The original plan was to bike from Bern, Switzerland to the source of the Danube in Donaueschingen, Germany and afterwards follow the Danube and the EuroVelo route 6 through Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania to the Black Sea.
Unfortunately the current situation with Corona limits the trip and most probably it won’t be possible to travel further than Hungary.
Start was on the 11th of August. Let’s see how far I get 🙂
2020-08-31: I stopped the trip at Bratislava for this year because Hungary is closing the borders at 1st September for foreigners (reason: Corona) and travelled back to Switzerland. To be continued in another year.
Visited villages
The villages have been extracted from the GPS data of my tours and OpenStreetMap (Nominatim). I programmed a script where it computes the distance of consecutive GPS points according their latitude and longitude values. It sums up the distances and as soon as it is at least 1km from the last fetched village, it fetches the next one (fetching the village for each point would either make too many requests to OpenStreetMap or take a lot of time).
Date of extracted villages: 2024-12-16
Number of villages: 387
- (Village name, postal code, country code)
- Köniz 3095 ch
- Bern 3007 ch
- Bern 3012 ch
- Bern 3004 ch
- Ittigen 3048 ch
- Zollikofen 3052 ch
- Moosseedorf 3302 ch
- Schönbühl 3322 ch
- Mattstetten 3322 ch
- Münchringen 3303 ch
- Zauggenried 3312 ch
- Kernenried 3309 ch
- Rüdtligen 3422 ch
- Kirchberg (BE) 3422 ch
- Oberösch 3423 ch
- Oberösch 3424 ch
- Niederösch 3424 ch
- Koppigen 3425 ch
- Willadingen 3425 ch
- Höchstetten 3429 ch
- Heinrichswil 4558 ch
- Winistorf 4558 ch
- Aeschi (SO) 4558 ch
- Aeschi (SO) 4556 ch
- Bolken 4556 ch
- Inkwil 3375 ch
- Röthenbach 3373 ch
- Wanzwil 3373 ch
- Graben 3376 ch
- Bannwil 4913 ch
- Meiniswil 4912 ch
- Aarwangen 4912 ch
- Wynau 4923 ch
- Riken 4853 ch
- Rothrist 4852 ch
- Oftringen 4665 ch
- Walterswil (SO) 5745 ch
- Safenwil 5745 ch
- Kölliken 5742 ch
- Oberentfelden 5036 ch
- Unterentfelden 5035 ch
- Aarau 5000 ch
- Suhr 5034 ch
- Hunzenschwil 5502 ch
- Schafisheim 5503 ch
- Staufen 5603 ch
- Lenzburg 5600 ch
- Niederlenz 5702 ch
- Möriken-Wildegg 5103 ch
- Holderbank 5113 ch
- Schinznach Bad 5116 ch
- Scherz 5246 ch
- Habsburg 5245 ch
- Hausen (AG) 5245 ch
- Windisch 5210 ch
- Windisch 5200 ch
- Lauffohr 5200 ch
- Lauffohr 5412 ch
- Lauffohr 5235 ch
- Vorderrein 5235 ch
- Untersiggenthal 5233 ch
- Siggenthal Station 5303 ch
- Würenlingen 5303 ch
- Endingen 5305 ch
- Unterendingen 5304 ch
- Unterendingen 5305 ch
- Tegerfelden 5306 ch
- Zurzach 5330 ch
- Bad Zurzach 5330 ch
- Rheinheim 79790 de
- Kadelburg 79790 de
- Lauchringen 79787 de
- Schwerzen 79787 de
- Horheim 79793 de
- Schwerzen 79793 de
- Degernau 79793 de
- Wutöschingen 79793 de
- Eggingen 79805 de
- Hallau 8215 ch
- Eberfingen 79780 de
- Stühlingen 79780 de
- Weizen 79780 de
- Grimmelshofen 79780 de
- Lausheim 79780 de
- Blumegg 79780 de
- Achdorf 78176 de
- Mundelfingen 78183 de
- Döggingen 78199 de
- Bräunlingen 78199 de
- Hüfingen 78183 de
- Donaueschingen 78166 de
- Pfohren 78166 de
- Neudingen 78166 de
- Gutmadingen 78187 de
- Geisingen 78187 de
- Immendingen 78194 de
- Hintschingen 78194 de
