This part of the early Danube cycle path leads you through the austere and beautiful Baar landscape which stretches between the Black Forest and the Swabian Alb, through the wildly romantic Danube opening and through the gentle, fertile foothills of Upper Swabia to Ulm, the Swabian/Bavarian double city with the highest church tower in the world. There are many important historical buildings along the route such as the monastery in Beuron, the very active mother monastery of a Benedictine congregation and Sigmaringen Castle, which is still lived in by the Hohenzoller family.

Individual arrival in Donaueschingen
The Brigach and Breg Black Forest rivers join to form the Danube near the town, but even the Romans though the source of the river's source was located in the park of the Fürstenberg castle. The castle built in the Belle Epoch style is a testament to the importance of the Fürstenberg family and has an excellent natural history collection and important paintings and sculptures from the modern period.  
Overnight stay in Donaueschingen

Donaueschingen - Mühlheim (ca. 47 km)
The first stage leads you through the so-called "Baar" landscape. In Pfohren a visit to the old Entenburg castle is worthwhile. In Immendingen you will be able to visit an important natural phenomenon: the sinking of the Danube. Here the river disappears beneath the porous chalk rock for the majority of the year and instead of flowing to the Black Sea flows towards Lake Constance and finally into the Rhein and to the North Sea. After Tuttlingen the valley begins to narrow, which the Danube has carved through the Swabian Alb and you will reach the little town of Mühlheim, situated above the river.
Overnight stay in Mühlheim

Mühlheim - Sigmaringen (ca. 45 km)
Today you will travel through the Danube opening which will probably be one of the most beautiful sections of your trip. Between Fridingen and Beuron there will be no cars or trains to disrupt your cycling enjoyment and the abbey in Beuron is the perfect place to take a break. The river and cycle path snake between towering chalk cliffs, many of which even to this day are still crowned with castles or ruins on the way to Sigmaringen, the former capital town of the principality of the same name. The castle is still inhabited and houses a large collection of weapons where you can have a guided tour.
Overnight stay in Sigmaringen

Sigmaringen - Riedlingen (ca. 34 km)
You will now leave the former "Prussian-Swabian" capital of the Hohenzoller country and will reach Württemberger ground at Scheer. In Hundersingen you will find the Heuneburg Museum with an overview of Celtic times and interesting original finds. You will continue on along the archaeological path past impressive burial hills to Heuneburg, one of the most significant Celtic seats of power north of the Alps. There are good reconstructions which give an inside look at town dwelling over 2,500 years ago.
Overnight stay in Riedlingen

Riedlingen - Ehingen (ca. 34 km)
You will cycle along the Danube until you reach Zwiefaltendorf with its beautiful castle. A visit to the Benedictine monastery in Zwiefalten with its beautiful Baroque and Rococo architecture. In Obermarchtal you will find the next Baroque monastery and passing by the pretty village of Munderkingen with its traditional wooden framed houses you will reach the town of Ehingen, which is most well known as being the home of Liebherr cranes.
Overnight stay in Ehingen

Ehingen - Blaubeuren - Ulm (ca. 39 km)
You will leave the modern Danube behind you today and cycle past Allmendingen and Schelklingen through the valley of the ancient Danube to Blaubeuren. Behind the monastery you will find the famous Blautopf, an amazing limestone spring which is the start of a large system of caves, where according to legend a beautiful nymph lived. Medieval castles and ruins accompany you along the Blau until you reach the Swabian-Bavarian double city of Ulm with the highest church tower in the world. Enjoy this city at the end of your journey with its great shopping and metropolitan flair.
Overnight stay in Ulm

Individual Return Journey
After breakfast you travel with the train back to Donaueschingen or back home or we would be more than happy to extend your stay along the early Danube cycle route.