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Ilmenau Riverside Trail – Ilmenau Riverside Trail loop from Erbstorf

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Ilmenau Riverside Trail – Ilmenau Riverside Trail loop from Erbstorf

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Ilmenau Riverside Trail – Ilmenau Riverside Trail loop from Erbstorf

02:16

36.0km

100m

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 9, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 16.1 km for 169 m

After 19.9 km for 78 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.20 km

Streitmoor

Nature Reserve

9.14 km

Bardowick lift bridge over the Ilmenau River

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

Beautiful path along the Ilmenau to the lifting bridge in Bardowick.

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11.4 km

Ilmenau Riverside Trail

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Just nice to drive ... absolutely do it

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12.6 km

Ilmenau Riverside Trail

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The cycle path between Bardowick and Lüneburg, directly along the Ilmenau, is beautifully landscaped and very easy to navigate.

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13.2 km

Ilmenau River

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Very nice cycle path along the Ilmenau. The river has largely natural banks here and leaves a picturesque impression.

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15.1 km

Stintmarkt in the historic water district, Lüneburg

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The Stintmarkt is located in the historic water district of Lüneburg. As the name suggests, the fish species "smelt" used to be traded here, a small, herring-like fish that was very popular in the Middle Ages.

Similar to salmon, smelts swim into the rivers in late February to spawn in the sandy bottom. They were caught and traded at the smelt market.

Today, Lüneburg's most famous bar and restaurant mile is located on the Stintmarkt. The medieval houses, all of which are very well preserved, offer a fantastic and much-used photo backdrop.

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15.6 km

Lüneburg Old Town

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The pretty, old salt town of Lüneburg is always worth a visit. There are many highlights and many beautiful old houses to see there, especially in the old town, as well as on the Sande or in the Lüneburg water district from the Ilmenau (Stintmarkt, Alter Kran and much more).

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18.1 km

View of the Old Crane (Alter Kran) in Lüneburg

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The old crane dates back to the 14th century, it was used to lift goods and also the Lüneburg salt works. In its prime, the crane even managed to lift a steam locomotive. Today the crane is a landmark of Lüneburg and adorns the water district. You can stop here and enjoy the view of the harbor.

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25.2 km

Ilmenau Riverside Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The approximately 120 km long Ilmenau Cycle Path is a joint project of the districts of Uelzen, Lüneburg and Harburg. The Ilmenau is the most important body of water in the large natural area of the Lüneburg Heath. It flows through all three districts and in many parts is still very close to nature.
Due to the special features of the Ilmenau, it was decided to design the cycle path as a nature adventure cycle path. This means that some sections of the route do not run directly on the course of the river, because for environmental reasons, existing paths should be used where possible and little should be built, newly paved or asphalted.
Nevertheless, you don't have to do without comfort when you're on the move. The signage was based on the current recommendations of the ADFC. So that you can rest on the way, benches have been set up and shelters for bad weather. At the shelters there are overview boards that provide information about the cycle path, but also show where you are and where the next resting place is.

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36.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.1 km

9.61 km

5.89 km

4.34 km

1.07 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

12.6 km

12.4 km

5.51 km

3.68 km

1.57 km

251 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 21 August

19°C

11°C

65 %

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Comments

March 14, 2022,Lüneburg: Backsteintour mit Schiffshebewerk

Short trip to the ship lift. This tour corresponds to the brick tour up to Adendorf, from Adendorf there is a detour to the ship lift.

Extensive spring cleaning was organized at the stork's nest in Erbstorf.

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June 22, 2022,Lüneburg: Tour mit Backstein und Hebewerk

In principle, this is the brick tour to the chapel in Adendorf, but extended with the dangling to the ship lift in Scharnebeck.

The ship lift will be extended by a lock in 2-3 years. The very large inland waterway vessels are supposed to go through there later, the troughs are too small. The ship lift is currently referred to …

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June 6, 2024,Adendorf nach Lüneburg und über Bardowick zurück🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️🐕

Today I did a little tour of Lüneburg and ended up in the middle of the shots of the red roses 🌹 🌹 and cycled along the towpath along the Ilmenau back to the motorhome parking space in Adendorf. Overall, a nice tour. 👍

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June 16, 2024,Von Lüneburg zum Schiffshebewerg - Rundtour

It was a beautiful round trip. Unfortunately, we were surprised by heavy rain and had to cut the tour short because we were soaked.

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April 22, 2025,Entlang der Ilmenau – Ilmenau Runde von Oedeme

Arrived in Lüneburg today. The room wasn't ready yet, so I quickly hopped on my bike and went for a quick ride in and around Lüneburg. We arrived in sunshine, of course, but during the ride it started to rain. It wasn't quite as bad. It's definitely more fun with sunshine. Stay cheerful 😃

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June 9, 2023,Auf dem Treidelpfad von Bardowick nach Lüneburg

Today we followed the Ilmenau on the old towpath - no traffic and beautiful nature. Before Lüneburg, the path even goes under the autobahn. Lüneburg is always worth a trip anyway 😎.

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Ilmenau Riverside Trail – Ilmenau Riverside Trail loop from Erbstorf

Bardowick lift bridge over the Ilmenau River

Ilmenau Riverside Trail

Ilmenau Riverside Trail

Ilmenau River

Stintmarkt in the historic water district, Lüneburg

Lüneburg Old Town

View of the Old Crane (Alter Kran) in Lüneburg

Ilmenau Riverside Trail

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