Elbe Cycle Path, Magdeburg – Cuxhaven

Welcome briefing and distribution of rental bikes. We recommend strolling through the beautiful city!

On quiet paths through the Jerichower Land, the first stage leads to the small town of Burg, also called the city of towers. The historic old town shows many neat architectural monuments.

Through small villages along the way, your journey takes you to Tangermünde with a detour to the Romanesque monastery church of Jerichow. The town has preserved its medieval townscape to the present day. The medieval castle and the town, which was built under its protection about 800 years ago, are situated on a plateau above the distinctive floodplain landscape and the mouth of the small river Tangier into the Elbe. An overnight stay in Tangermünde.

The nature park “Alte Elbe” offers habitat for numerous and seldom species of birds and allows a relaxed start in your bike day. The route leads you along palace Storkau to Havelberg, the island and dome city. This small and unimpressive city is located on the meeting of river Havel and river Elbe. Worth visiting is the dome in renaissance and baroque style.

This tour leads you via Wittenberg (second largest clock tower of Europe) and the UNESCO: Biosphere Reserves Elbe-Brandenburg through an amazing stream landscape to Schnackenburg (well-known museum). Your overnight stay is in the area around Gatow am See area or in Wittenberge.

You still follow the river Elbe until you reach Hitzacker with picturesque old city and typical half-timbered houses.

Today’s tour course to Lauenburg is slightly hilly. Characteristic for this city is the silhouette, framed by the high banks of river Elbe. There are a lot of places of interest awaiting you: palace and tower, Maria-Magdalena church and emperor garden.

You cycle along river Elbe and via Geesthacht to harbour city Hamburg. Numerous memorials, art, culture and a special atmosphere invites you!

Along the Elbe cycle path in the direction of Glückstadt. On the way, you will pass Wedel with its ship welcoming facility: every large arriving or departing ship is solemnly greeted by it with the appropriate national anthem. Afterwards you will reach Glückstadt: Historic houses and aristocratic courts characterize the almost completely preserved old town here. 

The Elbe ferry (on your own expense) will take you across the river. You cycle through the district of Cuxhaven called "Cuxland", where traditional seaside resorts and seaside resorts attract numerous guests to the North Sea coast. Heath and marshes also make the land behind the dikes an experience.