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Hitzacker Old Town Island – Elbe River near Drethem loop from Neu Darchau

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Hitzacker Old Town Island – Elbe River near Drethem loop from Neu Darchau

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Hitzacker Old Town Island – Elbe River near Drethem loop from Neu Darchau

02:00

30.6km

290m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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Includes a movable bridge

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After 15.2 km for 58 m

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Start point

Bus stop

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2.09 km

View of the Elbe River in Schutschur

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On this section there are partly maintained gradients between 7% and 13%. Have fun!!

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2.40 km

geschützte Weichholzaue

Forest

4.27 km

Hitzacker Old Town Island

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You could leave Hitzacker too, but that would be a pity. Because then you would miss the picturesque old town on the small island between the Elbe and Jeetzel, which …

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14.8 km

De Grode Butt Fountain, Hitzacker Market Square

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This bronze sculpture of a fish figure in the market place of the sculptor Waldemar Nottbohm from Pussade was inaugurated in 1986. The background for this sculpture is a legend: …

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15.3 km

Flood protection wall in Hitzacker

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This is very important because Hitzacker has been flooded many times in the past.

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16.7 km

Elbe Riverside Between Hitzacker and Drethem

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A very nice path through the Elbe landscape near Hitzacker.

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24.4 km

Kniepenberg Observation Tower and Views over the Elbe

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Well, that's almost like a mountain! After all, it is more than 50 meters up, quite remarkable for the high north and actually a little sweaty. And best of all, …

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26.7 km

The community of Neu Darchau with around 1,500 inhabitants, which is made up of the districts of Darzau, Drethem, Glienitz, Katemin, Klein Kühren, Neu Darchau, Quarstedt, Sammatz and Schutschur, extends …

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30.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.8 km

5.23 km

2.73 km

2.60 km

173 m

123 m

Surfaces

25.4 km

2.69 km

1.66 km

677 m

173 m

Elevation

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Highest point (70 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Tuesday 25 August

24°C

13°C

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

August 10, 2022,Campingplatz "Elbufer" - Hitzacker

Due to low water levels on the Elbe, the same route had to be cycled back. A stop at the Elbe Dorado for an excellent burger + organic beer is highly recommended

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August 21, 2024,↗️↘️Erkundungstour in Hitzacker und Umzu

Exploration tour around and in Hitzacker.
Refreshed after a hearty breakfast, we went to the Kniepenberg observation tower.

For budding mountain goats (cyclists), this is a great training route with lots of steep 4-13% inclines and then equally steep and very fast descents. For me, as a flatland Tyrolean, it was quite challenging😮‍💨
The tower offers a magnificent view along …

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September 1, 2024,🚴Hitzacker - Neu Darchau

A nice little loop along the Elbe. There were a few climbs too.
Two ferry rides, a lookout tower and a cappuccino in Hitzacker. 😃

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October 4, 2024,Fahrradtour von Hitzacker nach Darchau und auf der anderen Seite zurück

Of course we wanted to cycle as close to the Elbe as possible. That worked very well at the beginning, but in a small town - Tiesmessland - we took a wrong turn and a steep forest path forced us to take a breather... and immediately offered the opportunity to correct course. So we went back down, a bit along …

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June 20, 2022,20.06.2022 Hitzacker-Elbe-Darchau und auf der anderen Elbseite zurück

I drove to Hitzacker by car to cycle along the Elbe from there 🚴‍♀️.
The ferry across the Elbe reminded me of the Danube bus (bicycle and pedestrian ferry) 2 years ago. The ferry dock in Bitter is only recognizable as such because of the sign 😂.
On the east side of the Elbe it was always along or on …

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Hitzacker Old Town Island – Elbe River near Drethem loop from Neu Darchau

View of the Elbe River in Schutschur

View of the Elbe near Drethem

Hitzacker Old Town Island

De Grode Butt Fountain, Hitzacker Market Square

Flood protection wall in Hitzacker

Elbe Riverside Between Hitzacker and Drethem

Kniepenberg Observation Tower and Views over the Elbe

Elbe River near Drethem

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