Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
10km northwest of Dollnstein, so make sure you are up for little bits of portaging. Signs
warn of impending doom, but locals say that, if you heed the warning to stay to the right,
you'll be safe.
You can hire canoes and kayaks in just about every town along the river. Expect to pay
about €15/25 per day for a one-/two- person boat, more for bigger ones. Staff will some-
times haul you and the boats to or from your embarkation point for a small fee.
You can get a full list of boat-hire outlets from the Informationszentrum Naturpark Alt-
mühltal.
San-Aktiv Tours
( 09831-4936;
www.san-aktiv-tours.com
;
Otto-Dietrich-Strasse 3, Gunzenhausen)
San-Aktiv Tours are the largest and best-organised of the canoe-hire companies in the
park, with a network of vehicles to shuttle canoes, bicycles and people around the area.
Trips through the park run from April to October, and you can canoe alone or join a
group. Packages generally include the canoe, swim vests, maps, instructions, transfer back
to the embarkation point and, for overnight tours, luggage transfer and lodgings.
CANOE RENTAL
Cycling & Hiking
With around 3000km of hiking trails and 800km of cycle trails criss-crossing the land-
scape, foot and pedal are the best ways to strike out into the park. Cycling trails are clearly
labelled and have long rectangular brown signs bearing a bike symbol. Hiking-trail mark-
ers are yellow. The most popular cycling route is the Altmühltal Radweg, which runs par-
allel to the river for 166km. The Altmühltal-Panoramaweg stretching 200km between
Gunzenhausen and Kelheim is a picturesque hiking route that crosses the entire park from
west to east.
You can hire bikes in almost every town within the park, and prices are more or less
uniform. Most bike-hire agencies will also store bicycles. Ask for a list of bike-hire out-
lets at the Informationszentrum Naturpark Altmühltal.
In Eichstätt,
Fahrradgarage
( 08421-2110;
www.fahrradgarage.de
; Herzoggasse
3)
hires out bicycles for €10 per day. Staff will bring the bikes to you or take you and the
bikes to anywhere in the park for an extra fee.
Rock Climbing
The worn cliffs along the Altmühl River offer some appealing terrain for climbers of all
skill levels. The medium-grade 45m-high rock face of Burgsteinfelsen, located between
the towns of Dollnstein and Breitenfurt, has routes from the fourth to eighth climbing
