Altmühl Valley and Danube

The city is the best-preserved large city in Germany and UNESCO world cultural heritage. Enjoy your stay in the medieval alleyways.

You cycle upstream along the Danube to Kelheim to the water mouth of river Altmühl. Here you go by boat through the spectacular Danube opening to monastery Weltenburg. Goal is Abensberg/Bad Gögging where already the Romans made use of the hot springs.

You continue unhurried to Ingolstadt, not only registered office of Audi, also well-preserved old Bavarian fortress city. In Neuburg you can visit one of the most beautiful renaissance palaces at river Danube.

Today you cycle from river Danube through the ancestral Danube valley to river Altmühl. Here you will find the impressing lump of rocks which made valley Altmühltal so famous. Eichstätt was developed through bishops to a baroque residence.

Past Roman castle Vetoniana you continue through the romantic valley. In Dietfurt you reach the Main-Danube-canal.

From Dietfurt you follow the Altmühl in the bed of the Main-Danube Canal and soon you reach Prunn Castle, which towers majestically above the river. In Kelheim you have reached your stage destination and at the same time the end of the Altmühl, because here it flows into the Danube.

Before you set off for Regensburg, gather your strength and cycle up to the Befreiungshalle. From there you have a magnificent view over the region. Then continue leisurely to Regensburg, where you will once again reach the northernmost point of the Danube.

The city is the best-preserved large city in Germany and UNESCO world cultural heritage. Enjoy your stay in the medieval alleyways.

You cycle upstream along the Danube to Kelheim to the water mouth of river Altmühl. Here you go by boat through the spectacular Danube opening to monastery Weltenburg. Here the Danube carved its way through a massive Jura rock here a long time ago and your destination is Abensberg/Bad Gögging, where the Romans used the thermal springs.

You continue leisurely through hop fields to Ingolstadt, which is not only home to the Audi factory, but also a well-preserved old Bavarian fortress town. The Bavarian Beer Purity Law was enacted here more than 500 years ago. In Neuburg you can visit one of the most beautiful renaissance palaces at river Danube. 

Today you cycle from river Danube through the ancestral Danube valley to river Altmühl using the Wellheim dry valley, which was once created by the original Danube valley. Here you will find the impressing lump of rocks which made valley Altmühltal so famous. Eichstätt was developed through bishops to a baroque residence.

In Eichstätt, take the opportunity to visit the Jura Museum, which showcases many dinosaur fossils from the local area. Your cycle tour today takes you through the juniper heaths of the Altmühltal valley to your destination, the tranquil town of Beilngries.

From Dietfurt you follow the Altmühl in the bed of the Main-Danube Canal and soon you reach Prunn Castle, which towers majestically above the river. In Kelheim you have reached your stage destination and at the same time the end of the Altmühl, because here it flows into the Danube. Take a boat trip to the nearby Weltenburg Monastery.

Before you set off for Regensburg, gather your strength and cycle up to the Befreiungshalle. From there you have a magnificent view over the region. Then continue leisurely to Regensburg, where you will once again reach the northernmost point of the Danube.