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Schlögen Loop – Schlögen Loop loop from Schlögen

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Schlögen Loop – Schlögen Loop loop from Schlögen

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Schlögen Loop – Schlögen Loop loop from Schlögen

00:33

8.95km

90m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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332 m

Schlögen Loop

Highlight • Natural Monument

In Schlögen on the Schlögener Schlinge, you can take a rustic, small wooden ferry for little money. If you are out by bike and want to relieve your buttocks, the short hike to the viewpoint (signposted) is ideal: about 30 minutes walk away and offers great views of the loop.

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Bike ferry at Schlögen

Highlight • Rest Area

Donauradweg

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460 m

Danube loop

Highlight • River

The Schlögener Schlinge (often mistakenly called "Schögener Schlinge") is one of Austria's most famous natural wonders. It is a spectacular double bend of the Danube in Upper Austria, approximately halfway between Passau and Linz. The Danube has carved its way through the hard granite rock of the Bohemian Massif here in an almost 180° turn. This is called an "epigenetic breakthrough valley". The Danube originally flowed in soft layers, but over millions of years, it dug deeper and deeper into the underlying hard primeval rock as the land rose. The river changes direction twice in a confined space, which looks like a perfect loop from a bird's-eye view.

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Schlögen Loop

Highlight (Segment) • River

Of course one of the highlights on the Danube Cycle Path. Definitely go up to the viewpoint. But be careful: the path is very steep and rocky (partly loose scree) and takes about 20 to 30 minutes. Safe footing and sturdy shoes are therefore absolutely necessary. But the view is perfect!

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Schlögen Bend

Highlight • River

The Schlögener Schlinge is a loop of the river in the upper Danube Valley in Upper Austria, about halfway between Passau and Linz (between river kilometer 2186.5 and 2180.5 of the Danube flowing to the east) and the largest forced meander in Europe. The southern, right bank is in the municipality of Haibach ob der Donau and its district Schlögen, which gives the loop its name. In the north, the municipalities of Hofkirchen im Mühlkreis border with the village of Au and in the far east of Niederkappel with the village of Grafenau in the area of the Danube loop.

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Steinerberg Danube Loop 🏞️

Highlight • River

The Danube bike trail EuroVelo 6 hugs the river and closely follows around the horseshoe bend. An excellent car-free quiet bike trail. An overview of the tight turn can be seen from the viewpoints higher up on the valley sides, but the switchbacks the stream had cut into the rocks are quite obvious from the trail itself.

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7.38 km

Au Bicycle Ferry – Donauschlinge Ferry

Highlight • Rest Area

From Au on the left side of the Danube, the Hotel Donauschlinge bike ferry takes you to the right bank of the Danube, from where you can continue your journey through the Donauschlinge.

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Schlögener Schlinge ferry to Hotel Donauschlinge

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Changing the bank of the Danube is a nice break with a great view.

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8.95 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.99 km

886 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.90 km

< 100 m

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Friday 3 July

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Schlögen Loop – Schlögen Loop loop from Schlögen

Schlögen Loop

Bike ferry at Schlögen

Danube loop

Schlögen Loop

Schlögen Bend

Steinerberg Danube Loop 🏞️

Au Bicycle Ferry – Donauschlinge Ferry

Schlögener Schlinge ferry to Hotel Donauschlinge

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