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Bike path along the Mittelland Canal towards the DoppelsperrsluicePhoto: CC BY-SA, Reiseland Sachsen-Anhalt
You start from the parking lot, riding about 100m along the parking lot access road to the ramp to the canal. There you cycle on an asphalted path directly next to the Mittelland Canal to the Hohenwarthe double-pool lock. Before you start the return trip, you can make a detour to the Niegripp lock. Returning to the double-pool lock, you cross it to get to the other side of the canal. There, immediately on the canal, a segregated bike path on the other side of the canal leads you back to the "Waldschänke" exit near the trough bridge. You now ride alongside the canal bank to the trough bridge, which you pass parallel and very close to the Elbe underneath. After a small climb, you reach the parking lot at the "Hotel zur Trogbrücke" – the starting point of your short circular ride.
Seating is available along the way for resting.
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Rothensee boat lift - the only connection of the Mittelland Canal with the Magdeburg harbor and on the other hand with the Elbe until 2003 (length 85m, width 12m, height 10.45m to 18.46m)
Rothensee pool lock - lock system with side basins (length 190m, width 12.50m, lift height 10.45m to 18.46m)
Hohenwarthe double-pool lock - ships are lowered about 18m into the lower Elbe-Havel Canal
Hohenwarthe canal bridge (trough bridge) - over a length of 918 meters (of which 690m are approach bridge) the Mittelland Canal crosses the Elbe with a height difference of 16 m. The construction time of this technical masterpiece was 5 years.
Hohenwarthe information point - technical information about the waterway crossing, tips in the area, provision of informational material and maps, notes about accommodation options in the surroundings
Niegripp lock - inland lock which since 1938 has established the connection of the waterways of the canal area east of the Elbe with the river itself (length 167.60m, width 12.20m, average lift height 5.20m to 1.35m)
Visit the country hotel "Zur Trogbrücke" located directly at the starting point or make a short detour to the nearby hotel & restaurant Waldschänke, to the "Eiscafe Schulze" or to the inn "Bürgerhaus".
The route is perfectly suited for school classes in the lower grades.
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
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are not required
Tips and suggestions
Hohenwarthe double-pool lock - ships are lowered about 18m into the lower Elbe-Havel Canal
Hohenwarthe canal bridge (trough bridge) - over a length of 918 meters (of which 690m are approach bridge) the Mittelland Canal crosses the Elbe with a height difference of 16 m. The construction time of this technical masterpiece was 5 years.
Hohenwarthe information point - technical information about the waterway crossing, tips in the surroundings, provision of informational material and maps, notes about accommodation options in the area
Roadbook
You start from the parking lot, riding about 100m along the parking lot access road to the ramp to the canal. There you cycle on an asphalted path directly next to the Mittelland Canal to the Hohenwarthe double-pool lock. The lock system forms the southern end of the Mittelland Canal section Sülfeld-Hohenwarthe. Before you start the return trip, you can make a detour to the Niegripp lock. Returning to the double-pool lock, you cross it to get to the other side of the canal. There, immediately on the canal, a segregated bike path on the other side of the canal leads you back to the "Waldschänke" exit near the trough bridge. You now ride alongside the canal bank to the trough bridge, which you pass parallel and very close to the Elbe underneath. After a small climb, you reach the parking lot at the "Hotel zur Trogbrücke" – the starting point of your short circular ride.
A short continuation over the Elbe to visit the side lock and the Rothensee boat lift is recommended.
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Only the trough bridge offers shelter in bad weather.Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
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