Summary

The Danube River, 1770 miles long, is the second largest river in Europe next to the Volga. It is the only major river in Europe that flows west to east. The source of the Danube is in the Black Forest Mountains of Germany and it empties into the Black Sea on the Romanian coast. The Danube River starts at the confluence of the two rivers - Brigach and Breg - near Donaueschingen in the Black Forest in Germany. However, by agreement the source of the Danube is considered a spring in the castle of Donaueschingen.

This part of the early Danube cycle path leads you through the austere and beautiful Baar landscape which stretches between the Black Forest and the Swabian Alb, through the wildly romantic Danube opening and through the gentle, fertile foothills of Upper Swabia to Ulm, with the highest church tower in the world. The well signposted Danube cycle track runs on mostly tarmac cycle paths or on calm side streets. Only in the narrow Danube valley between Tuttlingen and Sigmaringen are there some upward gradients and gravel roads.

This is the first leg following the Danube - the second leg is the Bavarian Danube - Ulm to Regensberg.

You can also book the Danube cycle path from Donaueschingen to Passau as a 15 day/14 night holiday. Call us for details.