- Zimmern 78194 de
- Möhringen 78532 de
- Tuttlingen 78532 de
- Nendingen 78532 de
- Stetten 78570 de
- Mühlheim an der Donau 78570 de
- Fridingen an der Donau 78567 de
- Kolbingen 78600 de
- Buchheim 88637 de
- Beuron 88631 de
- Hausen im Tal 88631 de
- Thiergarten 88631 de
- Thiergarten 72488 de
- Gutenstein 72488 de
- Vilsingen 72514 de
- Inzigkofen 72514 de
- Sigmaringen 72488 de
- Laiz 72488 de
- Sigmaringendorf 72517 de
- Scheer 72516 de
- Ennetach 72516 de
- Ennetach 88512 de
- Mengen 88512 de
- Blochingen 88512 de
- Beuren 88512 de
- Hundersingen 88518 de
- Herbertingen 88518 de
- Ertingen 88521 de
- Riedlingen 88499 de
- Unlingen 88527 de
- Obermarchtal 89611 de
- Rechtenstein 89611 de
- Lauterach 89584 de
- Untermarchtal 89617 de
- Algershofen 89597 de
- Munderkingen 89597 de
- Rottenacker 89616 de
- Dintenhofen 89584 de
- Berg 89584 de
- Griesingen 89608 de
- Rißtissen 89614 de
- Öpfingen 89614 de
- Rißtissen 89584 de
- Oberdischingen 89610 de
- Erbach 89155 de
- Dellmensingen 89155 de
- Ulm 89079 de
- Grimmelfingen 89079 de
- Ulm 89077 de
- Ulm 89073 de
- Ulm 89075 de
- Thalfingen 89275 de
- Oberelchingen 89275 de
- Unterelchingen 89275 de
- Leipheim 89340 de
- Riedheim 89340 de
- Günzburg 89312 de
- Nornheim 89312 de
- Offingen 89364 de
- Offingen 89362 de
- Gundelfingen an der Donau 89423 de
- Peterswörth 89423 de
- Lauingen (Donau) 89415 de
- Faimingen 89415 de
- Dillingen an der Donau 89407 de
- Steinheim 89407 de
- Deisenhofen 89420 de
- Höchstädt an der Donau 89420 de
- Sonderheim 89420 de
- Blindheim 89434 de
- Gremheim 89443 de
- Schwenningen 89443 de
- Buttenwiesen 86647 de
- Tapfheim 86660 de
- Zusum 86660 de
- Zusum 86609 de
- Donauwörth 86609 de
- Kaisheim 86687 de
- Altisheim 86687 de
- Graisbach 86688 de
- Lechsend 86688 de
- Marxheim 86688 de
- Schweinspoint 86688 de
- Neuhausen 86688 de
- Rennertshofen 86643 de
- Bertoldsheim 86643 de
- Hatzenhofen 86643 de
- Stepperg 86643 de
- Oberhausen 86697 de
- Neuburg an der Donau 86633 de
- Joshofen 86633 de
- Bruck 86633 de
- Maxweiler 86633 de
- Irgertsheim 86706 de
- Osterfeldsiedlung 86706 de
- Weichering 86706 de
- Ingolstadt 85051 de
- Ingolstadt 85049 de
- Ingolstadt 85055 de
- Feldkirchen 85055 de
- Großmehring 85098 de
- Vohburg an der Donau 85088 de
- Menning 85088 de
- Oberdünzing 85088 de
- Dünzing 85088 de
- Wackerstein 85104 de
- Pförring 85104 de
- Marching 93333 de
- Wöhr 93333 de
- Bad Gögging 93333 de
- Sittling 93333 de
- Eining 93333 de
- Neustadt an der Donau 93333 de
- Sandharlanden 93326 de
- Kelheim 93309 de
- Staubing 93309 de
- Eining 93309 de
- Weltenburg 93309 de
- Stausacker 93309 de
- Herrnsaal 93309 de
- Saal a.d.Donau 93342 de
- Bad Abbach 93077 de
- Kapfelberg 93309 de
- Poikam 93077 de
- Oberndorf 93077 de
- Gundelshausen 93309 de
- Matting 93080 de
- Großberg 93080 de
- Pentling 93080 de
- Regensburg 93051 de
- Kleinprüfening 93049 de
- Niederwinzer 93049 de
- Niederwinzer 93059 de
- Regensburg 93047 de
- Regensburg 93059 de
- Regensburg 93055 de
- Tegernheim 93105 de
- Donaustauf 93093 de
- Sulzbach an der Donau 93093 de
- Demling 93090 de
- Frengkofen 93090 de
- Kiefenholz 93109 de
- Kiefenholz 93086 de
- Oberachdorf 93086 de
- Tiefenthal 93086 de
- Hofdorf 93086 de
