View of Passau's Old Town – Passau Old Town loop from Passau - Lindau

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View of Passau's Old Town – Passau Old Town loop from Passau - Lindau

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View of Passau's Old Town – Passau Old Town loop from Passau - Lindau

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57.9km

290m

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 6, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Includes a ferry crossing

Check ferry timetable.

After 28.2 km for 180 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.57 km

Erlau

Lake

13.1 km

Schloss Obernzell

Castle

20.4 km

Jochenstein rock island with statue of Saint John of Nepomuk

Highlight • Natural Monument

The rock is located downstream from the Jochenstein power plant. In the 18th century a chapel was built there with the patron saint of the shipmen - St. John Nepomuk.

"The Jochenstein is a small rock island on German territory near the German-Austrian border. It is part of the pile, a range of quartz rocks in the Bavarian Forest that runs along the Danube edge through Lower Bavaria."
Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jochenstein (May 18, 2019)

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22.6 km

View of Engelhartszell and Engelszell Abbey

Highlight • Viewpoint

Engelhartszell is a market town with 922 inhabitants in the district of Schärding in the Austrian Innviertel region in Upper Austria. The municipality is located in the Schärding district and is known for the Engelszell Trappist monastery located here.
Source: Wikipedia

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25.1 km

Beach

30.6 km

Jochenstein Lock

Highlight • Structure

Caution cyclists: there are 90 steps to climb!

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36.4 km

Donauleiten von Passau bis Jochenstein

Nature Reserve

52.4 km

View of Passau from the River Inn

Highlight • Viewpoint

Just a few steps down to the shore 💦 and you can enjoy a very nice view of the old town.

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53.2 km

View of Passau's Old Town

Highlight • Viewpoint

One of the most beautiful views of the old town of Passau

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54.0 km

View of Passau's Old Town and St. Stephen's Cathedral from the Inn Bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

Passing the Passauer Inn Bridge, after a few meters you will reach the Danube Cycle Path, which leads along the Danube out of Passau and after a few kilometers passes the border with Austria

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54.5 km

Passau Old Town

Highlight • Settlement

Actually, Passau is a sight. It will not be boring here. The highlight is of course the old town, which is located on a headland almost in the middle of the confluence of the Danube, Ilz and Inn. There are exciting museums, the largest cathedral organ in the world, a glass museum and many beautiful churches. Many restaurants provide for your physical well-being and if you do not feel like a museum, how about a relaxing boat trip across the Danube?

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55.1 km

Panoramic view with Veste, Ortsspitze, and the confluence of the Ilz and Danube

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Beautiful view of the Ortsspitz and the Veste Oberhaus.

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57.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

34.4 km

13.3 km

4.50 km

2.81 km

2.50 km

306 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

53.4 km

2.61 km

844 m

737 m

286 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 25 September

21°C

6°C

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Comments

September 3, 2022,Handbike-Tour von Passau nach Englhartszell

Beautiful tour always along the Danube with very few inclines (exceptions see below), mostly on separate cycle paths.
It is best to park in the multi-storey car park in Ilzstadt, alternatively in the center of Passau.
Separate bike path to Obernzell, then continue on the road with little traffic to Jochenstein. The Engelhartszell ferry can only be reached on a …

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September 17, 2021,🚲 Donau Tag 3 Passau nach Engelhardszell

Danube Cycle Path section Passau to Engelhardszell only between the Danube and the main road. Idyllic is something else. Not recommendable

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July 31, 2025,Donau 2025 Tag 1: Engelhartszell <-> Passau

Our goal was to travel the Danube from Passau to Spitz in our motorhome. Our first stop was the campsite in Engelhartszell.
The first tour took us upstream from Engelhartszell to Passau. From the Engelhartszell campsite, we cycled along the right bank of the Danube to Passau. After a break and a stopover in the city center, we cycled back …

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September 13, 2021,Englhartzell - Passau - zurück

The tour on the Bavarian side almost always takes you along the main road after the German border. if there is a lot of traffic, not so great. The city passage in Passau is very nice, lots of pretty houses!
The return trip on the Austrian side is often on the road, but much more green through the forest. Would …

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September 5, 2024,Passau-Engelhardtzell-Passau an beiden Seiten der Donau

It is really beautiful on the Danube, unfortunately the ferry in Engelhartszell stops at 5.30pm, so we didn't have time for the town because we had to go back a bit. Then at the power station we were shocked that we had to climb the steps over tracks that were far too narrow, and the push aid didn't work properly. …

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September 29, 2025,Passau bis nach Engelhardtzell und auf Deutschen Seite zurück 🔄☀️

Today, in the sunshine, I thought I'd head towards Austria 🚴☀️🔄. So, I drove to Passau at the P+R Kapuzinerstraße parking lot for €4 for the whole day.👍 From there, I headed towards Engelhardtzell on the Austrian side. After the first kilometer, I came to the turnoff to the view of Passau from Cafe Blass, which was very nice up …

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June 29, 2025,Blick auf Passau – Passau Blick Runde von Passau-Rosenau

A beautiful tour along the Danube. Superb bike paths. So much to see, simply amazing!

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July 11, 2024,Von Passau nach Niederranna

Today we started our Danube bike tour from Passau. Highlights included the midday organ concert in the cathedral and the beautiful bike ferry ride across the Danube to the left side

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