Cycle Tour along Danube and Altmühl

Welcome to Germany’s best-preserved city, which can look back on over 2000 years of history. The cathedral, the Salzstadel and the stone bridge make up Regensburg’s medieval heart. In 2006, its historic centre was pronounced a UNESCO world heritage site. Why not stroll through the Spital Quarter or visit one of the many theatres.

On today's section of your cycle tour along Danube and Altmühl, you will be cycling upstream to the Danube Gorge. By boat, you will be able to experience this impressive natural backdrop from the vantage point of the river, after which you will be taken to Weltenburg Abbey, which is home to the oldest monastery brewery in the world – so don’t miss out on its great beer garden! In Abensberg, you will find the Kuchlbauer tower and the Kunsthaus art museum, examples Hundertwasser’s architecture.

Via Neustadt, which received its town charter in 1273, you will traverse hop fields headed towards Ingolstadt, which is where the Bavarian Purity Law was passed in 1516 – remaining the benchmark for all German beers. From the city fortress it’s not too far to today’s final destination. Neuenburg’s renaissance castle contains 160 masterpieces by Flamish painters, among which is one by Rubens.

You will continue to follow the Danube for another while before turning off into the dry Wellheimer Valley. This Valley was formed by the ancient Danube; it is largely undisturbed and has many species of flora and fauna and offers visitors a great natural experience with its rock formations and dry grassland. In Dollnstein you will come to the Altmühl River which you will follow until you arrive at the Prince-Bishop's Residence in Eichstätt.

In Eichstätt, you will have enough time to pay the dinosaurs a visit: In the Jura museum there are countless fossils on display, including everything from two-legged predators to the archaeopteryx. You can also choose to travel in time and visit the Roman fort of Vetoniana, before cycling back into the present. Through the juniper heather of the Altmühl valley, today’s final destination is Beilngries.

Today you will once again be guided by the Altmühl. You follow it from Dietfurt in the bed of the Main-Danube Canal and soon reach Riedenburg, the pearl of the Altmühl Valley. In Kelheim, between the confluence of the Altmühl and the Danube, you will pass the famous Befreiungshalle (liberation hall) on the Michelberg – well worth a visit! 

An eventful stage lies ahead of you. Let the charming landscape pass you by. Kelheim is home to Bavaria's oldest still existing wheat beer brewery. Via Saal and Bad Abbach you cycle to Regensburg, the big city at the northernmost point of the Danube with a charming old town.

After breakfast, your cycle tour along Danube and Altmühl ends. If you do not want to leave the region yet, we will be happy to extend your stay in Regensburg.