Elberadweg Magdeburg - Hamburg

This tour combines two worth seeing cities. You start your tour in Magdeburg. In the year 2005 was the city´s 1200th birthday. The Elberadweg is one of the most attractive cycle routes in Europe. Let your view wander on the landscape and discover the wealth of the UNESCO biosphere reserves “Flusslandschaft Elbe” and “Niedersächsische Elbtalaue”. Besides this awesome river landscapes you cycle through many attractive villages like the imperial city Tangermünde and the picturesque city Lauenburg. The concluding highlight is Hamburg. This city provides a lot of worth seeing things and unique conditions for all cycling friends and culture enthusiasts.

Day 1: Individual arrival at Magdeburg
Today you arrive at the 1200-year-old city Magdeburg. Everywhere you can find traces of famous people of the city like Otto von Guericke, Georg Phillip Telemann and F.v. Steuben.

Day 2: Magdeburg – Tangermünde (about 68 km)
You cycle through the Herrenkrugpark along the Elbe. Visit Europe´s largest waterway crossing with its spectacular through bridge. In Rogätz you get by ferry on the other shore. Your today´s destination is Tangermünde.The old imperial city is considered as the jewel of the Altmark.

Day 3: Tangermünde – Havelberg (about 54 km)
People who like the silence and the wide will love this lap! You can expect dreamy villages and pure nature. Make a break at the medieval town Werben. Here you can visit the remains of the Hungerturm and the Elbtor from the 15th century. Your today´s destination is Havelberg. It is one of the oldest dioceses in the east of the Elbe.

Day 4: Havelberg – Wittenberge (about 38 km)
At first you cycle to Rühstädt. It is famous for its storks. It has 50 nests and is the village with the most storks in Germany. Your today´s destination is Wittenberge which is the largest city in the Prignitz and home of the Singer-sewing machines. The panorama is characterized by the warehouses at the port.

Day 5: Wittenberge – Hitzacker (about 70 km)
You cycle north and reach Wahrenberg. This area belongs to the european bird conservation areas and is an eldorado for friends of the nature. Your today´s destination is Hitzacker. The picturesque old town is typical for the brick architecture, is situated on an isle and belongs to the most attractive destinations of the “Deutsche Fachwerkstraße”.

Day 6: Hitzacker – Lauenburg (about 55 km)
A few kilometres after Hitzacker you reach Rassau. There is the Stixer Wandermühle which was formed 10.000 years ago. Your today´s destination is Lauenburg. It is a pretty skipper town at the old salt street. The amazing half-timbered houses at the old town show the previous success with the salt trade.

Day 7: Lauenburg – Hamburg (about 55 km)
You cycle north until you reach Geesthacht. Here Alfred Nobel invented dynamite. Your today´s destination is Hamburg. Make a city tour or a boat trip through the historic warehouse city. Do you want to go to a musical in the evening? Let us help you.

Day 8: Hamburg, departure or extension
Individual departure or extension.