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The Itinerary -
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The most popular path in the world that runs along
the Danube every year attracts thousands of cyclists
from all over the place. Through cultural centers,
green valleys and unique landscapes, you ride miles
on the paved strip along a river at times as wide
as a lake. Here is our new adventure in tandem between
the slow flow of water, the rustle of the wind and
several times interrupted by the motor of any boat,
and many, many fans of two wheels, map in hand, they
live their day to day holiday. Starting from Passau
in Germany, to Vienna in six stages with a total of
401 km and 2450 md |
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Travel Logistics -
- How to arrive in Passau -
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Going to Passau from Italy, for us and ours tandem
the best way was by car. For a single bike could
possibly be the train, unfortunately, unlike the
German and Austrian railways, a tandem of length
m. 2.2 for Italian trains is a problem.
The traffic from of August, the journey was then
in fact lengthened the time from the esteemed seven
hours and a half to the actual 11, includung stops.
- Organization and Booking -
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For both the track of our steps, both the choice
and booking hotels, insurance, parking the car in
Passau and return by train from Vienna, we have
relied on the agency of Vicenza Girolibero
Italian
leader for bicycle trips with his experience and
availability has done an excellent job for us.
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FROM LOGBOOK: OUR 6 STAGES-
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Sunday, August 7, 2011 - 1st Stage:
Passau - Schlogen
Weather: Cloudy
and rain in the afternoon
- Departure at 9.00 am and, after a visit to the
Passau old town, we take the right path on the road
parallel to the Danube. Drive through the hamlet of
Kasten with its quaint church we reach the dam of
Engelhartszell where a series of locks allows boats
to overcome a height difference of m 52. We continue
to the right bank and reach downtown. By ferry (cost
€ 2.00 / person) we reach the left side. Going
on for other 14 km we reach Au. A new ferry us back
on the right bank of Schlogen. It starts to rain,
so,under a tree, we eat our meal and then reach the
charming Freizeitanlage that offer us a great stay
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Monday, August 8, 2011 - 2nd Stage:
Schlogen - Linz
Weather:
Rain
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Departure 10.00 am under a rain that will accompany
us throughout the day. Going on the right side along
the shore in a dense forest. After 5 km, passing the
pretty village of Inzell. Carry undergrowth between
the bends of the Danube up to Aschach. A ray of sunshine
just to take some pictures. We leave in an open landscape
between meadows and the river and reach Wilhering,
even in the rain, where a ferry operated by current
of the river (cost € 2.7 / person) tranships
us on the bank in the country of Ottensheim. A dozen
km parallel to the freeway and will arrive at the
Hotel Ibis in Linz |
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Tuesday, August 9, 2011 - 3rd Stage:
Linz - Grein (the great step of Mauthausen)
Weather: cloudy windy morning, thunderstorms in the
evening
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08.15 am Departure from the hotel and Linz sightseeing.
After crossing the bridge of the Nibelungs, we take
the cycle path on the left bank of the river. After
18 km we turn left following the signs to Mauthausen.
Once in town, with a rise of 1.8 km with ramps to
14%, we reach the hill and visit the ex concentration
camp. Back in the village, the path leads us to the
ferry to Enns. Now we are on the right side, but we
have to cross the Enns River which flows into the
Danube a little further, so we have to go back to
Linz for about 4 km and reach the outskirts of Enns
left to take the bridge over the river itself. After
crossing the bridge, immediately to the left, we find
that through Pyburg Radweg 1, Albing and St. Pantaleon,
we take up the right bank of the Danube in Wallsee.
Then the cycle path back inside until Ardagger. Now
the green arrows bring
us on the river and about 2 km before Grein, a bridge
with a through path allows us to reach the left shore
and before the bridge on the outskirts of Grein, at
left, a road climbs up to Herdmann hill. So we reach
the Binderalm Pension, a beautiful farmhouse in the
green hills. |
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 4th Stage:
Grein - Artstetten
Weather: Partly cloudy with winds
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Departure at 9.30. Go down to Grein and turn right
following the road, back up to the bridge crossing
yesterday that we overcome in order to continue our
trip on the right bank of the river. We follow the
Radweg 1 to Ybbs in a stretch where the Danube is
tight and swirling. At Ybbs bridge, we return on the
left bank in the pretty village of Persenbeug. We
passe also Granz and Marbach and about one km from
Klein Pochlarn, we carry the path on the road parallel
and then, we turn left uphill and in 3 km we arrive
to Shlossgasthof Artstetten, situated below the castle
of Landstetter. |
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Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 5th Stage:
Artstetten - Traismauer
Weather: Sunny and warm
- We start at 9.00 down to Pochlarn Klein and
resumes of the river path on the left. After about
10 km, on the other side you see the town of Melk
with its famous Benedictine abbey. We pass Emmersdorf,
Aggsbach and enter the region of Wachau, which is
typical for its wine. Also on the left, through the
vineyards we pass Spitz, St. Michael, and Weissenkirchen
Durnstein. We lunch in Stein, near the Danube and
tour the city of Krems, with its churches and its
parks. Let's now on the right bank of the last bridge
of Krems, following the path along the river after
14 km we turn right to reach, always on path, the
town of Traismauer and the hotel Zum Schuan |
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Friday, August 12, 2011 - the sixth and final
stage:
Traismauer - Vienna
Weather: sunny and warm humid
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Departure at 9.00. We take back the path and returns
on the bank of the right Donauradweg. After 3 km past
the mouth of the river Traisen, on the right we reach
the ruins of the nuclear Zwentendorf. Now the path
moves away from the river and its channels and, past
Pischelsdorf and Langenschonbichl, returns to the
Danube at Tulln, the famous city of flowers. After
about ten kilometers we stopped to eat at a lake created
by a bend in the river. We reach Greifenstein. Another
10 km and here we are in Klosteneuburge and after
3 we see the sign of Vienna. It takes another 20 km
into the city to reach the Gartenhotel Altmandorf
located at the south of the city. |
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13/14/15/16 august 2011 -
Extras program: Visit Vienna and return by train
to Passau
Weather: morning storms on 13 and 15 sun and scorching
heat on the other days
13/8 -
From
Altmandorf we move to NE in city traffic and in
3 km we reach and visit the royal residence and
the degree of the park of Schonbrunn. We proceed
now to NO, crossing the Have Welsbach
Park, we overcome the West Bahnhof
and reach the center. We also visit the Belvedere
Park, the Basilica of S. Carlo
Borromeo and the Cathedral of St. Stephen before
returning to Altmandorf .
14/8
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Altmandorf we are aiming towards the West Bahnhof
booking for a train tandem ticket. Back to the center
to visit Therese Platz, The Royal Palaces, The Town
Hall, the Parliament, and finally the Prater
15/8
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Altmandorf aim towards the center. A few photos
of the Gardens ofFlowers and then off to the Prater
to spend the rest of the day. Towards evening we
return to the hotel just in time to avoid the storm
16/8
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From the West Bahnhof we take
the train to Passau where we depart by car for the
trip back to Italy
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