Downstream and with the wind behind you: from Passau through the Schlögen Loop to Linz, past Enns and Grein through the Strudengau to Melk – and then the Wachau, the 40 kilometres you came for: Spitz, Dürnstein, Krems, vineyards down to the water. Finally via Tulln and Klosterneuburg into Vienna. 311 kilometres on a fully built cycle path, almost without a climb.
A sample route to look at. If you copy it, your own copy lands in your plans – there you can change days, stops and order.
Numbered stops in order · golden-hour tip shown separately.
1 Day 1
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06:18Sunrise
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09:00PassauDaylightTime at stop 2 h
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11:00Bike · 27 km · 1 h 31 min
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12:31Engelhartszell an der DonauDaylightTime at stop 1 h
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13:31Bike · 16 km · 53 min
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14:24Schlögener SchlingeDaylightTime at stop 1 h 30 min
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21:48Sunset
2 Day 2
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06:16Sunrise
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08:03Bike · 17 km · 57 min
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09:00Aschach an der DonauDaylightTime at stop 1 h
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10:00Bike · 24 km · 1 h 19 min
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11:19LinzDaylightTime at stop 3 h
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21:46Sunset
3 Day 3
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06:13Sunrise
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07:38Bike · 25 km · 1 h 22 min
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09:00EnnsDaylightTime at stop 1 h 30 min
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10:30Bike · 8 km · 26 min
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10:56MauthausenDaylightTime at stop 2 h
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12:56Bike · 29 km · 1 h 37 min
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14:33GreinDaylightTime at stop 1 h 30 min
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21:45Sunset
4 Day 4
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06:10Sunrise
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07:45Bike · 23 km · 1 h 15 min
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09:00Ybbs an der DonauDaylightTime at stop 1 h
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10:00Bike · 24 km · 1 h 21 min
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11:21Stift Melk
Founded in 1089, this baroque Benedictine monastery above the Danube houses a library, abbey church and museum. Written by Claude from Wikidata facts
DaylightTime at stop 2 h 30 min -
21:44Sunset
5 Day 5
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06:07Sunrise
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07:54Bike · 20 km · 1 h 6 min
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09:00SpitzDaylightTime at stop 1 h 30 min
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10:30Bike · 12 km · 38 min
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11:08DürnsteinDaylightTime at stop 2 h 30 min
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13:38Bike · 10 km · 33 min
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14:11Krems an der DonauDaylightTime at stop 2 h
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21:45Sunset
6 Day 6
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06:04Sunrise
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06:40Bike · 42 km · 2 h 20 min
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09:00Tulln an der DonauDaylightTime at stop 1 h
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10:00Bike · 22 km · 1 h 14 min
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11:14KlosterneuburgDaylightTime at stop 1 h 30 min
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12:44Bike · 13 km · 45 min
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13:29Wien
This central square in Vienna's old town lies beside the Gothic St. Stephen's Cathedral and forms the heart of the city. Written by Claude from Wikidata facts
DaylightTime at stop 3 h -
21:42Sunset