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The Donau Trail Wachau route is fully marked on the day of the event. You don't have to worry about that.
However, it can happen that you miss a marker in the flow of walking/running or in bad weather conditions.
It rarely happens, but it does happen, that 'friendly' citizens take down our signs. There must be a secret society of 'trail sign collectors' here :).
We therefore recommend that you take the route with you as a GPX track so that you can find your way back to the right place in case of doubt.
With our modern tools (sports watches, mobile phones, etc.) this has become very easy.
However, if you have never dealt with these things before, it can seem quite complicated at first glance.
Basically, you only need 3 steps:
1) Download the GPX track from our website
2) Transfer to a device of your choice (watch, mobile phone,…)
3) Show track in a map/app
Es geht aber auch einfacher
With the free mobile app 'outdooractive' you save yourself the trouble of downloading the track and transferring it to a device. We will activate this option a few days before the event.
1) Download the app from the App Store and register for free!
2) Open the app and type 'Donau Trail Wachau' in the search field.
3) All 4 Danube Trail competitions appear.
4) Click on your application and on the map.
5) Your current location (assuming location services are enabled) is displayed as a blue, slightly pulsating dot.
Now you can easily determine whether you are on the right path or not by zooming in on the map.
If YES everything is great!
If NO, then make sure the blue dot moves towards the track!
Another advantage: the lab stations and the altitude profile are displayed.