Gierfähre Coswig (Anhalt)

Interesting yaw cable ferry across the Elbe. Always a nice break on a bike tour when you can catch a breath on the ferry. There is also the opportunity to stop for refreshments on both sides.

The yaw cable ferry is not driven by a motor, but by the flow of the Elbe. It hangs on a long rope that divides shortly before the ferry. The two short ropes are fastened near the bow and stern. The ferry goes in the direction in which the rope is shorter.
In 1657, this sustainable technology was invented by the Dutch Hendrick Heuck from Nijmegen.

After Wörlitz on the way to Cosswig (Anhalt) a nice crossing.

A little tip for money savers: pick up the ferry ticket, it is a day ticket, then the return is free.

Here you can cross the Elbe good and cheap

When crossing the Elbe you have a nice view of the castle Coswiger.

The yaw ferry is anchored to an approximately 250 m long wire rope that divides shortly before the ferry. If you change the length of the wire rope ends to each other by winches, the angle of attack of the ferry to the current changes. The pressure of the water against the inclined broadside pushes the ferry to the other bank. Today's hull is like a pontoon and therefore unsinkable.

coswigonline.de/de/faehrzeiten-elbfaehre.html

Beautiful crossing with a view of Coswig

A good and cheap way to cross the Elbe

The ferry slows down. Unfortunately, the crossing is too short.

Relaxed transfer in Coswig (Anhalt) with a yaw ferry to the other bank of the Elbe.
Nice view of the castle and the small Hotel Elbterrasse Wörlitz.
More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coswig_(Anhalt)#Schiffsverkehr and de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gierseilf%C3%A4hre

The Elbe ferry operation will cease from November 9, 2020.
Start of the new season on March 1st, 2021.

It is best to research in advance whether and when the ferry will leave. She doesn't drive in winter. And in the season it starts early in the morning at 10 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. in the evening. That changes partly depending on the month. Here is the link to the travel times: stadtwerke-coswig-anhalt.de/leistungen/elbefaehre-coswig-anhalt.html

Picturesque on the banks of the Elbe, pure solitude in the evening

Leisurely break during the crossing

on a longer tour it is a good opportunity to take a deep breath

This is one of the most beautiful ferries on the Elbe. Occasionally a bird breeds on board that moves amazingly safely on board. Talk to the ferryman about it.

The short crossing with a small passenger ferry is a welcome change on any bike tour.