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Oberauer Loop – Obere Öberauer Loop loop from Basilika St. Jakob

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Germany

Bavaria

Lower Bavaria

Oberauer Loop – Obere Öberauer Loop loop from Basilika St. Jakob

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Oberauer Loop – Obere Öberauer Loop loop from Basilika St. Jakob

03:41

14.6km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

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Naturpark Bayerischer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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98 m

Gäubodenvolksfest Fairground (Am Hagen, Straubing)

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The Gäubodenvolksfest takes place here every year.

The Gäubodenvolksfest (short: Gäubodenfest) in Straubing is one of the largest folk festivals in Bavaria.

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3.88 km

Oberauer Donauschleife

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During the construction of the Straubing barrage, the six-kilometer-long Öberau Danube bend was shortened for shipping by cutting through the dam, creating an oxbow lake. It represents a representative section of the Danube floodplain landscape with its characteristic biota.

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3.91 km

Oberauer Loop

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4.92 km

Öberauer Schleife (Danube Oxbow)

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10.2 km

Backwaters and deadwood in Naturpark Bayerischer Wald

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10.5 km

Obere Öberauer Loop

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I could well imagine it as an evening stroll

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12.4 km

Straubing Lock

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Here the Danube Panorama Trail and the Danube Cycle Path lead directly over the lock to the other bank. Downstream you have a beautiful view of the meadow and forest-lined Danube, upstream you can watch the lock work.

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12.8 km

Donaunixe Sculpture at Straubing Lock

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From the Kargers bridge you can see the barrage and lock.

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14.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.4 km

3.04 km

1.05 km

159 m

Surfaces

5.28 km

4.91 km

3.43 km

781 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 4 September

24°C

13°C

92 %

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Oberauer Loop – Obere Öberauer Loop loop from Basilika St. Jakob

Gäubodenvolksfest Fairground (Am Hagen, Straubing)

Oberauer Donauschleife

Oberauer Loop

Öberauer Schleife (Danube Oxbow)

Backwaters and deadwood in Naturpark Bayerischer Wald

Obere Öberauer Loop

Straubing Lock

Donaunixe Sculpture at Straubing Lock

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