--- title: "Hiking vacation on the Danube - experience the Donausteig & World Heritage Trail | OÖ Touristik" url: "https://wandern.touristik.at/en/wandertouren/danube.html" description: "Hiking on the Danube - experience the Donausteig and World Heritage Trail on an individually bookable hiking tour with luggage transfer. Discover & enjoy now!" date: 2025-01-22 modified: 2025-05-21 keywords: - Hiking vacation Danube - hiking tour Donausteig - World Heritage Trail Wachau - hiking on the Danube - multi-day hiking tour Danube - Donausteig hiking tour - hiking with luggage transfer Danube - Wachau hiking vacation - trail running in the Danube region - hiking Passau - Grein - hiking tour Austria Danube --- # Hiking vacation on the Danube - experience the Donausteig & World Heritage Trail | OÖ Touristik - ![3 Damen auf einer Aussichtsplattform, im Hintergrund die Schlögener Schlinge](https://wandern.touristik.at/fileadmin/user_upload/touristik.at/SLIDER_1920x750/Wandern/Donau/Slider_1920x750_SchloegenerSchlingeGruppe_OberoesterreichTourismusDonauOOERobertMaybach.jpg "Wandern über der Schlögener Schlinge") © OÖ Tourismus, Donau OÖ, Robert Maybach Hiking holidays on the Danube Trail 2026 ======================================== [ ![2 Damen machen Pause auf einer Aussichtsplattform über der Donau.](https://wandern.touristik.at/fileadmin/_processed_/5/d/csm_P%C3%BChretsteinNeustiftDonausteig2_TourismusverbandDonauOberoesterreichKuscheiart_cfb4e0eb29.jpg "Pause beim Wandern am Donausteig") © TVB Donau OÖ, Kuscheiart Passau-Linz Danube Trail 2026 - From the Danube's perspective 7 days/6 nights, 10–20 km/450–750 metres of elevation gain daily, 3- and 4-star… from € 599,40 per person/stay ](https://wandern.touristik.at/en/wandertouren/danube/angebot/detail/4955/hiking-danube-trail-passau-linz.html "Danube Trail 2026 - From the Danube's perspective") [ ![Wandertag in der Wachau_Maria Taferl](https://wandern.touristik.at/fileadmin/_processed_/a/9/csm_Wandern_-im-Hintergrund-Maria-Taferl_-Nibelungengau---_c_-Donau-Nieder%C3%B6sterreich---Klaus-Engelmayer_475a8eb93e.jpg "Wandertag in der Wachau_Maria Taferl") © Donau-Niederösterreich---Klaus-Engelmayer Krems-Spitz Danube 2026 - Wachau World Heritage Trail - Short trip 5 days/4 nights, 11-17 km/400-500 vertical metres daily, stylish 4- and 3-star… from € 499,50 per person/stay ](https://wandern.touristik.at/en/wandertouren/danube/angebot/detail/5244/wachau-worldheritageclimb-shorttrip.html "Danube 2026 - Wachau World Heritage Trail - Short trip") [ ![Welterbesteig in Wachau bei Spitz](https://wandern.touristik.at/fileadmin/_processed_/7/e/csm_Welterbesteig-Wachau-bei-Spitz---_c_-Donau-Nieder%C3%B6sterreich---Steve-Haider_ce2b974bc0.jpg "Welterbesteig in Wachau bei Spitz") © Donau-Niederösterreich---Steve-Haider Emmersdorf-Krems Danube 2026 – Wachau World Wachau 8 days/7 nights, 85 km, 10–18 km/200–800 metres of elevation gain per day, 4-… from € 689,40 per person/stay ](https://wandern.touristik.at/en/wandertouren/danube/angebot/detail/4957/wachau-worldheritage.html "Danube 2026 – Wachau World Wachau") [ ![Wandern am Donausteig mit tollem Ausblick](https://wandern.touristik.at/fileadmin/_processed_/1/b/csm_65_Donausteig_WGD_Erber_bec07d6edc.jpg "Wandern am Donausteig mit tollem Ausblick") © WGD/Erber Ybbs-Melk Danube 2026 - Nibelungengau Short Trip 5 days/4 nights, 9-17 km/300-500 metres of elevation gain daily, 3-star hotels from € 386,10 per person/stay ](https://wandern.touristik.at/en/wandertouren/danube/angebot/detail/5247/nibelungengau.html "Danube 2026 - Nibelungengau Short Trip") ![2 Damen machen