- Niederachdorf 94356 de
- Niederachdorf 93086 de
- Pondorf 94356 de
- Oberzeitldorn 94356 de
- Weiher 94356 de
- Pittrich 94356 de
- Kößnach 94356 de
- Kößnach 94315 de
- Straubing 94315 de
- Reibersdorf 94365 de
- Oberalteich 94327 de
- Bogen 94327 de
- Pfelling 94327 de
- Welchenberg 94559 de
- Waltendorf 94559 de
- Irlbach an der Donau 94342 de
- Waltendorf 94553 de
- Wischlburg 94569 de
- Hundldorf 94553 de
- Mariaposching 94553 de
- Kleinschwarzach 94560 de
- Metten 94526 de
- Deggendorf 94469 de
- Gailberg 94469 de
- Oberdorf 94469 de
- Seebach 94469 de
- Schwarzach 94491 de
- Niederalteich 94557 de
- Hengersberg 94491 de
- Winzer 94577 de
- Osterhofen 94486 de
- Arbing 94486 de
- Langkünzing 94550 de
- Pleinting 94474 de
- Oberreit 94474 de
- Waizenbach 94474 de
- Albersdorf 94474 de
- Windorf 94575 de
- Besensandbach 94575 de
- Sandbach 94474 de
- Passau 94036 de
- Gaishofen 94575 de
- Passau 94034 de
- Passau 94032 de
- Freinberg 4785 at
- Wörth 4092 at
- Pyrawang 4092 at
- Hütt 4091 at
- Kasten 4091 at
- Vichtenstein 4090 at
- Engelhartszell an der Donau 4090 at
- Engelhartszell 4090 at
- Engelszell 4090 at
- Wesenufer 4085 at
- Waldkirchen am Wesen 4085 at
- Haibach ob der Donau 4083 at
- Hartkirchen 4083 at
- Hartkirchen 4081 at
- Aschach an der Donau 4082 at
- Pupping 4070 at
- Alkoven 4072 at
- Hagenau 4102 at
- Ottensheim 4100 at
- Edramsberg 4073 at
- Wilhering 4100 at
- Puchenau 4048 at
- Puchenau 4040 at
- Linz 4040 at
- Linz 4020 at
- Leonding 4060 at
- Reith 4060 at
- Doppl 4060 at
- Langholzfeld 4061 at
- Wagram 4061 at
- St. Dionysen 4050 at
- St. Martin 4050 at
- St. Martin 4030 at
- Linz 4030 at
- Steyregg 4221 at
- Raffelstetten 4030 at
- Luftenberg an der Donau 4225 at
- Raffelstetten 4481 at
- Enns 4470 at
- Lorch 4470 at
- Enghagen 4470 at
- Ennsdorf 4482 at
- Windpassing 4482 at
- Pyburg 4303 at
- Sankt Pantaleon-Erla 4303 at
- St. Pantaleon 4303 at
- Erla 4303 at
- Strengberg 3314 at
- Thürnbuch 3314 at
- Gerstberg 3314 at
- Mitterkirchen im Machland 4343 at
- Wallsee 3313 at
- Sindelburg 3313 at
- Sommerau 3313 at
- Ardagger 3321 at
- Ardagger Markt 3321 at
- Ufer 4360 at
- Neustadtl an der Donau 3323 at
- Hößgang 3323 at
- Hengstberg 3376 at
- Ybbs an der Donau 3370 at
- Ybbs an der Donau 3681 at
- Sarling 3373 at
- Sarling 3374 at
- Säusenstein 3374 at
- Diedersdorf 3375 at
- Wallenbach 3375 at
- Annastift 3375 at
- Krummnußbaum 3375 at
- Am Rechen 3380 at
- Brunn an der Erlauf 3380 at
- Pöchlarn 3380 at
- Klein-Pöchlarn 3660 at
- Ebersdorf 3652 at
- Zelking-Matzleinsdorf 3652 at
- Zelking-Matzleinsdorf 3390 at
- Winden 3390 at
- Melk 3390 at
- Spielberg 3390 at
- Schallemmersdorf 3644 at
- Emmersdorf an der Donau 3643 at
- Maria Laach am Jauerling 3643 at
- Aggsbach 3643 at
- Aggsbach Markt 3641 at
- Groisbach 3641 at
- Willendorf 3641 at
- Schwallenbach 3620 at
- Spitz 3620 at
- Wösendorf in der Wachau 3610 at
- Weißenkirchen in der Wachau 3610 at
- Weißenkirchen in der Wachau 3601 at
- Dürnstein 3601 at
- Unterloiben 3601 at
- Krems an der Donau 3500 at
- Mauternbach 3504 at
- Mauternbach 3512 at
- Baumgarten 3504 at
- Palt 3511 at
- Furth bei Göttweig 3511 at
- Gedersdorf 3500 at
- Theiß 3494 at
- Hollenburg 3506 at
- Krems an der Donau 3506 at
