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This is the fully-operative map of our Danube trip so far! You can use the left-side panel to summon or dismiss the information you’re looking for. I included information about the route, the distance, the obstacles in between, the places we’ve stayed at, which stretches require a permit, and which parts we (had to) skip on the Danube. Each paddle day has its own related blog post you can read. I’ll update this map the more we travel this majestic river with our inflatable canoe.
Click in the upper right corner of the embedded map to open the map in Google Maps or click here!
If you have any questions or suggestions for the map, please leave a comment!
The Stats on This Map
After 49 days of traveling the Danube, we:
- paddled 1253.7 kilometers in total out of 1346.5 kilometers of river
- portaged around 52 obstacles like weirs and locks
- used a kayak slide or brush pass 4 times
- had to skip 76.5 kilometers due to protected nature
- skipped or shortcutted the river 16.3 kilometers
- arranged two permits to paddle some protected stretches
- fell in the water 1 time (just Iris, not Jonas)
- swam in the river 1 time (both of us, out of our own free will)
- paddled in 4 different countries and many different states/provinces
- stayed on 3 campsites and went freecamping 1 time
- patronized 23 döner kebab/çiğköfte/falafel establishments
- had 2 dogs nearly pee against our kayak
- experienced 1 snowy day and about 11 rainy days
- successfully used the kayak sail 8 times
- broke 1 kayak sail (RIP)
- ate Käsespätzle 6 times (of which 1 was homemade)
- experienced 1 case of bird shit on Jonas’ life vest
- got bitten by mosquitoes about 2270 times
- worked on our own projects about 70 days
- drank the river water 0 times
- took an absolutely ridiculous amount of photos
- wrote 50 blog posts about the trip
Here are the statistics we gathered
Read The Blog Posts Related to Our Danube Trip
https://mindofahitchhiker.com/kayak-trip-day-2-geisingen-immendingen/
Kayak Trip Day 3: Immendingen to Mühlheim via the Donauversickerung
Kayak Trip Day 14: Vohburg to Kelheim and the Donaudurchbruch
Kayak Trip Day 21: Passau to Engelhartszell – A Border Crossing
Kayak Trip Day 33: Vienna to Haslau – Birthday on the Danube
Kayak Trip Day 34: Haslau to Bratislava – Austria to Slovakia
Kayak Trip Day 36: Čunovo to the Danube Floodplains – Freecamping
Kayak Trip Day 42: Dunabogdány to Budapest – The Finish Line
Kayak Trip Day 49: Baja to Mohács – Farewell Paddling the Danube
Thank you very much for joining this journey, my friend. I appreciate you!