ein Selfie](https://wandern.touristik.at/fileadmin/_processed_/e/0/csm_BadKreuzenWeiserhoehe16_TourismusverbandDonauOberoesterreichSintwerkGmbH_6d6ec551df.jpg "Zeit für eine Selfie auf der Weiserhöhe bei Bad Kreuzen") ### Hiking along the Danube - culture, nature & comfort Experience the scenic diversity and cultural treasures along the Danube on a multi-day hiking tour. Whether on the famous Wachau World Heritage Trail with views of vineyards and castle ruins or on the Danube Trail between Passau and Grein with magnificent panoramic views - enjoyment, exercise and slowing down are uniquely combined here. Our individual hiking tours with luggage transfer offer you comfort on every stage. For those who like it more sporty, there are also trail running offers with detailed route planning. ![Fröhliche Wandergruppe rund um das Gipfelkreuz am Penzenstein bei Engelhartszell an der Donau](https://wandern.touristik.at/fileadmin/_processed_/3/6/csm_Weitwandern-am-Donausteig-385-Penzenstein-Engelhartszell_DonauOOE-Hochhauser_bf1dd38d93.jpg "Weitwanderspaß am Donausteig bei Engelhartszell") ### Hiking tours on the Danube Trail ### The Danube Trail, incredibly moving. For many years, the Donausteig has been offering hikers extraordinary insights and views of the varied and captivating landscapes along the Danube under the motto ‘simply fabulous’. The Donausteig long-distance hiking trail runs along both banks of the river for 450 kilometres from Passau via Linz to Grein. Along the way, you will encounter wondrous legendary figures, impressive landscapes and unique cultural treasures on this hiking tour in Austria. The Donausteig - simply legendary hiking tours in Upper Austria Coming from the historic three-river city of Passau, the Danube first winds its way through the wooded ridges of the Donauengtal valley. The hiking tour along the Donausteig starts in the Bavarian border town. ### The Schlögener Schlinge - famous & infamous The highlight of this section of the Donausteig is the Danube Loop in Schlögen. Over millions of years, the river has not managed to excavate the hard rock. It therefore had to change direction twice: This resulted in a double river meander - today's Danube Loop. Hikers have the best view of this natural spectacle from the Schlögener Blick. Short and steep with fabulous panoramic views is the best way to describe this hiking tour in Upper Austria. ### Leisurely through fertile farmland in Austria As soon as the ridges of the Upper Danube Valley clear, the fertile plain of the Eferding Basin, the vegetable garden of Upper Austria, follows. Between the Mühlviertel and the massive ridge of the Kürnberg Forest, the second longest river in Europe makes its way to the provincial capital of Linz and on into the alluvial forests around the confluences of the Enns and Traun rivers. The Machland region in the north of the Danube is once again fertile flatland before the Danube Trail flows into the romantic Strudengau region just before the small town of Grein. ### Refreshing hiking tours along the Donausteig There are numerous gorges and ravines along the Donausteig - perfect for cooling off in hot temperatures. Well signposted hiking trails lead through the Klamschlucht gorge, the Stillensteinklamm gorge and the Wolfsschlucht gorge in the lower Mühlviertel. Personal contact ---------------- Team Hiking holidays [0043 (0)732 / 7277 - 238]() wandern@touristik.at Mo-Fr 9 a.m. - 4.30 p.m ![Team Hiking holidays](https://wandern.touristik.at/fileadmin/user_upload/touristik.at/Team/2025_250x160/InezVarga_160x250.png "Team Hiking holidays")