Touring - Calling S.Germans/N.Austrians - Danube Trail

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Brains
08-19-02, 06:50 AM
It would appear several people who are members of this forum have holidays booked to cycle down the Danube Trail (Regensburg/Passau/Linz/Vienna) in the very near future.

Personally I'm going 2nd week September

We are all watching the flood level site at
http://www.bayern.de/lfw/hnd/pegel/10091008.htm
Where the 1100 (37 feet) peak was attained on the 13th

I believe the river level has to be blow the 600 mark for the cycle path to be above water. (Can anyone confirm ?)

It has be covered by 5m (17 feet) of water for several days, now the path is emerging what condition is it in ?

Are there any washed out sections ?
Has the path surface been stripped ?
Is it covered in mud and/or debris ?
What condition are the local villages in ?
Are the campsites open ?

Can anyone 'on the ground' give us situation reports, either eye-witness or from the German/Austian press or German/Austrian
web-sites (keeping in mind the chances are none of us speak German)

chewa
08-19-02, 07:02 AM
Sorry Brains, can't help.

I was interested in doing the Danube trail. can you point me to a place for info?
Brains
08-19-02, 03:55 PM
Chewa

For a long distance route, last year we did Orange (S.France) to Bordeaux following the coast and the canal du midi - Just avoid August.

As for the Danube Trail - by next year you should not have a problem, it may be a problem for those of us going this year if there is damage to be repaired, the local houses and roads will all come before the cycle track, but one assumes any serious damage to the cycle track will be repaired before the start of the next holiday season in 2003

For info get hold of this book (in English) called
Danube BikeTrail published by by bikeline
ISBN 3-900869-82-0
Verlag Roland Esterbauer

You might get it direct from bike line at
office@bikeline.at

It's also available from Stamfords map shop who do mail order
http://www.stanfords.co.uk/

It's also available in the original German, full of good descriptions of the route and 1:25,000 maps