Worth Knowing: The German Danube Bicycle Path |
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Starting Point and Destination
Donaueschingen (pop. 22.000) - private, unguarded car park at the hotel; Regensburg (pop. 132.000) - one of the most beautiful cities in Bavaria.
Path - flat and traffic-free until Sigmaringen, near the river with two climbs then through isolated valleys.
From Mengen, rolling Alpine foothills are found until Ulm, where it becomes flat again to Günzburg. The rolling foothills can be
found again en route to Donauwörth and Ingolstadt. Complete the ride on the Danube opening to Regensburg.
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Infrastructure
Every daily stage is bridgeable by train.
Sights - a multitude and of high quality! Donaueschingen (castle, Fürstenberg collection),
Beuron (Benedictine monastery), Sigmaringen (castle), Blaubeuren mit Blautopf (Germany's most beautiful spring),
Ulm (cathedral with tower, old town), Dillingen (Rococo), Neuburg (castle, imperial apothecary), Weltenburg (cloister) und
Regensburg (stone fortified bridge, old town
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