View of the Jeetzel River – Meuchefitz Rundling Village loop from Salzwedel

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Saxony-Anhalt

Altmark

View of the Jeetzel River – Meuchefitz Rundling Village loop from Salzwedel

Moderate

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View of the Jeetzel River – Meuchefitz Rundling Village loop from Salzwedel

03:00

51.5km

80m

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: September 26, 2026

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Naturpark Wendland.Elbe

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Start point

Train Station

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8.77 km

Countryside Road in Naturpark Wendland.Elbe

Highlight • Cycleway

In the Altmark region, the river is still called the Jeetze; in Wendland, it adds the "l" and is henceforth called Jeetzel until its confluence with the Elbe. Whatever the reason, it is a magnificent landscape with vast open spaces.

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11.1 km

View of the Jeetzel River

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The Jeetze (also: Jeetzel) rises near the village of Altferchau near Klötze in Saxony-Anhalt and flows into the Elbe near Hitzacker after about 73 kilometers. It flows through Salzwedel, Wustrow, Lüchow in Wendland, and Dannenberg.

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17.6 km

Amtsturm Lüchow (Museum)

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The Lüchower Amtsturm is the last remnant of the former Lüchow Castle, which fell victim to the great city fire of 1811. The tower was built as a retirement home …

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17.8 km

Old Town Hall and Ratskeller Lüchow

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As a hotel, the old town hall is definitely recommended. The rooms are appropriate to their class and clean. But since the marketplace is often used as a meeting place, it may well be that it is quite so quiet.

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18.5 km

Schützenwald

Forest

23.2 km

Wendland Rundling Museum, Lübeln

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The former farmyard is the entrance building of the Rundlingmuseum "Wendlandhof". In this four-storey building from 1823, the tours start over the museum grounds. There is a sales exhibition for …

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30.6 km

Küsten Village Oak

Highlight • Natural Monument

The village oak in Kuesten is a beautiful, large pedunculate oak that provides plenty of shade. The oak is in the middle of the Kuestener Rundling (the Rundling is the …

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32.7 km

Meuchefitz Rundling Village

Highlight • Settlement

Meuchefitz (Slavic: seat of the Mych) is a district of the coastal community in the municipality Lüchow (Wendland) in the district of Lüchow-Dannenberg in Lower Saxony.
Meuchefitz is a Rundling …

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35.4 km

St. John's Church, Satemin

Highlight • Religious Site

Framed by old oak trees and large linden trees, the 13th-century church, built of field and brick, is the architectural centerpiece of the largest and perhaps most beautiful Rundling village …

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42.3 km

Jungfern-Kuhle

Forest

51.5 km

End point

Train Station

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