Weltenburg Monastery – Danube Gorge at Weltenburg loop from Bad Abbach

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Weltenburg Monastery – Danube Gorge at Weltenburg loop from Bad Abbach

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Weltenburg Monastery – Danube Gorge at Weltenburg loop from Bad Abbach

04:16

62.3km

390m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 24.5 km for 55 m

After 46.6 km for 149 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.38 km

Beach

17.6 km

Danube Gorge Promenade

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

A highlight without equal

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20.6 km

Danube Gorge (Donaudurchbruch)

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the Danube breakthrough, the Weltenburger Enge. You can access it from both sides, but you can only get through by boat

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23.5 km

Kelt. Zangentor

Archaeological Site

24.4 km

Weltenburg Monastery

Highlight • Religious Site

Weltenburg Abbey dates back to its founding around the year 600, and Benedictine monks still live here today. In the historic rock cellar, you can learn all about the abbey's exciting history.

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32.4 km

Kastell Unterfeld

Archaeological Site

40.6 km

Danube Gorge at Weltenburg

Highlight • Gorge

Beautiful view of and over the Danube! 💦🤩 Just take a short break and capture the beautiful impressions and perspectives.

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46.2 km

View of Kelheim's city gates

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You will see the Altmühltor, the Donautor and the Mittertor, all of which were built in the middle of the 13th century.

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46.3 km

Ludwig's Square, Kelheim

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Altmühltal Cycle Path

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47.7 km

View of the Befreiungshalle

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The view of the Liberation Hall is always impressive.

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48.5 km

View of the Befreiungshalle in Kelheim

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A special structure and a testament to elaborate architecture.

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62.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.4 km

11.1 km

9.71 km

9.68 km

8.19 km

2.12 km

168 m

Surfaces

27.3 km

15.0 km

12.6 km

4.03 km

2.28 km

1.22 km

Elevation

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Highest point (440 m)

Lowest point (340 m)

Weather

Friday 16 October

16°C

8°C

51 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

June 6, 2025,lengfeld, kehlheim, befreiungshalle, donaudurchbruch, kloster weltenburg

A beautiful tour peppered with all the details that make a cyclist's heart beat faster.

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July 5, 2024,Auf zum Kloster Weltenburg

Finally, we're back up in altitude.
And the weather gods have also remembered that it's summer. And don't take the boat to Kehlheim. Further ahead there's a small ferry that will take you and your bike for three instead of seventeen fifty. Then just go over the mountain and you've reached Kehlheim.

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October 9, 2021,Radtour Bad Abbach Richtung Neustadt und zurück

I rescheduled this tour halfway through the way. The paths directly on the Danube are sometimes just too bad.
Totally muddy or really coarse gravel.
2x was announced to push a few meters.
But 90% of them were beautiful gravel, tarred paths including forest paths.
There are a few short extra loops where I just got lost.
You can stop …

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