The Danube Cycleway Volume 1: From the source in the Black Forest to Budapest

by Mike Wells

Overview

A guidebook to cycling the first 1269km (789 miles) of the Danube Cycleway from the Black Forest in Germany, through Austria and dipping into Slovakia, to Budapest, Hungary. The route, which is on a gentle downhill gradient as it follows the course of Europe’s second longest river, is suitable for cyclists of every ability. A fit cyclist could complete the route in two weeks.

The route travels east, following the river from its source. It is described across 29 stages, averaging 44km (27 miles) per stage.

• 1:150,000 mapping included for each stage
• GPX files available to download
• Refreshment and accommodation information given for each stage
• Advice on planning and preparation
• Volume 1 of a two-volume series of the full Danube Cycleway route

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781783621262
Publisher:	Cicerone Press
Publication date:	11/18/2014
Series:	Cicerone Press
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	23 MB
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About the Author

Mike Wells has been a keen cyclist for over 20 years. Starting with UK routes, he soon moved on to long-distance routes in the rest of Europe and beyond, including a circumnavigation of Iceland and a ride across Cuba. This is Mike's fourth Cicerone guide.
Mike Wells is an author of both walking and cycling guides. He has been walking long-distance footpaths for 25 years, after a holiday in New Zealand gave him the long-distance walking bug. Within a few years, he had walked the major British trails, enjoying their range of terrain from straightforward downland tracks through to upland paths and challenging mountain routes. He then ventured into France, walking sections of the Grande Randonnee network (including the GR5 through the Alps from Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean), and Italy to explore the Dolomites Alta Via routes. Further afield, he has walked in Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Norway and Patagonia. Mike has also been a keen cyclist for over 20 years. After completing various UK Sustrans routes, such as Lon Las Cymru in Wales and the C2C route across northern England, he then moved on to cycling long-distance routes in continental Europe and beyond. These include cycling both the Camino and Ruta de la Plata to Santiago de la Compostela, a traverse of Cuba from end to end, a circumnavigation of Iceland and a trip across Lapland to the North Cape. He has written a series of cycling guides for Cicerone following the great rivers of Europe.

Table of Contents

Map key Overview map Introduction Background Natural environment The route Preparation Getting there and back Navigation Accommodation Food and drink Amenities and services What to take Safety and emergencies About this guide The route Germany Stage 1 Martinskapelle to Donaueschingen Stage 2 Donaueschingen to Tuttlingen Stage 3 Tuttlingen to Sigmaringen Stage 4 Sigmaringen to Riedlingen Stage 5 Riedlingen to Ehingen Stage 6 Ehingen to Ulm Stage 7 Ulm to Lauingen Stage 8 Lauingen to Donauwörth Stage 9 Donauwörth to Ingolstadt Stage 10 Ingolstadt to Kelheim Stage 11 Kelheim to Regensburg Stage 12 Regensburg to Straubing Stage 13 Straubing to Deggendorf Stage 14 Deggendorf to Passau Austria Stage 15 Passau to Aschach Stage 16 Aschach to Linz Stage 17 Linz to Mauthausen Stage 18 Mauthausen to Grein Stage 19 Grein to Melk Stage 20 Melk to Krems Stage 21 Krems to Tulln Stage 22 Tulln to Vienna Stage 23 Vienna to Bratislava Hungary Stage 24 Bratislava to Mosonmagyaróv&##xe1;r Stage 25 Mosonmagyaróv&##xe1;r to Gy?r Stage 26 Gy?r to Kom&##xe1;rom Stage 27 Kom&##xe1;rom to Esztergom Stage 28 Esztergom to Szentendre Stage 29 Szentendre to Budapest Appendix A Route summary table Appendix B Route facilities summary table Appendix C Language glossary Appendix D Useful contacts Appendix E Tourist information offices Appendix F Youth hostels