Weltenburg Monastery – View of Weltenburg Abbey loop from Schloss Prunn

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Weltenburg Monastery – View of Weltenburg Abbey loop from Schloss Prunn

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Weltenburg Monastery – View of Weltenburg Abbey loop from Schloss Prunn

02:11

34.6km

220m

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: July 20, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Includes ferry crossings

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After 17.9 km for 76 m

After 18.5 km for 76 m

After 19.1 km for 4.55 km

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.13 km

Tatzlwurm Bridge, Essing

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The popularly called "Tatzelwurm" bridge over the Main-Danube Canal at Essing was until 2006 the longest wooden bridge in Europe with a length of 190 meters.
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10.5 km

Ludwig's Square, Kelheim

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Altmühltal Cycle Path

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10.6 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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17.8 km

Weltenburg Monastery

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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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18.2 km

View of Weltenburg Abbey

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A very nice view of the other side of the Danube and the great Weltenburg monastery. Here you also have a little peace from the tourist crowds.

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18.8 km

Danube Gorge at Weltenburg

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

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23.8 km

View of the liberation hall

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The view from Kelheim to the Liberation Hall is impressive.

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26.2 km

Keltentor

Archaeological Site

34.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.2 km

7.21 km

4.63 km

3.99 km

1.83 km

675 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.2 km

10.9 km

4.98 km

3.17 km

1.37 km

920 m

Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (340 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

15°C

4°C

31 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

April 21, 2023,Radtour zum Kloster Weltenburg/ Donaudurchbruch/ Kelheim/ Altmühltal

On the second day of our short vacation in the Altmühltal, we did a little bike tour.
From the parking space, we went to Essing over the wooden bridge "Tatzlwurm" and to the Kaiser Wilhelm memorial rock.
Then we drove over steep forest paths on the outer Celtic wall to Weltenburg Monastery, into the oldest monastery brewery in the world. …

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October 4, 2025,Kloster Weltenburg

I forgot to write a short comment, but it's important here:
Since I've done the tour several times on the "big ship," I was familiar with the Danube Gorge, etc., from the big ship. However, the lady at the ticket counter was so sweet and kind and showed us an alternative. So we followed the local Danube Cycle Path to …

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July 9, 2023,Ausgebremst 🚴🏻🚴🏼‍♂️ 🚴🏼‍♂️🚴🏻🤪* vom Tatzelwurm nach Kehlheim 😎🌞

Going extra early today to avoid the big heat 🌞.
Shortly before Kehlheim the first relaxed racing cyclists were on the road, which to our amazement kept increasing. 🚴🏼‍♂️🚴🏻🚴🏼‍♂️🚴🏻 What is that 🤔❓❓❓
Well, a bike race, they'll be through at some point you think. 🧐 No, no, they drive 24 hours.
But well let her, we don't drive on …

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September 21, 2025,Donau mit Klösterle und Altmühl mit Essing ☀️👌😍

We didn't do much riding today because it was just so beautiful where we were. Thanks to my multi-tool and my phone joker, who once gave me the multi-tool, I also got to practice fixing my chain today. What can I say: It worked. I'm incredibly proud of myself 😅💪

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