Donaulimes World Heritage Route: Complete Tour

The first stage of this enjoyable river cycle route in search of the fascination of the UNESCO World Heritage Donaulimes leads from the three-river city Passau downstream through the deeply incised Danube Gorge of the Upper Danube to the famous natural wonder Schlögener Danube Loop. Here on the Roman side of the legendary military border, landscape, excavations, visualizations, ... let you experience the world of the Romans. Additionally, St. Severin offers very personal video insights into his time. The second stage leads upstream on the search for the fascination of the UNESCO World Heritage Donaulimes on the outside of the Donaulimes – in the land of the barbarians – back to Passau. After a magnificent deep view of the natural wonder Schlögener Danube Loop and typical Danube crossing by cycle ferry, idyllic river cycling along rare slope and gorge forests delights. Thoughts of the eternal forests of the free Germans in Roman times awaken involuntarily. Every border has two sides!

Highlights:

Old town peninsula Passau (fortress city Batavis + Roman harbor) Castle Boiotro with Roman museum (deep insights into the local Roman world, visualizations) European protected area Upper Danube Valley (Donaulimes, nature highlight) Burgus Oberranna (excavation site, visualizations) Natural wonder Schlögener Danube Loop & Roman park Schlögen (excavation site, visualizations) Roman rest areas with insights into Roman life Video insights of St. Severin into his time at the 3 UNESCO World Heritage sites Natural wonder Schlögener Danube Loop (viewing platform & crossing with Danube ferry) Upper Danube narrow valley (rare slope and gorge forests = primeval forest of the free Germans) Obernzell (graphite – the black gold)

To the stage descriptions:

Stage 1: Donaulimes – In the Realm of the Romans

Stage 2: Donaulimes – In the Land of the "Barbarians"

Signage:

To help you with orientation, this themed cycle route has been marked with its own cycling guidance system. In practice, there are adaptations for the Bavarian and Upper Austrian state cycle guidance systems.

Special notice:

Attention! Border crossing Upper Austria – Bavaria at Passau. Don’t forget your passport!

Arrival in the Danube region

How to travel to the Danube region?

The fast way to your destination – by train, bus, car, ship, or plane.

Parking in Passau

Tip: Part of the cycling route can also be covered by the Danube shipping.
Info & schedules at www.donauschifffahrt.eu