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Blooming heath landscapes, vast forests, lively Elbe floodplains and interesting places: On the Elbe-Heide route, you experience the best of Wendland comfortably from the saddle of your bike!
Open
moderate
Distance 48.8 km
3:18 h
58 m
58 m
71 m
15 m
The Elbe-Heide route connects two of Wendland's greatest highlights and shows you both the beauty of the heath and the Elbe valley meadows. The region between Elbe and heath is shaped by the Ice Age. The Höhbeck, which you cross on your route, is, for example, a geest island preserved from the Ice Age. After the Vistula Ice Age, huge amounts of sand were deposited during the melting of the ice. Over time, the sand was blown into meter-high dunes and mainly covered by heath. At the beginning of the 18th century, this nutrient-poor landscape was afforested with pines, and the heath disappeared. After a catastrophic forest fire in 1975, a large heath area developed again near Nemitz on the burnt surfaces. The Nemitz Heath is today a multiple recognized bird protection area and has a high importance in international species protection. The Nemitz Heidehaus between Trebel and Nemitz is an ideal starting point for a detour through the blooming heath.
Author’s recommendation
The coffee garden Schwedenschanzer on the Höhbeck is an ideal place to stop on the way!
Author
Steffen Gebbeken
Difficulty
moderate
Overall difficulty
moderate
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Experience
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Highest point
71 m
Lowest point
15 m
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16.5 km
Dirt road
10 km
Forested/wild trail
2.2 km
Path
1.8 km
Road
18.2 km
Safety information
Always pay attention to your safety and wear a bicycle helmet!Roadbook
Starting from the tourist information in Gartow, you begin the route along the Gartow Lake. At the settlement of Binnenfeld, turn left towards Restorf, which you pass through. The path then takes you directly to the Höhbeck, from where you have a great view over the Elbe river landscape. At the highest point, turn left and enjoy an easy downhill ride to Vietze. At the foot of the Höhbeck and along the Elbe, continue past Meetschow and on to Gorleben. You follow the Elbe further to Laase, then the path leaves the river and you turn left. Through the Grevesberg Heath, you now pass through the villages of Dünsch, Liepe, Vasenthien, and Tobringen until you reach the town of Trebel. A detour to the Nemitz Heath is worthwhile here! At the Heidehaus, you can learn a lot about the heath and also watch a few Heidschnucken (moorland sheep) at work. Back on the country road, the Elbe-Heide route leads you leisurely through the Trebel Forest back to Gartow.
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Ausstellung Biosphärenreservat Niedersächsische ElbtalaueTourist-Information Gartow
Gartower See
Café Stahlbock
Badestrand am Südufer des Gartower Sees
Surfufer am Gartower See
Imbiss am See
Hundebadestrand am Gartower See
FamilienTherme Gartow
Frischerestaurant in der FamilienTherme
Campingpark Gartow
Wassererlebnispark Gartow
Tennisplatz Gartow
Minigolf Gartow
Pferdebadestelle am Westufer des Gartower Sees
Beobachtungsplattform Westufer des Gartower Sees
Woodhenge
Kutscher Ulli
St. Johannis Kirche Restorf
Camping Laascher See
Zeitfenster (Spurensuche auf dem Höhbeck)
Kaffeegarten Schwedenschanze
Aussichtsturm Höhbeck
Höhbeck
Landschaftspflegehof Artenreich Höhbeck
Höhbeck-Museum Vietze
Reitsportanlage Vietze
Kapelle Vietze
Laascher See
Kapelle Meetschow
Kapelle Gorleben
Infohaus Gorleben
Hofladen Jirjahlke und Café Käthe Gorleben
WendlandKorb
Sportboothafen Gorleben
Wohnmobilstellplatz am Sportboothafen Gorleben
Fischerei Köthke
Beluga in Gorleben
Aussichtsturm Langendorf
Feldsteinkirche Trebel
Trebeler Bauernstuben
Nemitzer Heide
Nemitzer Heidehaus
Nemitzer Heidehaus Cafe
Wendländische Genuss-Manufaktur Senfgalerie
Kutschfahrten Wolter
Wildgatter Gartow
KunstKammer des Westwendischen Kunstverein
Ferienhof Kunzog
Der Eismacher
Café "Dat Backhus"
Fahrradtouristik Gartow
Gartows Bioladen
Bernstorff´sche Betriebe - Gastboxen für Pferde
Hofladen am Schloss
St. Georg Kirche Gartow
Schloss Gartow
Klaus-Bahlsen Turm
Skulpturenpark Seegeniederung
Zehntspeicher
Badestrand am Nordufer des Gartower Sees
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Segeln / Anlegesteg am Gartower See
Bootsterrasse und Bootshaus am Gartower See
Abenteuerspielplatz am Gartower See
Tretboot- und Elektroboot Verleih
Grillplätze am Gartower See
Gartower Seeterrassen
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
The train stations Salzwedel and Dannenberg (East) are easily accessible from all directions by train.
From Salzwedel, take bus 8040 to Lüchow and from there bus 8060 to Gartow. Get off at the stop Gartow (Elbe) Kirche.
From Dannenberg (East), take bus 8070 (toward Schnackenburg ferry / Borderland Museum) to Gartow. Get off at the stop Gartow (Elbe) Altenheim.
At certain times, these buses operate as on-call buses (RUF buses). You can reach the RUF buses by phone at +49 5841 977 377.
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Elbe-Heide Route
Directions
From Hamburg, drive via the A1 (signposted toward Bremen), A39 (signposted toward Lüneburg) to Lüneburg. Take the B216 (signposted toward B216/Dannenberg/Dahlenburg/Bleckede) to Dannenberg and then follow the B191 to Gartow.
From Berlin, drive via the A10 (signposted toward Hamburg), A24 (also toward Hamburg) and continue on B189 (toward Pritzwalk/Heiligengrabe). Then follow the B493 to Gartow.
Parking
Parking lot at the Gartow Tourist Information
Springstraße 14, 29471 Gartow
Coordinates:
Geographic: 53.027064, 11.461147
UTM: 32U 665051 5878114
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53.027064, 11.461147
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53°01'37.4"N 11°27'40.1"E
UTM
32U 665051 5878114
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Cycling region Wendland.Elbe
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You should always carry a pump and repair kit with you in case your tire runs out of air!Localization
Parts of this content were machine translated from German.
Status
Open
Difficulty
moderate
Overall difficulty
moderate
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Distance
48.8 km
Duration
3:18 h
Ascent
58 m
Descent
58 m
Highest point
71 m
Lowest point
15 m
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