Havel Confluence With the Elbe – Stork Village Rühstädt loop from Rühstädt

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Prignitz

Rühstädt

Havel Confluence With the Elbe – Stork Village Rühstädt loop from Rühstädt

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Havel Confluence With the Elbe – Stork Village Rühstädt loop from Rühstädt

01:40

6.56km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Tips

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Brandenburgische Elbtalaue

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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208 m

Havel Confluence With the Elbe

Highlight • River

The Havel flows into the Elbe 20 kilometers north of Havelberg. A complex system of rivers and canals regulates the water level during floods.

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3.33 km

Wooden Bridge in Brandenburgische Elbtalaue

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3.57 km

Rühstädt Castle / Castle Hotel & Castle Garden

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The castle with its park, built in 1782, now houses a hotel, surrounded by a beautiful, natural meadow landscape with many cycling and hiking trails

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4.04 km

Stork Village Rühstädt

Highlight • Settlement

Nowhere in Germany do so many storks nest in such a small space as in the European stork village of Rühstädt near the Elbe.
The place is beautifully decorated and offers several options for a good stop.

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4.12 km

Village Church Rühstädt

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Also called Quitzow Church because the Quitzow family had a strong influence on the church in Rühstädt. The late Gothic brick building from the middle of the 15th century was …

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4.24 km

View of the Old Water Tower

Highlight • Monument

In the stork time from mid-March to the end of August guaranteed revived by a pair of storks. Probably one of the most succinct nesting places for the animals.

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5.56 km

Elbe Floodplains in Brandenburgische Elbtalaue

Highlight • River

6.55 km

Gnevsdorf Village Church

Highlight • Religious Site

Half-timbered church, built after 1600, renovated in 1713

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6.56 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.00 km

2.06 km

1.00 km

490 m

Surfaces

2.81 km

1.82 km

1.33 km

404 m

177 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

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4°C

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Comments

June 25, 2025,Storchendorf Rühstädt & Elbblick

On Wednesday, we went to the stork village of Rühstädt in Brandenburg's Prignitz region. What can I say? It was wonderful there 🥰 ... there's a truly fantastic Elbe cycle path and a beautiful dike with a magnificent view of the Elbe 👍. Rühstädt is also wonderful—especially with the countless pairs of storks frolicking everywhere on the rooftops. The weather …

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