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Leitheim Castle – Donauwörth Old Town loop from Schloss Leitheim

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Germany
Bavaria
Upper Bavaria
Altmühltal
Danube-Ries
Kaisheim

Leitheim Castle – Donauwörth Old Town loop from Schloss Leitheim

Moderate

5.0

(3)

18

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Leitheim Castle – Donauwörth Old Town loop from Schloss Leitheim

02:30

39.0km

210m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 26.1 km for 109 m

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Bus stop

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38 m

Leitheim Castle

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Leitheim Castle towers majestically above the north bank of the Danube. The castle is the former summer residence of the abbots of the Kaisheim monastery. Today it serves as an …

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9.62 km

Donauwörth Old Town

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Beautifully situated on the banks of the Danube. And the ice cream parlors and cafés in the old town are fantastic.

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9.99 km

Donauwörth Old Town

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The history of Donauwörth took a remarkable turn around the year 900 with the construction of a castle on the Mangoldfelsen/Mangoldstein rock. It became a well-known pilgrimage site (with the …

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10.4 km

Mangold stone

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Wörth Castle was built around the year 900 on the Mangoldstein hill. Little remains of it today. The castle was used, among other things, as a quarry for the construction …

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10.5 km

Old Ludwig South-North Railway Tunnel Donauwörth

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This old former railway tunnel, built in 1849, is the second oldest tunnel in Bavaria. Today you can only pass it on foot or by bike.

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22.4 km

Danube Cycle Path

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Great cycle paths along the Danube

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29.5 km

Great crossing of the Danube at Donauwörth

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29.6 km

Finally on the Danube at the gates of Donauwörth.

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39.0 km

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Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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16.9 km

8.53 km

6.58 km

5.68 km

1.15 km

175 m

Surfaces

31.3 km

5.48 km

1.50 km

376 m

197 m

161 m

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Friday 16 October

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8°C

72 %

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