsche Heimatstube

    Museum · after 41.6 km

  • Apollo-Grannus-Tempel
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    Photo: Dr. Eugen Lehle · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

    Archaeological site · after 45.1 km

  • Studienkirche Mariä Himmelfahrt
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    Photo: JohannesSch. (Serafim 89) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

    Attraction · after 52.6 km

  • Stadt- und Hochstiftmuseum
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    Photo: Tilman2007 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

    Museum · after 52.8 km

  • Museum: Zeugnisse klösterlichen Lebens

    Museum · after 52.9 km

Elevation and terrain

Up
↑ 282 m
Down
↓ 379 m
Highest point
473 m
Lowest point
369 m
  • 5-10% slope · 774 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

154 km in total
  • Track: 53.2 km
  • Path: 35.5 km
  • Road: 31.4 km
  • Street: 23 km
  • Cycle path: 6 km
  • Busy road: 3.2 km
  • Footpath (walk your bike): 1.4 km

Surfaces

154 km in total
  • Asphalt: 97 km
  • Gravel: 44.2 km
  • Paved: 4.5 km
  • Unpaved: 200 m
  • Unknown: 7.9 km

About the cycle route D-Route 6 - Donauroute [Ulm - Ingolstadt]

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

Where do you cycle?

D-Route 6 - Donauroute [Ulm - Ingolstadt] is a cycle route of 154 km that starts in Neu-Ulm. It does not end where it starts. You start in Ulm and finish in Ingolstadt. Along the way you pass Untere Stadtkehle (Werk XXVI) (after 199 m), Unterer Donauturm (Werk XXV) (after 241 m) and Untere Donaubastion (Werk XXIV) (after 296 m).

How hard is the route?

You climb 282 m in total and descend 379 m. Allow ± 10:15 h, without breaks. The level is hard.

What roads do you cycle on?

The longest part is track (53.2 km), path (35.5 km) and road (31.4 km). Of the surface, 97 km asphalt and 44.2 km gravel. For 7.9 km the surface is not known.

Pitstops along the way

Within 100 metres of the route there are 356 benches, 20 water fountains and refill points, 21 public toilets and 4 bike pumps. The longest stretch without a toilet is 34.5 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.

Part of D-Route 6 - Donauroute

Sights nearby

Within 10 km of the route, best known first.

  1. 1Ulm MinsterUlm MinsterAttraction · 785 m from the route
  2. 2Museum MobileMuseum MobileMuseum · 2.1 km from the route
  3. 3Schloss NeuburgSchloss NeuburgCastle · 111 m from the route
  4. 4Schloss BertoldsheimSchloss BertoldsheimCastle · 120 m from the route
  5. 5Ingolstadt City MuseumIngolstadt City MuseumMuseum · 357 m from the route
  6. 6DillingenDillingenViewpoint · 99 m from the route
  7. 7Museum Deutscher FayencenMuseum Deutscher FayencenMuseum · 104 m from the route
  8. 8Dillinger SchloßDillinger SchloßCastle · 125 m from the route
  9. 9Fort Friedrichsau (Werk XLI)Fort Friedrichsau (Werk XLI)Attraction · 127 m from the route
  10. 10Staatsgalerie NeuburgStaatsgalerie NeuburgMuseum · 138 m from the route
  11. 11StadtmuseumStadtmuseumMuseum · 216 m from the route
  12. 12ZeughausZeughausAttraction · 250 m from the route
  13. 13Berblinger-TurmBerblinger-TurmObservation tower · 273 m from the route
  14. 14Max-Eyth-DenkmalMax-Eyth-DenkmalMemorial · 276 m from the route
  15. 15Bayerisches PolizeimuseumBayerisches PolizeimuseumMuseum · 304 m from the route
  16. 16Schloß ObertalfingenSchloß ObertalfingenCastle · 307 m from the route
  17. 17KaiserburgKaiserburgArchaeological site · 311 m from the route
  18. 18Schloss LeipheimSchloss LeipheimCastle · 317 m from the route
  19. 19Heimat- und Bauernkriegsmuseum Blaue EnteHeimat- und Bauernkriegsmuseum Blaue EnteMuseum · 356 m from the route
  20. 20Burgruine GraisbachBurgruine GraisbachCastle · 374 m from the route
  21. 21Schloss ReisensburgSchloss ReisensburgCastle · 387 m from the route
  22. 22Reduit TillyReduit TillyCastle · 387 m from the route
  23. 23Haus der BegegnungHaus der BegegnungAttraction · 467 m from the route
  24. 24Fort Safranberg (Werk XL)Fort Safranberg (Werk XL)Attraction · 500 m from the route
  25. 25SteinhausSteinhausAttraction · 538 m from the route

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Frequently asked questions

How long is D-Route 6 - Donauroute [Ulm - Ingolstadt]?

D-Route 6 - Donauroute [Ulm - Ingolstadt] is 154 km long. Allow ± 10:15 h of riding: 15 km an hour, without breaks.

Is this route a circular ride?

No, the route runs from Ulm to Ingolstadt.

Where does this route start?

The route starts in Neu-Ulm.

How hard is this route?

Hard, with 282 m of climbing.

Are there toilets along this route?

Yes, there are 21 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 34.5 km.

Can you fill up with water along this route?

Yes, there are 20 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.

What is there to see along this route?

Along the way you pass Untere Stadtkehle (Werk XXVI), Unterer Donauturm (Werk XXV) and Untere Donaubastion (Werk XXIV).

Can I download this route as a GPX file?

Yes. Sign in with your Outdoor Pitstop account and choose Download GPX at the top of this page: 10 routes a month for free, unlimited with Pro.

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