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Kelheim to Vilshofen an der Donau

144 km road cycling route380 m climbing10 h 18 minGPX

Kelheim, Germany · Road

A flat 144 km road cycling route from Kelheim to Vilshofen an der Donau through Herrnsaal, Ziegetsdorf and Ostenviertel, with 380 m of climbing.

Retraced from the map Ridden by Marcus on Monday 14th September 2015; the recording was lost, so the line is the road between the day's towns, drawn from OpenStreetMap (the rider logged 140 km that day).

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At a glance

Best for
Long endurance days for fit, experienced riders
Distance
144.3 km
Point to point
Elevation gain
380 m
3 m per km
Riding time
10 h 18 min
moving time, estimated
Difficulty
Hard
Bike
Road bike
from the mapped surface
Surface
Mostly paved
93% paved · 5% unpaved · 2% no data
Traffic
Mostly minor roads
11.6 km on main roads without a cycle lane · 16 km where the limit is 80 km/h or more · 15 km on cycle paths or lanes
Food & water
Regular
527 cafés and restaurants · 84 shops · 23 water points · 30 petrol stations · 21 public toilets · 33 bike shops
Best months
May to Sep
Kelheim climate, 10 years
Navigation
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Start → finish
Kelheim → Vilshofen an der Donau

Map and elevation profile

Elevation profile

Total ascent
380 m
Distance
144 km
0100200300400500m0 km50100144 km444 m · highest, at 22.7 kmStartFinish

What it was like to ride

Route description

  1. Kelheim
  2. Herrnsaalkm 6
  3. Ziegetsdorfkm 22
  4. Ostenviertelkm 29
  5. Leiterkofenkm 42
  6. Straubing-Ostkm 71
  7. Obermooskm 105
  8. Niedermünchsdorfkm 120
  9. Oberbuchkm 134
  10. Vilshofen an der Donaukm 144

The route starts at Kelheim and heads past several small towns including Herrnsaal, Kapfelberg, and Poikam. It passes beneath the peaks of Kapflberg at 8.3 km, Bichel at 9.5 km, and Rosenberg at 10.3 km. The first half includes climbs such as one starting at 13.8 km lasting 2.1 km with a gain of 59 m at 2.9% average gradient, and another starting at 17.2 km lasting 2.5 km with 54 m gain at 2.2% average. The highest point is at 443 m around 21.8 km near Ziegetsberg peak, slightly off route. The route includes urban parts through Regensburg around 26 km and Straubing at 68.5 km.

Why ride this route?

  • Tops out at 443 m, 21.8 km in.

Highlights

  • Peak Kapflberg near 8 km
  • Two climbs between 13.8 km and 19.7 km
  • Passes through Regensburg at 26 km
  • Climb near Pleinting from 132 km

Along the route

Measured from the route line, the Copernicus elevation model and OpenStreetMap.

Places passed

  1. Herrnsaal 5.8 km
  2. Kapfelberg 8.8 km
  3. Poikam 11.5 km
  4. Bad Abbach 14.4 km
  5. Hochstetten 15.5 km
  6. Graßlfing 17.4 km
  7. Großberg 18.9 km
  8. Pentling 20.4 km
  9. Hölkering 20.6 km
  10. Graß 21.6 km
  11. Ziegetsdorf 22.3 km
  12. Königswiesen Süd 22.5 km
  13. Ganghofersiedlung 23 km
  14. Kumpfmühl 24.2 km
  15. Das Dörnberg 24.8 km
  16. Altstadt 26.1 km
  17. Regensburg 26.5 km
  18. Stadtamhof 26.6 km
  19. Steinweg 26.6 km
  20. Weichs 27.4 km
  21. Ostenviertel 29.1 km
  22. Irlmauth 31.4 km
  23. Irl 32.4 km
  24. Kreuzhof 32.9 km
  25. Barbing 34.4 km
  26. Neutraubling 34.5 km
  27. Unterheising 36.7 km
  28. Wolfskofen 39.9 km
  29. Roith 40.9 km
  30. Mooshof 41.2 km
  31. Leiterkofen 42.4 km
  32. Geisling 45.5 km
  33. Pfatter 49.8 km
  34. Griesau 52.6 km
  35. Schönach 56.6 km
  36. Bertholsloh 58.4 km
  37. Rain 60.3 km
  38. Atting 62 km
  39. Kagers 67.6 km
  40. Straubing 68.5 km
  41. Gstütt 69.2 km
  42. Straubing-Ost 70.8 km
  43. Aiterhofen 76 km
  44. Niederharthausen 77.4 km
  45. Straßkirchen 84 km
  46. Loh 87.6 km
  47. Schaidham 92.9 km
  48. Höhenrain 96.2 km
  49. Plattling 97.5 km
  50. Thannet 100.9 km
  51. Kühmoos 102.7 km
  52. Obermoos 105.1 km
  53. Moos 106.5 km
  54. Niederleiten 106.7 km
  55. Sammern 107.5 km
  56. Forstern 108.6 km
  57. Kuglstadt 112.7 km
  58. Niederalteich 114.5 km
  59. Thundorf 114.8 km
  60. Aicha an der Donau 118.7 km
  61. Haardorf 119.9 km
  62. Niedermünchsdorf 120 km
  63. Mühlham 120.3 km
  64. Ruckasing 122.4 km
  65. Roßfelden 123.7 km
  66. Arbing 125.3 km
  67. Langburg 127.3 km
  68. Künzing 129 km
  69. Bruck 129 km
  70. Girching 129.2 km
  71. Pleinting 132.3 km
  72. Oberbuch 134 km
  73. Stinglloh 134.8 km
  74. Unterreit 135 km
  75. Oberreit 135.4 km
  76. Achaueröd 135.8 km
  77. Hundsöd 136.3 km
  78. Haißenöd 136.5 km
  79. Pleckental 136.5 km
  80. Böcklbach 136.8 km
  81. Bacheröd 137.3 km
  82. Waizenbach 138.1 km

