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The Danube Cycleway Volume 1
EuroVelo 6 - From the source in the Black Forest to Budapest
This guidebook (Volume 1 of a two-volume set) describes the Danube Cycleway from the Black Forest to Budapest. Passing through Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Hungary, it covers 1261km and takes 2–3 weeks to complete. Described across 29 stages, the route is net downhill and suitable for tour cyclists of all abilities.
Seasons
Apart from the upper part of Stage 1 in the Black Forest, where snow may lie until April, the route can be cycled at any time of year, but is best between April and October.Centres
A point-to-point route with no particular bases.Difficulty
A straightforward cycle ride, mostly off-road on well-surfaced (mainly asphalt) cycle tracks with virtually no gradients, except for a steady 500m ascent to reach the start. Suitable for all levels of cyclist, on all types of cycle, though racing cyclists may wish to use alternative routes to avoid a few short sections of gravel surface.Must See
Route highlights include: the Black Forest, Danube sinkholes, Blue lagoon, Ulm cathedral spire (the world's highest), Donaudurchbruch gorge, Regensburg medieval altstadt, King Ludwig's Walhalla, Passau, Melk and Klosterneuburg abbeys, Wachau vineyards, Wien (Vienna) (Hofburg, Schönbrunn and Belvedere palaces, the cathedral and Spanish Riding School), Prater Ferris wheel, Bratislava, Esztergom basilica, Danube bend, Budapest (Fishermen's bastion, St Mathias church, Europe's largest synagogue).ISBN
9781786312204
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Published
Published
19 Feb 2025
Edition
Second
Pages
264
Size
17.20 x 11.60 x 1.35cm
Weight
290g
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A guidebook to cycling the first 1261km of the Danube Cycleway from the Black Forest in Germany, through Austria and dipping into Slovakia, to Budapest, Hungary. The route, which is mainly level cycling, is well within the capabilities of most cycle tourists. It can be comfortably completed in two to three weeks.
The route is described in 29 stages (ranging from 24-66km, averaging less than 44km/stage), and passes through Germany, Austria and Hungary. It utilises EuroVelo route 6 (EV6) and (mostly) follows well-surfaced cycle tracks, often along the riverbank or flood dykes.
- 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
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By Mike Wells
After a career in marketing, culminating as marketing director of a leading supermarket group, Mike Wells started to write walking and cycling guides in his fifties. He has been a keen cyclist for over 25 years. After completing various UK Sustrans routes, such as Lôn 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. Even further afield he has ridden the Congo-Nile trail from the Congo basin to the source of the Nile in Rwanda's Nyungwe national park. On all these trips he was accompanied by his partner Christine, who sadly died in 2020.He has written 10 cycling guides for Cicerone, including a series following the great rivers of Europe. For a full list of Cicerone books and articles by Mike Wells, visit his author page.
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