Bridge Over the Kessel – View of the Danube loop from Donauwörth

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Bridge Over the Kessel – View of the Danube loop from Donauwörth

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Bridge Over the Kessel – View of the Danube loop from Donauwörth

03:10

12.6km

10m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 29, 2026

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Geopark Ries

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.07 km

Donauwörth Hydroelectric Power Plant

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From the bridge of the power plant you have a beautiful view up the Danube and down the Danube.

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1.23 km

Fish Ladder at Donauwörth Dam

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Fish ladder next to the Danube

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1.39 km

Bridge Over the Kessel

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On the way to the Danube

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2.58 km

Airbus Helicopters Watersports Center

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3.53 km

Path Along the Danube in Geopark Ries

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Unfortunately only about half of the southern path has been renewed, the rest is still the same as before, but it is also easy to walk.
The view of the Danube is worth seeing in every season.

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6.36 km

Observation Tower with View of the Danube

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From this tower you have a beautiful view of the Danube and its inhabitants.

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6.50 km

View of St. Vitus Church, Erlingshofen

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11.3 km

View of the Danube

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beautiful view along the Danube

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12.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.0 km

1.34 km

213 m

Surfaces

10.1 km

1.56 km

675 m

131 m

127 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 3 November

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Comments

March 29, 2024,Kirche Mariä-Himmelfahrt – Staudamm Donauwörth Runde von Donauwörth

Since I was already in Donauwörth, I wanted to at least do a little walk along the Danube before setting off on a multi-day tour tomorrow. It was a very relaxed, beautiful tour in pleasant 17 degrees with the Assumption of Mary Church in Erlingshofen as the destination before heading back on the other side. There were many birds to …

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