Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Rötz · Updated on 14 November 2026
Main-Donau-Weg (Ostlinie) Teil_3 walk
Main-Donau-Weg (Ostlinie) Teil_3 is a walk of 165.1 km from Rötz. Along the way you'll find 200 benches, 8 water fountains and refill points, 10 public toilets, 2 bike pumps and 1 honesty box.
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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.
- 165.1 km
- ± 43:00 h
- ↑ 3,779 m · ↓ 4,003 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 200 benches, 8 water fountains and refill points, 10 public toilets, 2 bike pumps and 1 honesty box.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
9 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 1 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Gomera-b · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsViewpoint
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Photo: Liberaler Humanist · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Castle
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Photo: Rosa-Maria Rinkl · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
Observation tower
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Photo: Rosa-Maria Rinkl · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsViewpoint
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Photo: MisterPicture · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsViewpoint
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Photo: Wiöldcard · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsViewpoint
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 3,779 m
- Down
- ↓ 4,003 m
- Highest point
- 1,108 m
- Lowest point
- 300 m
- 5-10% slope · 37.3 km
- 10-15% slope · 13.3 km
- 15-20% slope · 829 m
- 20% slope or steeper · 1.7 km
- 2 stairs
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
165.1 km in total- Track: 80.7 km
- Path: 30.5 km
- Street: 26.1 km
- Road: 24.8 km
- Busy road: 1.9 km
- Footpath: 350 m
- Stairs: 2 stairs
Surfaces
165.1 km in total- Gravel: 37.5 km
- Unpaved: 34.5 km
- Asphalt: 23.9 km
- Natural: 6.3 km
- Paved: 1.8 km
- Unknown: 60.5 km
About the walking route Main-Donau-Weg (Ostlinie) Teil_3
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Main-Donau-Weg (Ostlinie) Teil_3 is a walking route of 165.1 km that starts in Rötz. It does not end where it starts. You start in Rötz/Bauhof and finish in Passau.
How hard is the route?
You climb 3,779 m in total and descend 4,003 m. There are 2 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 43:00 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (80.7 km), path (30.5 km) and street (26.1 km). Of the surface, 37.5 km gravel and 34.5 km unpaved. For 60.5 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 200 benches, 8 water fountains and refill points, 10 public toilets, 2 bike pumps and 1 honesty box. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Main-Donau-Weg (Ostlinie)
Walks nearby
6- Main-Donau-Weg (Ostlinie) Teil_2Hard · From A to B132.2 km
- Goldsteig N8-Teilabschnitt: Abzweigung Nord-Südroute - RötzModerate · From A to B8.3 km
- Hard · From A to B30.7 km
- BurgenwegHard · From A to B175.9 km
- Grün-Weiß-Weg (Oberpfälzer Wald: Armesberg <> Rötz)Easy · From A to B3.9 km
- Oberfälzer SeenwegHard · From A to B71.6 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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St. Stephen's CathedralAttraction · 579 m from the route - 2
KristallmuseumMuseum · 6.3 km from the route - 3
SaldenburgCastle · 84 m from the route - 4
Burg ReschensteinCastle · 121 m from the route - 5
Museum Moderner KunstMuseum · 164 m from the route - 6
OberhausmuseumMuseum · 185 m from the route - 7
Burgruine HalsCastle · 188 m from the route - 8
Schloss FürsteneckCastle · 209 m from the route - 9
Veste OberhausAttraction · 220 m from the route - 10
Passau Glass MuseumMuseum · 338 m from the route - 11
Den Opfern der DonauMemorial · 378 m from the route - 12
Neue ResidenzCastle · 491 m from the route - 13
BüchelsteinViewpoint · 527 m from the route - 14
Burgruine DießensteinRuins · 550 m from the route - 15
Alte ResidenzCastle · 566 m from the route - 16
RudhartsäuleMemorial · 705 m from the route - 17
Fahrzeug- und Kunstmuseum StreicherMuseum · 711 m from the route - 18
Mahnmal für die Opfer des NationalsozialismusMemorial · 782 m from the route - 19
SchwarzenburgCastle · 896 m from the route - 20
SchwarzwihrbergViewpoint · 909 m from the route - 21
RömerMuseum Kastell Boiotro - PassauMuseum · 1 km from the route - 22
DreitannenriegelViewpoint · 1.1 km from the route - 23
Schloss StamsriedCastle · 1.2 km from the route - 24
Schloss FreudenhainCastle · 1.2 km from the route - 25
Burgruine NeurandsbergCastle · 1.4 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Main-Donau-Weg (Ostlinie) Teil_3?
Main-Donau-Weg (Ostlinie) Teil_3 is 165.1 km long. Allow ± 43:00 h of walking: 4.5 km an hour and 10 minutes more per 100 metres of climbing, without breaks.
Is this route a circular walk?
No, the route runs from Rötz/Bauhof to Passau.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Rötz.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 3,779 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 10 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 8 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Pröller, Veste Niederhaus and Wasserschloss Loifling.
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