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+49(0)2832-977855The Elbtalaue and the Wendland, a unique landscape in the northeast of Lower Saxony, accompany the tour along the Elbe and to the typical Rundling villages in the Wendland. Half-timbered and late Gothic brick buildings characterise the towns and villages on the way to Salzwedel in the Altmark. Finally, the river Ilmenau connects the cities of Uelzen and Lüneburg.
Day 1 : arrival in Lüneburg
Individual arrival and possibility for an evening stroll in the medieval Hanseatic city.
Day 2: Lüneburg > Elbtalaue, ~45 km
You can explore the late Gothic brick buildings and the magnificent town hall on a short bike tour, before you cycle to the monastery Lüne and further to the ship lift Scharnebeck. Via Hohnstorf you come to the Elbschifferstadt Lauenburg. A detour to the Lower Town is worthwhile before you head to the expanses of the Biosphere Reserve Elbtalaue. Bleckede Castle with the Elbtalaue Biosphere Reserve information centre is on its way to your rural but comfortable accommodation on the Elbe dike in Bleckede. Alternatively: overnight in Boizenburg.
Day 3 : Elbtalaue > Hitzacker > Dömitz, ~49 km
Today you follow the Elbe cycle trail, along the former border 'Iron Curtain'.
Day 4: Dömitz > Gartow am See, ~30 km
Enjoy this particular landscape and small villages along your way.
Day 5 : Gartow am See > Salzwedel, ~41 km
You will cycle through forests and achieve the hansiatic town of Salzwedel. The architecture of Salzwedel shows typical half-timbered houses and you should taste the special 'Baumkuchen', which is a cake.
Day 6: Salzwedel > Wendland > Uelzen, ~46 km
On this tour you will pass by several circualr villages, the so-called 'Rundlinge'. The Wendland is heavily influenced by the Polabian culture. In the Middle Ages, and in places up to the Early Modern Period, the Wendland was inhabited by Slavs, who were known as Wends in the German-speaking world. Uelzen is characterised by timber-framed architecture and also has some striking examples of North German brick Gothic. The county town earned pan-regional fame when Friedensreich Hundertwasser was selected to redesign the station: the final work of the celebrated Viennese artist and architect was ceremonially opened in 2000.
Day 7: Uelzen > Lüneburg, ~48 km
You leave the village on the Ilmenau cycle trail until Bad Bevensen. The tour brings you back to beautiful Lüneburg.
Day 8: Lüneburg
Individual departure after breakfast
7 nights in 3*** and 4**** hotels
7x breakfast
luggage transport
welcome briefing (if you booked a bike)
travel documents with maps and route description
GPS tracks on request
transfer from Salzwedel to Uelzen by bus or train
service hotline
self-guided tour - 8 days / 7 nights
date
arrival every Saturday
13.04.-21.09.2024
"arrival any day“
possible for 4 persons or more
route (1)-(2): ~259 km
the tour leads through flat terrain on paved or gravel cycle paths, partly Elbe cycle path and little-used side roads and farm roads
how to get there
by car: motorway to Lüneburg
by train: nearest station is Lüneburg
by plane: airport Hamburg or Berlin
parking
on request (approx. 10 - 15 €/day)
visitor's tax has to be paid locally
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