7-day tour D: Donausteig Part 2, 5 walking days

from Linz to Sarmingstein, approx. 90 km

Day 1: arrival at your hotel in Linz

Day 2: take the tram to Ebelsberg

and walk from Linz-Ebelsberg to Enns (20 km, 250 metres of ascent)

Day 3: Enns to Perg (20 km, 120 metres of ascent)

Day 4. Perg to Mitterkirchen (13 km, 30 metres of ascent)

Day 5: Mitterkirchen to Grein (22 km, 400 metres of ascent)

Day 6: Grein to Sarmingstein (16 km, 680 metres of ascent)

and return to Grein by public bus

Day 7: departure or return to Linz or Passau

Arrival

Arrival daily from April to November (no arrivals on Fri + Sat).

By car or train to Passau or Linz,

parking in Passau and Linz for a fee,

if arriving by train, a short taxi ride to the hotel (approx. 8-12 EUR).

Departure

Return on your own from the end of the tour by train to the starting point,

then travel home.

The Donausteig runs along both banks of the Danube from Passau to Grein, a total of around 220 km. A point-to-point walk with hotel-to-hotel stays and luggage transfer, in four versions between 7 and 14 days.

You pay for journeys by public transport (Linz tram, bus from Sarmingstein, Pöstlingbergbahn) locally.

Public transport fares are extra.