- Sankt Georgen an der Traisen 3133 at
- Stollhofen 3133 at
- Traismauer 3435 at
- Zwentendorf an der Donau 3435 at
- Kirchberg am Wagram 3470 at
- Erpersdorf 3435 at
- Kleinschönbichl 3435 at
- Pischelsdorf 3435 at
- Neusiedl 3442 at
- Langenschönbichl 3442 at
- Kronau 3442 at
- Asparn 3442 at
- Tulln an der Donau 3430 at
- Langenlebarn – Oberaigen 3430 at
- Langenlebarn – Unteraigen 3430 at
- Muckendorf an der Donau 3426 at
- Zeiselmauer 3424 at
- Zeiselmauer-Wolfpassing 3424 at
- Wördern 3423 at
- Wördern 3422 at
- Altenberg 3422 at
- Greifenstein 3422 at
- Höflein an der Donau 3400 at
- Höflein an der Donau 3421 at
- Kritzendorf 3420 at
- Kritzendorf 3400 at
- Klosterneuburg 3400 at
- Vienna 1190 at
- Vienna 1090 at
- Vienna 1010 at
- Vienna 1020 at
- Vienna 1220 at
- Fischamend 1220 at
- Fischamend 2401 at
- Schönau an der Donau 2301 at
- Mannsdorf an der Donau 2304 at
- Orth an der Donau 2304 at
- Haslau an der Donau 2402 at
- Scharndorf 2402 at
- Regelsbrunn 2403 at
- Scharndorf 2403 at
- Wildungsmauer 2403 at
- Petronell-Carnuntum 2404 at
- Bad Deutsch-Altenburg 2404 at
- Bad Deutsch-Altenburg 2405 at
- Hainburg an der Donau 2410 at
- Wolfsthal 2412 at
- Berg 2413 at
- Petržalka 851 01 sk
- Bratislava 811 02 sk
- Bratislava 811 01 sk
- 2020-08-10: Day 00 PackingTomorrow I will start my bike tour along the Danube. The plan is to travel for about one month with my bike. Here is an impression of all the things I will carry with me. Maybe too many things and maybe a few things I forgot and will notice after some days along the way… Read more: 2020-08-10: Day 00 Packing
- 2020-08-11: Day 01 Bern – Lenzburg (98km)Today was the start of my bike tour. Before I can follow the Danube I have to get from Bern (Switzerland) to the source of the Danube in Donaueschingen (Germany). The distance is approximately 180km, what is about 2.5 days of biking. The first stage is from Bern to Lenzburg, where I will visit friends… Read more: 2020-08-11: Day 01 Bern – Lenzburg (98km)
- 2020-08-12: Day 02 Lenzburg – Bad Zurzach (42km, total 140km)Originally I planned to drive 20km further, but there were so many beautiful historic places to visit. Start was at the friends place in Niederlenz. 15min later I reached the baroque castle Wildegg. The building is rather impressive. In the small aviary are some waldrapps (black bird with long bill) among others. Instead of the… Read more: 2020-08-12: Day 02 Lenzburg – Bad Zurzach (42km, total 140km)
- 2020-08-13: Day 03 Bad Zurzach – Donaueschingen (69km, total 209km)Goal of today was Donaueschingen with the spring of the Danube. The rain in the night tested the tent to be waterproof. After the breakfast at the Rhine, I started the next stage a bit late around 10. The way on the map didn‘t allow vehicles and I had to take the main street to… Read more: 2020-08-13: Day 03 Bad Zurzach – Donaueschingen (69km, total 209km)
- 2020-08-14: Day 04 Donaueschingen – Sigmaringen (104km, total 313km)Today the real Danube trip started. The three days before were mainly to get to the spring of the Danube. I slept on the camping Riedsee 5km away from Donaueschingen. It rained in the night and when I woke up some small puddles of water were in the tent. At least everything was in the… Read more: 2020-08-14: Day 04 Donaueschingen – Sigmaringen (104km, total 313km)