Climbs

Climbs in ride order: where each starts, what this ride climbs, and the full named ascent
ClimbStarts atOn this rideTop on this ride
Unnamed climb13.8 km2.1 km · 59 m · 2.9 % · max 3.8 %399 m
Unnamed climb17.2 km2.5 km · 54 m · 2.2 % · max 4.4 %442 m
Unnamed climb132 km3.4 km · 115 m · 3.4 % · max 8.2 %426 m

High point 443 m at 21.8 km; low point 304 m. Passes beneath Kapflberg, Bichel, Rosenberg.

Traffic, surface and gradient

Measured from OpenStreetMap along the track and the elevation profile.

Mostly minor roads and streets on the map; 11.6 km is on main roads without a cycle lane.

Roads
32% minor road · 20% path · 19% quiet street · 8% main road · 20% other roads and tracks · 1% unmapped
Main roads
11.6 km on main roads without a cycle lane — likely busier
Fast roads
16 km on roads with a limit of 80 km/h or more
Cycle paths
15 km on cycle paths or roads with a cycle lane
Main roads used
B 8 (9 km), KEH 15 (7 km)
Surface
Predominantly paved: 93% is mapped as paved, 5% as unpaved or gravel and 2% has no surface data.
Gradient
6% climbing · 4% descending · 90% flat
Steep sections
0.8 km over 5% · steepest 500 m averages 22.9% at 0 km
Longest descent
2.8 km from 22.7 km, dropping 93 m

Food, water and services

Within a few hundred metres of the track, from OpenStreetMap. Opening hours change — treat this as where to look, not a promise.

No stretch is longer than 15 km without a café, shop or water. Along the route: 527 cafés and restaurants, 84 shops, 23 water points, 30 petrol stations, 21 public toilets and 33 bike shops.

Food, water and shops in ride order

  1. 0 kmEbner · bakery · 40 m off route
  2. 0.3 kmToilets · 90 m off route
  3. 3.4 kmDrinking water · 180 m off route
  4. 14.4 km"Toilette für alle" · toilets · 250 m off route
  5. 23.3 kmEDEKA · supermarket · on the route
  6. 24.2 kmTrinkwasserbrunnen · drinking water · on the route
  7. 27 kmWC-Anlage Trunzergasse · toilets · 80 m off route
  8. 29.9 kmTotal · petrol station · 70 m off route
  9. 50.5 kmBäckerei Schifferl · bakery · 110 m off route
  10. 63.7 kmTankstelle Schwaiger · petrol station · 70 m off route
  11. 69.7 kmTUM Uferstraße · bike rental · 120 m off route
  12. 75.8 kmJohannis Apotheke · pharmacy · 90 m off route
  13. 83 kmWelter Mineralölvertrieb · petrol station · 60 m off route
  14. 84.7 kmCafe simo · café · 70 m off route
  15. 96.2 kmNetto Marken-Discount · supermarket · 70 m off route
  16. 97.5 kmDrinking water · on the route
  17. 110.8 kmWater tap · 130 m off route
  18. 114.8 kmRepair stand · 50 m off route

Need to bail out?

  • 0.3 km — Anlegestelle Altmühltal (ferry), 90 m off route
  • 11.7 km — Poikam (halt), 120 m off route
  • 25.7 km — Regensburg Hauptbahnhof (station), 230 m off route
  • 71.9 km — Straubing Ost (halt), 70 m off route
  • 83.7 km — Straßkirchen (station), 210 m off route
  • 96.6 km — Plattling (station), 280 m off route
  • 114.5 km — Anlegestelle Thundorf (ferry), 330 m off route

Whether bikes are carried depends on the service — check before relying on it.

Worth a stop

  • 21.6 km — Ziegetsberg (peak, 440 m)
  • 27.4 km — Königliche Villa (castle)
  • 60.3 km — Schloss Rain (castle)
  • 68.8 km — Nepomuk-Statue (attraction)

Stay after this ride

  • Gästehaus Schweiklberg · guest house · 940 m from the finish
  • Gasthof Wolferstetter · guest house · 1.8 km from the finish
  • Bayerischer Hof · hotel · 1.9 km from the finish
  • Frühstücks- und Radler-Pension Sagerer · guest house · 1.9 km from the finish
  • Wittelsbacher Zollhaus · hotel · 2.0 km from the finish

Start and access

Starts at Kelheim. Mapped within a short walk of the start and finish, from OpenStreetMap.

At the start

Food and coffee
Ebner (40 m), Bar Centrale (80 m), Café BUK. (80 m)
Shops
Natürlich unverpackt (40 m)

Know before you go

  • 12.8 km longest stretch without café, shop, or water from km 98 to 110.8
  • 11.6 km on main roads without cycle lanes
  • 16 km on roads with speed limits of 80 km/h or more
  • 5% gravel or unpaved surfaces

Routes are for inspiration. Roads, surfaces and conditions change — check locally and ride within your limits.

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About this route

Ridden by
Marcus
Date ridden
Route line
Retraced from OpenStreetMap between the day’s towns - the GPS recording was lost.
Elevation
Recalculated from the Copernicus GLO-90 terrain model every 50 m, not the device’s barometer.
Roads, surface, services
Measured along the line from OpenStreetMap extracts.
Best months
Ten years of ERA5 weather for Kelheim (Open-Meteo).
GPX
Generated from the route line: track points only, no timestamps or personal data.
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