The “Sweet Route” – sugar and beet route through the Magdeburg Börde
The Magdeburg Börde has a long agricultural and cultural-historical tradition. For over 180 years, the “White Gold of the Börde” – the sugar beet – has been cultivated here. Tracing the history of sugar, learning about current processing, tasting regionally typical cuisine and local products are aims of this tourism offer. Tourist businesses, museums and local companies can be individually visited in sections depending on guest interests. More than 20 experiences range from country inns to star-rated hotels, from historic castles to climbing a potash spoil heap. Since production sites and small museums often have no fixed visiting hours, the network has organized a “Day of the Sweet Route” annually in mid-October since 2008, attracting increasing visitor numbers.
Information on individual event points for the "Day of the Sweet Route 2024" is currently being prepared.
All event highlights and the program for the sweet and salty route can be found here:
https://www.outdooractive.com/de/event/elbe-boerde-heide/auf-den-spuren-des-weissen-goldes/804511892/
Author’s recommendation
Be sure to observe the providers’ information about opening times.
Track types
Safety information
none required
Tips and suggestions
available from the tourism association
Roadbook
The following stations can be visited as part of the "Sweet Route":
- Klein Wanzleben - Sugar factory, KWS SAAT SE, Sugar museum
- Osterweddingen - Hotel Schwarzer Adler
- Magdeburg - City tour
- Hohenseeden - Farm barn
- Magdeburgerforth - Small railway
- Wüstenjerichow - Fishery
- Loburg - Barby manor
- Egeln - Water castle with guesthouse and café
- Hadmersleben - Monastery estate and railway museum
- Oschersleben - Motorsport arena
- Ummendorf - Börde museum
- Weferlingen - Local history and pharmacy museum
- Bebertal - Farm café in the VierZeitHof, Veltheimsburg
- Hundisburg - Castle and brickyard
- Haldensleben - Forest hotel "Alte Ziegelei", Hotel Behrens and historic old town
- Satuelle - Museum barn Gut Detzel
- Zielitz - Kalimandscharo
- Groß Santersleben - Hop Info House and Magdeburg mushroom manufactory
- Ochtmersleben - Rural women's group and local heritage room
- Niederndodeleben - Elderberry trading house
Hotel & Restaurant CASINO Klein Wanzleben
Zuchtstation Klein Wanzleben
Nordzucker AG
Landhotel "Schwarzer Adler"
Tourist Information Magdeburg
Bauernscheune Hohenseeden
Historic narrow-gauge railway in Magdeburgerforth
Fischerei Wüstenjerichow
Rittergut von Barby
Der Röhlsche Hof
Moated castle Egeln: Cultural centre within historic castle walls
Hadmersleben Railway Museum: Railway stories big and small
Hotel Motorsport Arena Oschersleben
Oschersleben Motorsport Arena: Speed on wheels
Matthias-Claudius-Haus
Stiftungsgut Üplingen
Börde-Museum Burg Ummendorf
Weferlingen Local History and Pharmacy Museum: Truly unique
Hofcafé Eiszeit at the VierZeitHof farmstead in Bebertal
Hundisburg Palace: Baroque splendour, just as it once was
Hundisburg Brickworks heritage site: Museum and visitor attraction
Waldhotel & Restaurant "Alte Ziegelei" Haldensleben
Haldensleben Old Town: Trip back to the Middle Ages
Gut Detzel
Kalimandscharo: White giant with panoramic views
Pilzmanufaktur
Hopfenhaus
LandFrauen
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Directions
The approach must be planned individually due to the customizable stations. If you have questions, please contact the respective providers.Parking
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