- 2020-08-15: Day 05 Sigmaringen – Munderkingen (68km, total 381km)In the morning I visited the Hohenzollerschloss of Sigmaringen including one of the largest weapon collections. Afterward I drove to Hundersingen and went to the museum about the celtic villages (Heuneburg) in this region. In Rechtenstein I walked to a small cave and to the old tower of a castle. One village further was a… Read more: 2020-08-15: Day 05 Sigmaringen – Munderkingen (68km, total 381km)
- 2020-08-16: Day 06 Munderkingen – Leipheim (64km, total 445km)In the morning I had to repair my bike. It was Sunday and I couldn‘t just go to a bike shop. After some time I managed to fix the chain. Unfortunately something is still wrong with my back brake. The disc brake touches the edge of the brake holder. It is not where the brake… Read more: 2020-08-16: Day 06 Munderkingen – Leipheim (64km, total 445km)
- 2020-08-17: Day 07 Leipheim – Donauwörth (81km, total 526km)In Leipheim I ate a good chocolate croissant and a „Streusel“ (bread with crumbles on top). The bike route followed close to the Danube on gravel roads. Many birds could be observed, i.e. two kingfishers (Eisvogel). I stopped under a bridge and put on my rain clothes. Five minutes later it stopped to rain. Later… Read more: 2020-08-17: Day 07 Leipheim – Donauwörth (81km, total 526km)
- 2020-08-18: Day 08 Donauwörth – Neustadt (102km, total 628km)A good breakfast at a bakery in Donauwörth gave energy for a long stage today. Just some annoying wasps disturbed it, so that I grabbed everything and finished eating at a wasp-free place. Donauwörth was a nice city with beautiful buildings, history and good restaurants. The path followed first some streets and went up the… Read more: 2020-08-18: Day 08 Donauwörth – Neustadt (102km, total 628km)
- 2020-08-19: Day 09 Neustadt – Regensburg (69km, total 697km)In the night was the last rain for some days and it will get warmer and warmer with more than 30 degrees on Friday. On the way from Bad Gögging to the oldest monastery brewery Weltenburg (of the year 1050) were many hop fields. I don’t know if they all belong to the mentioned Weltenburg… Read more: 2020-08-19: Day 09 Neustadt – Regensburg (69km, total 697km)
- 2020-08-20: Day 10 Regensburg – Deggendorf (100km, total 797km)Instead of camping I slept in a hostel. In a room of 10 beds only three were occupied including mine and only one of the others appeared. Or maybe I slept when the other person was present. The hostel was very clean and directly in the center. In Donaustauf I planned to see Walhalla. Directly… Read more: 2020-08-20: Day 10 Regensburg – Deggendorf (100km, total 797km)
- 2020-08-21: Day 11 Deggendorf – Passau – Kasten (94km, total 891km)My rest of pizza from yesterday evening was the breakfast. Today I started a bit earlier because it will be up to 35 degrees hot. The first part was along streets. Then it should go along the Danube, but it was redirected. When it was back on the original route, it was planned to take… Read more: 2020-08-21: Day 11 Deggendorf – Passau – Kasten (94km, total 891km)
