Dunav Ultra is the longest cycle route in Bulgaria. It runs for a total of 732 km (455 miles) along the banks of the Danube River (Dunav, in Bulgarian) until it reaches the Black Sea. The starting point of the itinerary is the northwestern-most corner of Bulgaria, namely the village of Kudelin and the end point is the most northeastern point of the country the village of Durankulak.
The Dunav Ultra Cycle Route passes through 89 modern-day settlements in Northern Bulgaria, including the Danube towns Vidin, Lom, Kozlodyu, Oryahovo, Svishtov, Ruse and Silistra. Wheiter you are an Euro Velo bicycle traveller or passioned world explorer you have to know – The Dunav Ulta cycle route is one of the most amazing locations to travel on a bicycle on the continent. Check out our Discover section for some photos from the area!
Since 2014 we organize a 680 km cycling adventure event – along the Danube River to the Black Sea in Bulgaria. Our Dunav Ultra Cycling Challenge is one of the most attractive events for amateur cyclists on the Balkans. The event’s main goal is successfully to cover the Dunav Ultra Cycle Route on a bicycle – individually or in a team.
Our cause is to popularize the Danube region in Bulgaria via the Dunav Ultra cycling itinerary. Although the Danube subsequently passes 10 countries it is only at the Balkans that the river pristine nature shines through. On account of its numerous cultural, historical and natural attractions, the region and the bicycle route acts as a magnet for bike travelers all over the world.
The amazing Basarbovо Rock Monastery, located near the Basarbovo village, Ruse district, is a new site, shown in the series of official promo videos, dedicated to this year’s Dunav Ultra Cycling adventure. The Teaser lasts three minutes, but they are enough to attract the interest of every (cycle) travel enthusiast around the world.
The Danube path naturally offers a cycle route of great interest to both European tourists and tourists from other parts of the world. Second river in Europe in terms of length, the Danube has an exceptional character because of the number of countries crossed, ten, and the extent of the regions that it touches: with its waters it connects Europe from the west to the east.
(Български ТУК)A record number of cyclists will participate in the sixth consecutive edition of the 680-km long Dunav Ultra Cycling Adventure this year. All the 100 pre-announced “seats” are booked, seven months before the start of the event.
The temple statue of the Goddess Fortuna (which corresponds to the Greek Tyche, the Egyptian Isis) found in the ancient Roman city of Ulpia Oescus (today the Bulgarian village of Gigen) is one of the most remarkable archaeological finds in Bulgaria. Today the statue (about 3 meters high) can be seen at the National Archaeological Museum in Sofia.
The first official teaser of the growing popularity in the country and abroad – the “Dunav Ultra Cycle Adventure” is already on the Internet. The video is part of the advertising campaign of the event, which will take place in the late summer of 2019.
If you are a Danube bicycle traveller in Bulgaria, the town of Nikopol should be one of your stops during your cycle journey. It’s not only because the upcoming hilly terrain to the next bike stop (the tillage of Vabel), with it’s long centuries of history, Nikopol has few interesting places to visit it. One of them – the Shishman’s Fortress and it’s Gate is such a interesting site from our Dunav Ultra Cycle Route .
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