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.
Route: EuroVelo 6 - Atlantic-Black Sea - part Austria – 199 mi on the way itself, 250 mi including detours to the stops. It is fixed – “regenerate” swaps stops, not the way. Days: 6 of about 33 mi each, overnight in the nearest town on the route.
Dashed line: detour to a stop away from the route (there and back).
1 Day 1
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09:00Passau Start
- Right on your way.
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11:00Bike · 27 km · 1 h 28 min
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12:28Engelhartszell an der Donau
- Right on your way.
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13:28Bike · 21 km · 1 h 10 min
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14:38Schlögener Schlinge
- Detour from the route: 4,7 km there and back.
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16:08Bike · 25 km · 1 h 22 min
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17:30Haibach ob der Donau
- Overnight – day 1 ends here after 73 km.
2 Day 2
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Continue from hotel: Haibach ob der Donau
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08:08Bike · 16 km · 52 min
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09:00Aschach an der Donau
- Detour from the route: 2,0 km there and back.
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10:00Bike · 31 km · 1 h 44 min
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11:44Linz
- Detour from the route: 1,4 km there and back.
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14:44Bike · 16 km · 52 min
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15:36Steyregg
- Overnight – day 2 ends here after 63 km.
3 Day 3
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Continue from hotel: Steyregg
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07:12Bike · 32 km · 1 h 48 min
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09:00Enns
- Detour from the route: 21 km there and back.
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10:30Bike · 4 km · 13 min
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10:43Mauthausen
- Detour from the route: 1,3 km there and back.
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12:43Bike · 37 km · 2 h 3 min
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14:46Grein
- Detour from the route: 1,4 km there and back.
4 Day 4
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07:07Bike · 34 km · 1 h 53 min
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09:00Ybbs an der Donau
- Detour from the route: 12 km there and back.
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10:00Bike · 33 km · 1 h 50 min
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11:50Stift Melk
Founded in 1089, this baroque Benedictine monastery above the Danube houses a library, abbey church and museum. Written by Claude from Wikidata facts
- Well known: Wikipedia articles in 42 languages.
- Detour from the route: 11 km there and back.
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14:20Bike · 12 km · 39 min
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14:59Groisbach
- Overnight – day 4 ends here after 79 km.
5 Day 5
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Continue from hotel: Groisbach
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08:40Bike · 6 km · 20 min
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09:00Spitz
- Right on your way.
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10:30Bike · 11 km · 37 min
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11:07Dürnstein
- Right on your way.
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13:37Bike · 11 km · 38 min
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14:15Krems an der Donau
- Detour from the route: 3,0 km there and back.
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16:15Bike · 30 km · 1 h 41 min
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17:56Erpersdorf
- Overnight – day 5 ends here after 58 km.
6 Day 6
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Continue from hotel: Erpersdorf
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08:19Bike · 12 km · 41 min
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09:00Tulln an der Donau
- Right on your way.
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10:00Bike · 27 km · 1 h 31 min
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11:31Klosterneuburg
- Detour from the route: 3,1 km there and back.
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13:01Bike · 18 km · 1 h
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14:01Wien Destination
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
- Right on your way.