Kelheim

Kelheim is a town in Lower Bavaria on the river Danube. It is near this town that the Main Donau Kanal enters the Danube and thus the southern terminus of this canal.

By train
The former railway line to Kehlheim saw its last passenger service in May 1988. The next stop is therefore in neighboring Saal an der Donau.

Get around
Walking around on foot is by far the easiest method of getting about, and given its size, unless you intend to do some serious hiking or rock-climbing, is the most practical method as well.

Should you feel adventurous, several distinct, 12-person wooden boats with outboard motors operate a for-hire ferry service, and can take you across the Danube to the hiking path (allowing you to walk, bike, or hike), or can even take you all the way back to the nearby village (though you may want to compare the price to the ferry).

Do

 * Sit in the monastery pub and have a dunkel beer or two.
 * Spend some time by the watershore along the Danube! Skip a rock or two along the river, there are plenty of flat stones to be found all along the shoreline in front of the monastery, and on good days people tend to relax and even sunbathe along the shores.
 * Spend some time by the watershore along the Danube! Skip a rock or two along the river, there are plenty of flat stones to be found all along the shoreline in front of the monastery, and on good days people tend to relax and even sunbathe along the shores.

Eat
The pub in the abbey serves not only beer, but also Bavarian cuisine.

Go next

 * Regensburg
 * Ingolstadt
 * Head up the Main Donau Kanal towards Bamberg via Nuremberg