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Cyclo-hiking from BUDAPEST to CUXHAVEN
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GENERAL DATA
| Country | Departures | Arrivals | Tracks | Distance | Year |
| Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany |
BUDAPEST in Hungary |
CUXHAVEN on the North Sea in Germany |
Danube, Bratislava, Wien (Vienna) Greenways from Wien (Vienna) to Praha Vlatava (Moldau) from Praha to Melnik Elba from Melnik to Cuxhaven |
2,065 km 1,700 km without the detours of visits and excursions |
2012 |
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ACCOMODATIONS
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NOTE : THE DANUBE? TO THE BLACK SEA?
For years we were very tempted to travel the Danube in its entirety. With our hikes of 2008 (from Donaueschingen to Vienna, described here) and 2012 (described in this page), so we made the route from Donaueschingen (the source) to Budapest… But we will leave it at that.
Indeed we have read and heard many disillusioned comments about the vicissitudes encountered by cyclists beyond Budapest.
he problems are numerous, some of them serious. We can mention for example the great difficulties of accommodation, the very high risk of cars colliding with cars (beyond Hungary), bites or falls by stray dogs (in Romania), the fact of being used as pasture for clouds of mosquitoes (Danube delta)…
We know from experience that people like to talk about their successes and little about their failures. It's the same with travel, with hiking. Cyclists like to highlight the beautiful rides, and often silence the less beautiful ones.
Considering all the negative feedback it is that really this part is contrary to the PLEASURE-BY-BIKE… we will not go beyond Budapest.
STEPS
THE DANUBE - from BUDAPEST to WIEN (VIENNA) via BRATISLAVA
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SLIDESHOW of the portion (in French) |
| Step | Departure | Arrival | L. (km) | dH (m) | Track |
| 1 | Budapest | Esztergom | 78 | 543 | GPX |
| 2 | Esztergom | Komárno | 56 | 338 | GPX |
We chose the 'Bank Left' (left bank in the direction of the river's flow, therefore to the right in our progression). The other bank has a cumulated difference in level too important for our taste. Here on the right is the variant 'Bank Right' via Tata. |
59 | 740 | |||
| 3 | Komárno | Györ | 56 | 293 | GPX |
| 4 | Györ | Mosonmagyaróvár | 46 | 153 | GPX |
| 5 | Mosonmagyaróvár | Petronell Carnuntum (près Bad-Deutsch-Altenburg) |
69 | 430 | GPX |
| 6 | Petronell Carnuntum | Wien | 55 | 511 | GPX |
THE GREENWAYS - from WIEN (VIENNA) to PRAHA
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SLIDESHOW of the portion (in French) |
| Step | Departure | Arrival | L. (km) | dH (m) | Track |
| 7 | Wien | Mistelbach | 56 | 505 | GPX |
| 8 | Mistelbach | Mikulov | 50 | 560 | GPX |
| 9 | Mikulov | Hnanice | 63 | 442 | GPX |
| 10 | Hnanice | Geras | 36 | 580 | GPX |
The official route of the Greenways passes through the Nationalpark Thayatal and Podyjí, but the gradients, especially in this direction, are crazy. So we diverted further south through Austria. Here on the right variant through the park. |
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| 11 | Geras | Slavonice (then Telc by train) |
66 | 896 | GPX |
The portion Slavonice - Telc was made by train. Here on the right is a bicycle variant. |
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| 12 | Telč | Jindřichův Hradec | 43 | 574 | GPX |
In order not to take the train again (back to Slavonice), we left the official route that goes south of the 'National park Ceská Kanada' (Czech Canada). We passed to the north of this same park (which is MAGNIFICENT). Here on the right is a variant to the south. |
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| 13 | Jindřichův Hradec | Tábor | 50 | 645 | GPX |
| 14 | Tábor | Sedlec-Prčice | 26 | 409 | GPX |
| 15 | Sedlec-Prčice | Kamenice | 58 | 975 | GPX |
| 16 | Kamenice | Praha | 40 | 334 | GPX |
During our passage in Praha (Prague) we learned that we could have gone up from the south of the Czech Republic to Prague along the Moldau (Vlatava). Here is a variant for those who would try it… alternative Moldau, from the source (Přední Zvonková) to its confluence avec the Elbe (Mělník).
The VLATAVA (MOLDAU) - from PRAHA (PRAGUE) to MELNÍK
and THE CZECH ELBE from MELNÍK to DECÍN
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SLIDESHOW of the portion (in French) |
| Step | Departure | Arrival | L. (km) | dH (m) | Track |
| 17 | Praha | Mělník | 61 | 665 | GPX |
We took a portion of the stage less steeply. But it is a bit 'sporty' (VERY narrow path, just above the Elbe). Here on the right this variant for the volunteers. |
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| 18 | Mělník | Litoměřice | 47 | 330 | GPX |
| 19 | Litoměřice | Děčín | 52 | 546 | GPX |
| 20 | Děčín | Bad Schandau | 25 | 424 | GPX |
THE GERMAN ELBE (formerly RFG) - from BAD SCHANDAU to WITTENBERGE
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SLIDESHOW of the portion (in French) |
| Step | Departure | Arrival | L. (km) | dH (m) | Track |
| 21 | Bad Schandau | Dresden | 52 | 596 | GPX |
| 22 | Dresden | Meißen (via château de Moritzburg) |
25 | 251 | GPX |
| 23 | Meißen | Riesa | 29 | 318 | GPX |
| 24 | Riesa | Torgau | 51 | 293 | GPX |
| 25 | Torgau | Lutherstadt Wittenberg | 67 | 290 | GPX |
| 26 | Lutherstadt Wittenberg | Dessau (via Ferropolis) |
70 | 415 | GPX |
| 27 | Dessau | Magdeburg | 66 | 393 | GPX |
Magdeburg is pointless. So we took the opportunity to make an excursion to BERLIN. SLIDESHOW of the portion |
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| 28 | Magdeburg | Tangermünde | 71 | 405 | GPX |
| 29 | Tangermünde | Havelberg | 49 | 273 | GPX |
| 30 | Havelberg | Wittenberge | 40 | 176 | GPX |
THE GERMAN ELBE (formerly GDR) - from WITTENBERGE to CUXHAVEN
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SLIDESHOW of the portion (in French) |
| Step | Departure | Arrival | L. (km) | dH (m) | Track |
| 31 | Wittenberge | Dannenberg | 73 | 447 | GPX |
| 32 | Dannenberg | Lauenburg | 65 | 520 | GPX |
| 33 | Lauenburg | Hamburg | 60 | 248 | GPX |
| 34 | Hamburg | Wischhafen | 81 | 262 | GPX |
| 35 | Wischhafen | Cuxhaven | 75 | 228 | GPX |