The Danube-Cycle Path: one of the most popular, if not the most popular cycle path in Europe. Our family cycling tour offers you and your entire family a unique opportunity to experience this cycle path in a casual manner. With the little Barque town Schärding as your starting point, you cycle along stunning cycle paths all the way to Linz, the provincial capital of Upper Austria. Short daily stages, lots of time for intervals and child-friendly hotels create a rounded and perfect holiday. Along the river Danube there are funny leisure activities on offer for you every day. We guarantee happy children and lots of fun for the little ones. Come along to the river Danube!
You take a stroll through the pretty little Baroque town of Schärding and can marvel at the famous ‚Silberzeile’ (row of colourful houses). Enjoy the numerous cafés and restaurants on the town square. Miniature versions of the 7 Wonders of the World are displayed all over Schärding and can be admired up close and will take you back into a world of legends and myths. In the evening, welcome meeting and rental bike distribution.
Fresh as a daisy you continue the well-maintained and perfectly signposted cycle path along the river Inn to Passau. This town, located at the confluence of tree rivers, with its car-free pedestrian zone is regarded as one of Germany’s most beautiful towns. There will be enough time for you to enjoy ice-cream, cakes or a cup of coffee in one of the countless pavement cafés and restaurants. The afternoon you spend in the adventure-pool ‚Peb’ in Passau (entrance fee included). This swimming paradise with diving platform, wave pool, slides and lots more is one of the most spectacular pool facilities in Germany!
Today you start at the Southern side of the Danube and cycle along a marvellous route with lovely views all the way to Jochenstein. On a very hot day we recommend a short detour to the outdoor swimming pool in Engelhartszell. Then you continue the Northern side of the Danube through the nature reserve ‚Donauleiten’ all the way to Schlögen. From here you take the ferry (autonomously) and change over to the other side again, where you reach your Day Finish.
The nature spectacle ‚Schlögener River Bend’ is straight at the start of today’s stage. Here the Danube hit the invincible granite, which caused a change of direction of 180 degrees. From there you continue along the course of the river Danube all the way to Aschach. A fantastic cycling day amidst stunning nature.
Today you can change over to the North side of the Danube again and then continue along the Danube cycle path into the leisure land ‚Freitzeitland Linz’ with its five bathing lakes. After a splash and a cool-off you continue through the ‚vegetable patch’ of Upper Austria - the basin around Eferding, past Ottensheim and Wilhering into the provincial capital Linz, where you spend the rest of the day relaxing in one of the countless restaurants.
The morning is all about the provincial capital of Upper Austria. After breakfast, we recommend a casual stroll through the old part of town, a visit to one of the fantastic museums or to join in the special cultural programmes on offer for the entire family. At approx. 2.20 pm you board the boat to Passau and experience your cycle tour again from a new and unique perspective (arrival time approx. 8.50pm, daily except Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, then alternative bus transfer). Overnight stay in Passau.
Hotel check out in the morning. After a stroll through the town and a visit to the cathedral (largest church organ in the world!), you cycle from the ‚Innspitz’, the confluence of the three rivers Inn, Danube and Ilz, on the Inn-cycle-path in the shade along the riverbank. In Wernstein we suggest a short break, in order to enjoy the nature of the narrow parts of the river Inn there. In Schärding you receive your luggage. After that you finally say, “Good Bye” to the Danube.
approx. 15 km
60 m
45 m
Tour character
The terrain along the rivers Inn and Danube is either flat or descends slightly, you cycle mostly on a well-maintained cycle paths without any motorised vehicles. Only on very short segments on side roads.
Danube Cycle Path for families Schärding - Linz, AT-DOASS-07X
Base price
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Surcharge single room
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Category: 3*- and 4*-hotels, in Aschach guesthouse | * Child prices valid if they are staying in same room as 2 full price adults. Charges for children under 6 (for example Child bed) to be paid for at the time.
Season1
Apr 2, 2022 - Apr 15, 2022
Oct 1, 2022 - Oct 8, 2022
every day
Season2
Apr 16, 2022 - May 6, 2022
Sep 10, 2022 - Sep 30, 2022
every day
Season3
May 7, 2022 - Sep 9, 2022
every day
Danube Cycle Path for families Schärding - Linz, AT-DOASS-07X
Category: 3*- and 4*-hotels, in Aschach guesthouse | * Child prices valid if they are staying in same room as 2 full price adults. Charges for children under 6 (for example Child bed) to be paid for at the time.
The Child bike with 12-, 18- or 24-gears with free wheel.
We can provide this in the following sizes:
Size: 20, 24, or 26 inch
Note: The number of gears is determined by the size of the wheel.
Follow-Me
Follow-Me
Children's bike + Follow-Me
For children who are already able to ride the bike on their own, but would also like to be pulled along the route by their parents, we offer a Follow-Me always in combination with an Euroaktiv 20 inch children's bike and a rental bike for the parents.
Child bike trailer
Child bike trailer
Child bike trailer
Even the youngest can join us on a bike trip - our KTM child trailers can also be used as prams after the tour and even offer space for up to 2 children. Suitable from one and a half year or up to a height of 105 cm and 20 kg (two children up to 15 kg each).
Detailed travel information 1 x per room (German, English)
1 transfer from Linz – Passau, bike included
1 Entrance fee for the entire family for the adventure pool Passau
App for Navigation and GPS-data available
Service hotline
Note:
Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price!
Ferry ride approx. CHF 4.- per ride, bike included, not included
Weather guarantee/Spring- and autumn special: for arrivals in Season 1 we offer rebooking free of charge in case of bad weather forecast until 5 working days before arrival
Reservation fee of CHF 15 per adult (incl. legally required customer money protection)
Optional:
Bike rental, including rental bike insurance
Information
Arrival/Departure:
Schärding or Wernstein train station
Munich and Vienna airport
Free public car park on the Eurobike premises directly on the Cycle Path.
Other important information:
The distance travelled is approximate and may differ from the actual distance.
Travel cancellation insurance, including travel interruption insurance is recommended.