- 2020-08-22: Day 12 Kasten – Linz (78km, total 969km)The baker came to the camping with fresh bread and the ducks were also aware of that. When I walked to the bench in front of the port and they saw the bag with my breakfast in my hand, they ran to me 😀 . I visited the abbey Engelszell and bought an 8-pack of… Read more: 2020-08-22: Day 12 Kasten – Linz (78km, total 969km)
- 2020-08-23: Day 13 Linz – Wallsee (68km, total: 1037km)My wife and I went to the beautiful Mariendom in Linz. Here we met some of the „Swiss“ group, I saw the days before (except yesterday). Afterwards we biked to the sister of my aunt and here husband. They live just 7km from Linz away. We enjoyed a good time and a delicious lunch at… Read more: 2020-08-23: Day 13 Linz – Wallsee (68km, total: 1037km)
- 2020-08-24: Day 14 Wallsee – Melk (70km, total: 1107km)From the nice village Wallsee we travelled to Grein. Because it was Monday, many museums are closed as the one for the castle of Grein. Since I won‘t be able to go to Romania we ate lunch at a Romanian restaurant. The local food here is definitively better 😐 . We continued to Ybbs and… Read more: 2020-08-24: Day 14 Wallsee – Melk (70km, total: 1107km)
- 2020-08-25: Day 15 Melk – Krems (41km, total: 1148km)In the morning we visited the huge abbey Melk. They had a lot of pomp, library rooms with thousands of old books and a park. We crossed a bridge to the other riverside and stopped short in Willendorf to look at the place where the famous Venus of Willendorf was found. It is a 30000… Read more: 2020-08-25: Day 15 Melk – Krems (41km, total: 1148km)
- 2020-08-26: Day 16 Krems – Wien (91km, total: 1239km)My back brake was again rubbing against the brake block and I went to a bike shop in Krems. They couldn‘t do too much except reconfigure it so that it is at least not rubbing anymore. The problem is the kickstand that bends the rod where the brake is fastened. I have to try to… Read more: 2020-08-26: Day 16 Krems – Wien (91km, total: 1239km)
- 2020-08-27: Day 17 WienToday was my first bike free day since my start in Bern, Switzerland. My wife and I did some sightseeing in Wien (Vienna). I visited the 40 rooms of castle Schönbrunn where Maria Theresia and later Franz Joseph I of Austria and Elisabeth of Bavaria (Sisi) lived. We also were at the natural history museum.… Read more: 2020-08-27: Day 17 Wien
- 2020-08-28: Day 18 Wien – Petronell-Carnuntum (54km, total: 1293km)After the bike free day yesterday, Jolanda and I continued our bike trip in direction to Bratislava. First we drove on the beautiful Donauinsel in Wien. 20km later we took a small and very fast ferry to get to the other riverside and to Haslau. The exit was a gravel beach. The boat just drove… Read more: 2020-08-28: Day 18 Wien – Petronell-Carnuntum (54km, total: 1293km)
- 2020-08-29: Day 19 Petronell-Carnuntum – Bratislava (31km, total: 1324km)As written yesterday, Bratislava is the final destination of my bike trip along the Danube of this year because Hungary closes the borders at 1st September for foreigners. Although I already booked a hotel in Györ from 30 to 31 August and I would be within Hungary before the closing of the border, it probably… Read more: 2020-08-29: Day 19 Petronell-Carnuntum – Bratislava (31km, total: 1324km)