Outdoor PitstopCycle route · Donauwörth · Updated on 14 November 2026
Via Claudia Augusta cycle route
Via Claudia Augusta is a cycle route of 173.1 km from Donauwörth. Along the way you'll find 411 benches, 16 water fountains and refill points, 23 public toilets, 6 bike pumps and 4 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
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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.
- 173.1 km
- ± 11:30 h
- ↑ 645 m · ↓ 242 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Donauwörth
0 kmAt the start: public toilet.
707 m · 3 benches
Local Museum and 2 more
707 mRieder Tor, Museum of Town History and water point
161 m · 8 benches
Water point
868 m497 m · 17 benches
Public toilet
1.4 km8.3 km · bench
2 water fountains and refill points
9.7 km8 km · 3 benches
Public toilet
17.6 km532 m · 4 benches
Water point
18.2 km1.7 km
Honesty box
19.9 km6 km · 4 benches
Water point
25.9 km6.5 km · 8 benches
Water point
32.4 km3.1 km · 5 benches
Water point
35.5 km5.2 km · 27 benches
Public toilet
40.8 km11 km · 38 benches
Public toilet
51.8 km268 m · 5 benches
Public toilet
52.1 km8.6 km · 38 benches
Public toilet
60.6 km403 m · 4 benches
Public toilet
61 km216 m
2 public toilets
61.2 km20.8 km · 33 benches
Public toilet
82.1 km376 m
Honesty box
82.5 km3.9 km · 2 benches
Honesty box
86.3 km2.3 km · bench
Bike pump
88.6 km21.6 km · 29 benches
Water point
110.2 km9.2 km · 11 benches
Water point
119.4 km324 m · bench
Museum Abodiacum
119.7 kmMuseum
10 km · 6 benches
Bike pump
129.7 km2.1 km · bench
Water point and bike pump
131.8 km2 km · 3 benches
Bike pump
133.9 km364 m
Honesty box
134.2 km13 km · 3 benches
Public toilet
147.2 km824 m · bench
Public toilet
148 km
Show the other 11 steps
1.3 km · 20 benches
Public toilet
149.3 km11.2 km · 14 benches
Water point
160.5 km450 m · 2 benches
Public toilet
161 km3.6 km · 10 benches
Water point
164.5 km784 m · 11 benches
Public toilet
165.3 km3.7 km · 14 benches
Public toilet
169 km1.2 km · 23 benches
2 public toilets, 2 water fountains and refill points and bike pump
170.2 km482 m · 20 benches
Public toilet, water point and bike pump
170.7 km1 km · 11 benches
Museum der Stadt Füssen and 1 more
171.7 kmFormer St Mang’s Abbey and public toilet
663 m · 4 benches
König-Max-Büste and 1 more
172.4 kmLechfall and public toilet
747 m · 16 benches
Finish
173.1 kmAt the finish: public toilet.
Longest stretch without a toilet: 65.1 kmBetween 82.1 km and 147.2 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
8 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
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Photo: Tilman2007 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 707 m
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Photo: PaulT (Gunther Tschuch) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 781 m
Museum · after 781 m
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Photo: Stefan Karl · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 119.7 km
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Photo: Klaus Graf · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 171.7 km
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Photo: Carsten Steger · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 171.7 km
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Photo: Gerd Eichmann · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial · after 172.4 km
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Photo: Jan Harenburg · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 172.4 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 645 m
- Down
- ↓ 242 m
- Highest point
- 815 m
- Lowest point
- 400 m
Nowhere steeper than 5%.
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
173.1 km in total- Path: 67.6 km
- Road: 41.7 km
- Track: 37.1 km
- Street: 23.1 km
- Footpath (walk your bike): 1.8 km
- Busy road: 775 m
- Cycle path: 625 m
Surfaces
173.1 km in total- Asphalt: 142.5 km
- Gravel: 24.5 km
- Paved: 3 km
- Unpaved: 150 m
- Unknown: 2.5 km
About the cycle route Via Claudia Augusta
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you cycle?
Via Claudia Augusta is a cycle route of 173.1 km that starts in Donauwörth. It does not end where it starts. You start in Donauwörth and finish in Füssen DE/AT. Along the way you pass Local Museum (after 707 m), Rieder Tor (after 781 m) and Museum of Town History (after 781 m).
How hard is the route?
You climb 645 m in total and descend 242 m. Allow ± 11:30 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What roads do you cycle on?
The longest part is path (67.6 km), road (41.7 km) and track (37.1 km). Of the surface, 142.5 km asphalt and 24.5 km gravel. For 2.5 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 411 benches, 16 water fountains and refill points, 23 public toilets, 6 bike pumps and 4 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. The longest stretch without a toilet is 65.1 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
The German section of the Via Claudia Augusta, the long-distance cycle route that follows the Roman road from Donauwörth over the Alps to the Po and Venice, is 173 km long. It runs from Donauwörth on the Danube via Augsburg and then south along the Lech, via Altenstadt and Lechbruck am See, to Füssen on the Austrian border. You can visit the Museum Abodiacum and, in Füssen, the former St. Mang Abbey and the Lechfall waterfall. Over 80% is asphalt. We know of 23 toilets and 16 drinking water points along the route.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Neuschwanstein CastleAttraction · 3.2 km from the route - 2
Schloss HohenschwangauAttraction · 2.4 km from the route - 3
WieskircheAttraction · 7 km from the route - 4
FuggereiAttraction · 1.1 km from the route - 5
RathausAttraction · 1.4 km from the route - 6
Köf II zur Erinnerung an das das Sachsenrieder BähnleMemorial · 6.9 km from the route - 7
Queen Mary's BridgeAttraction · 3.3 km from the route - 8
Kleiner Goldener SaalAttraction · 1.1 km from the route - 9
Leopold-Mozart-HausMuseum · 970 m from the route - 10
Jewish Museum Augsburg SwabiaMuseum · 2 km from the route - 11
Museum of the Bavarian KingsMuseum · 2.5 km from the route - 12
Gablingen CastleCastle · 3.6 km from the route - 13
LuitpolddenkmalMemorial · 112 m from the route - 14
Augsburger KanumuseumMuseum · 194 m from the route - 15
Schloss UnterdießenCastle · 198 m from the route - 16
Hohes SchlossAttraction · 202 m from the route - 17
Schloss HurlachCastle · 219 m from the route - 18
SchillerstatueMemorial · 227 m from the route - 19
Erzherzog-Karl-DenkmalMemorial · 230 m from the route - 20
Wasserwerk am HochablassMuseum · 275 m from the route - 21
Flößermuseum LechbruckMuseum · 311 m from the route - 22
LechmuseumMuseum · 435 m from the route - 23
Augsburger KahnfahrtAttraction · 461 m from the route - 24
SkimuseumMuseum · 462 m from the route - 25
GedächtniskapelleMemorial · 475 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Via Claudia Augusta?
Via Claudia Augusta is 173.1 km long. Allow ± 11:30 h of riding: 15 km an hour, without breaks.
Is this route a circular ride?
No, the route runs from Donauwörth to Füssen DE/AT.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Donauwörth.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 645 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 23 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 65.1 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 16 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Local Museum, Rieder Tor and Museum of Town History.
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