The Danube Cycle Way Guide. By John Higginson. Cicerone, UK. The Danube Cycle Way has become the most popular holiday cycling route in mainland Europe. It has magnificent scenery, fascinating places to visit throughout its length and a wide cultural diversity. It is not unusual to sit in a wayside bar and hear seven different languages being spoken at the same time but not one of them is likely to be English. It is high time this changed.
This guide aims to introduce the Danube Cycle Way not only to keen long-distance cyclists but also to people who have never experienced the joys of this kind of journey. The fact that the majority of the route is on dedicated, clearly signed cycle tracks means that it is perfect for whole families to enjoy. Although the length of the cycle way has been divided into twenty suggested days, a plentiful amount of low-priced accommodation throughout the entire length of the route means that each day's journey can be tailored to cyclists' needs. The way is almost free of hills, includes visits to monasteries, castles, museums, and ancient cities as well as picturesque villages, and provides adventurous cyclists with a month's sheer pleasure. It is there, waiting to be enjoyed. Guide to the Danube Cycle Way from Donaueschingen in Bavaria to Budapest, covering 1350km and giving all route finding and accommodation information necessary to complete the route along the great river through beautiful villages and towns in Bavaria, Austria and Hungary. The author recommends the three Bikeline guides below for their detailed maps of the routes.
Danube Bike Trail Vol. 1 - Donaueschingen to Passau. In German. 1:50,000 scale maps + 17 city maps, 152 pages.
$24.95
66-2279-DA2
Danube Cycling Guide (Vol. 2). 1:50,000 scale maps + city maps, 160 pages. Covers from Passau to Vienna. In English.
$24.95
66-2279-DA3
Danube Bike Trail Vol. 3 - Vienna to Budapest. In German. 1:75,000 scale maps + 5 city maps, 132 pages.
$24.95
66-2279-DA4
Danube Bike Trail Vol. 4 - Budapest to the Sea. In German.
$24.95
Europa Radweg Cycling Guide. 1:75,000. Bikeline. Covers from Arnheim to Berlin, crossing the Ems, Weser, Saale and Elbe rivers. Spiral-bound atlas, in German.
Index of the route. Sample of a map.
Rhein Radweg #1 - Andermatt to Lake Constance to Basel. 1:100,000. This guide covers the 380-km route along the Rhine from Andermatt to Lake Constance and on to Basel.
$19.95
66-2279-RR2
Rhein Radweg #2 - Basel to Mainz. 1:100,000. This guide covers the 400-km route along the Rhine from Basle to Mainz, between the Vosges mountains and the Black Forest.
$24.95
66-2279-RR3
Rhein Radweg #3 - Mainz to Rotterdam. 1:100,000. This guide covers the 540-km long route along the Rhine River from Maiz, across the Rhine Gorge, to Koblenz, then on to Bonn, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Nijmegen and Rotterdam.
$21.95
Cycling the Rhine Route. Cycle Publishing.
288 pages with 80 maps and 40 black & white photographs, paperback, 5½ x 8½ inches.
A spectacular tour from the sea to the mountains
Travel along many minor roads and paths away from traffic
Experience the cultural and historic diversity of much of Western Europe
Visit ports, castles, museums, ancient cities, and nature parks
Introductory chapters dealing with all relevant general information
For over 1,200 years, the Rhine river has been Europe’s main corridor of transport, linking markets and cultures from the sea border in Holland with the inland regions all the way to Switzerland. Today’s bicycle tourist can experience the great diversity of geography, architecture, trade, and culture that is still apparent along this spectacularly scenic waterway.
Best of all, it’s not an exhausting ride: Despite the sometimes formidable mountains that look over the river, author John Powell has mapped out a route that keeps mainly level. The trip can be traversed all the way, requiring about three weeks of cycling, with all levels of accommodation readily available, or cut up into sections, with convenient points of access identified.
Berlin Wall Trail. 1:20,000 scale maps, 140 pages. A route for cyclists, hikers and skaters along the path of the former Berlin Wall. In English.
$19.95
66-2279-BOD
Bodensee cycling atlas. 1:50,000. This atlas covers the entire route around the Bodensee (Lake Constance).
$19.95
66-2279-DEU
Deutsch-Deutscher cycling atlas - Iron Curtain Trail. 1:75,000. This atlas covers the former Iron Curtain (East Germany - West Germany border) that divided the two Germanies.
$19.99
64-1483-IN2
Inn Bike Trail: Vol. 2, Innsbruck to Passau (Inn Radweg 2). Covers the Inn River Trai from Innsbruck north to Passau in Germany. In German.
$22.95
66-2279-LAH
Lahntal Radweg cycling atlas. 1:50,000. This atlas cover the Lahn River from Bad Laasphe to Koblenz at the junction with the Rhein.
$19.95
66-2279-MOS
Moselle River Trail. 1:50,000 scale maps + city maps, 120 pages. In English! This guide covers the 304-km route along the Moselle from Metz to the old Roman city of Trier, then across the southern Eifel to the Rhine. Two additional excursions from the main route go to Luxembourg and along the Ruwer valley. Accommodation suggestions included.
$24.95
66-2279-NAH
Nahe Radweg cycling atlas. 1:50,000. This atlas covers the Nahe from Birkenfeld to Bingen at the junction with the Rhein.
$19.95
66-2279-NEC
Neckar Radweg cycling atlas. 1:50,000. Covers the Neckar River from Schwenningen through Stuttgart, to the Rhein at Mannheim.
$19.95
66-2279-VOR
Vorarlberg Cycling Atlas (Radatlas Vorarlberg). 1:60,000. A beautiful ride along the Rhein River from Lindau to Chur in Switzerland. In German.
Sample of a map
Index showing sheet coverage
Index for Danube part #1 route.
Index for Danube part #2 route.
Index for Danube part #3 route.
Map sample from vol. #1.
Map sample from vol. #2.
Map sample from vol. #3.
Index of the route.
Sample of a map.
Sample of a map from the Rhein Radweg volume 2.
Index map showing coverage of the Bikeline guides for Germany.
Sample of a map from the Moselle volume.
Sample of a route map from the Bodensee guide.
Sample of a page of text and inset city map from the Bodensee guide.
Sample of a route map from the Neckar guide.
Sample of a page of text and inset city map from the Neckar guide.
