Danube-Cycle Path from Schärding to Linz for families
The classic tour with the family.
The Danube-Cycle Path: one of the most popular, if not the most popular cycle path in Europe. Our family cycling tour offers you and your entire family a unique opportunity to experience this cycle path in a casual manner. With the little Barque town Schärding as your starting point, you cycle along stunning cycle paths all the way to Linz, the provincial capital of Upper Austria. Short daily stages, lots of time for intervals and child-friendly hotels create a rounded and perfect holiday. Along the river Danube there are funny leisure activities on offer for you every day. We guarantee happy children and lots of fun for the little ones. Come along to the river Danube!
Get all information and many more tour tips for our cycle tours along the Danube Cycle Path.
You take a stroll through the pretty little Baroque town of Schärding and can marvel at the famous ‚Silberzeile’ (row of colourful houses). Enjoy the numerous cafés and restaurants on the town square. Miniature versions of the 7 Wonders of the World are displayed all over Schärding and can be admired up close and will take you back into a world of legends and myths. In the evening, welcome meeting and rental bike distribution.
Fresh as a daisy you continue the well-maintained and perfectly signposted cycle path along the river Inn to Passau. This town, located at the confluence of tree rivers, with its car-free pedestrian zone is regarded as one of Germany’s most beautiful towns. There will be enough time for you to enjoy ice-cream, cakes or a cup of coffee in one of the countless pavement cafés and restaurants. The afternoon you spend in the adventure-pool ‚Peb’ in Passau (entrance fee included). This swimming paradise with diving platform, wave pool, slides and lots more is one of the most spectacular pool facility in Germany!
Today you start at the Southern side of the Danube and cycle along a marvellous route with lovely views all the way to Jochenstein. On a very hot day we recommend a short detour to the outdoor swimming pool in Engelhartszell. Then you continue the Northern side of the Danube through the nature reserve ‚Donauleiten’ all the way to Schlögen. From here you take the ferry (autonomously) and change over to the other side again, where you reach your Day Finish.
The nature spectacle ‚Schlögener River Bend’ is straight at the start of today’s stage. Here the Danube hit the invincible granite, which caused a change of direction of 180 degrees. From there you continue along the course of the river Danube all the way to Aschach. A fantastic cycling day amidst stunning nature.
Today you can change over to the North side of the Danube again and then continue along the Danube cycle path into the leisure land ‚Freitzeitland Linz’ with its five bathing lakes. After a splash and a cool-off you continue through the ‚vegetable patch’ of Upper Austria - the basin around Eferding, past Ottensheim and Wilhering into the provincial capital Linz, where you spend the rest of the day relaxing in one of the countless restaurants.
The morning is all about the provincial capital of Upper Austria. After breakfast, we recommend a casual stroll through the old part of town, a visit to one of the fantastic museums or to join in the special cultural programmes on offer for the entire family. In the afternoon a transfer bus will take you back to the starting point of your trip.
The terrain along the rivers Inn and Danube is either flat or descends slightly, you cycle mostly on a well-maintained cycle paths without any motorised vehicles. Only on very short segments on side roads.
Danube-Cycle Path for families, 7 days, Schärding - Linz, AT-DOASS-07X
Base price
649.00
689.00
739.00
Double room p. P.
65.00
65.00
65.00
Extra bed 6-11 years
349.00
349.00
349.00
Extra bed 12-14 years
529.00
529.00
529.00
Zustellbett ab 15 Jahren
649.00
689.00
739.00
Surcharge single room
219.00
219.00
219.00
3***- and 4**** hotels, and in Aschach guesthouse
Child prices valid if they are staying in same room as 2 full price adults. Charges for children under 6 (for example Child bed) to be paid for at the time.
Season1
Apr 1, 2023 - Apr 14, 2023
Sep 30, 2023 - Oct 7, 2023
Arrival daily
Season2
Apr 15, 2023 - May 5, 2023
Sep 9, 2023 - Sep 29, 2023
Arrival daily
Season3
May 6, 2023 - Sep 8, 2023
Arrival daily
Danube-Cycle Path for families, 7 days, Schärding - Linz, AT-DOASS-07X
Child prices valid if they are staying in same room as 2 full price adults. Charges for children under 6 (for example Child bed) to be paid for at the time.
For children who are already able to ride the bike on their own, but would also like to be pulled along the route by their parents, we offer a Follow-Me always in combination with an Eurobike 20 inch children's bike (body size approx. 115 cm - 150 cm) and a rental bike for the parents.
Even the youngest can join us on a bike trip - our KTM child trailers even offer space for up to 2 children. Suitable from one and a half year or up to a height of 105 cm and 20 kg (two children up to 15 kg each).
Detailed travel information 1 x per room (German, English)
1 transfer from Linz – Schärding, bike included
1 Entrance fee for the entire family for the adventure pool Passau
App for Navigation and GPS-data available
Service hotline
Optional extras
Bike rental, including rental bike insurance
Infos
Arrival/Parking/Departure
Schärding or Wernstein train station
Munich and Vienna airport
Free public car park on the Eurobike premises directly on the Cycle Path.
Things to note
Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price
Ferry ride approx. EUR 3 per ride, bike included
Further important information according to the package travel law can be found here!
Detailed information
Weather guarantee/Spring- and autumn special: for arrivals in Season 1 we offer rebooking free of charge in case of bad weather forecast until 5 working days before arrival
Contact & booking
Do you still have questions about the tour? We are happy to help and look forward to your inquiry.
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The kids and parents all enjoyed the tour along Danube. Smooth logistics for the bike pick-up / overnight parking and check-ins / luggage delivery. Great scenery along mostly flat and quiet roads / paths.
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5 stars
Sophia P. |15.10.2022
Spaß für die ganze Familie
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5 stars
Lisa Emmrich |27.07.2020
Schöne Reise
Unsere Highlights: Badesee in Feldkirchen, Hotel Kocher, der Gepäcktransfer, die Rückfahrt von Linz nach Passau, die Schifffahrt in Passau, schöne Spielplätze entlang des Radweges
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