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Napoleon's Bridge

Napoleon's Bridge

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Napoleon's Bridge

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Location: Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany

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1. Leiferde Forest Trails – Napoleon's Bridge loop from Leiferde

24.4km

01:27

50m

Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Viehmoor Nature Reserve – Viehmoor Nature Reserve loop from Leiferde

32.5km

02:17

50m

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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3. Elbe Lateral Canal – Napoleon's Bridge loop from Vollbüttel

29.6km

01:59

60m

Moderate mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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August 29, 2017

The former Salt Road ran west of Lüneburg via Gifhorn to Braunschweig! Napoleon's henchmen are said to have built the Napoleon Bridge there, but one suspects that the bridge is even much older! It has also become more expensive 😉

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Daniel

October 7, 2018

Whether Napoleon really crossed them is uncertain; in any case, it was built shortly before his time. Until the construction of Braunschweiger Straße, it was the main connection from Gifhorn to Brunswick.

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u.s.

January 17, 2020

The metal grids on the bridge are a real shield prank. Completely senseless, ugly and certainly expensive.

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torstiohneh

June 13, 2022

The restoration of the bridge even made it into the taxpayers' black book for 2020.
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Fun fact: a forest path runs parallel to the bridge, you don't even have to use it...

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Oberhutzel

September 17, 2022

beautiful arched bridge and an eye catcher and to be expected in the middle of nowhere

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Der Meinersener

June 11, 2024

Our tax money at work

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torstiohneh

March 8, 2020

The bridge was extensively restored in 2019 and can be used regularly again. The metal grids are getting used to ...

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Elevation 100 m

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Location: Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany

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Napoleon's Bridge

1. Leiferde Forest Trails – Napoleon's Bridge loop from Leiferde

2. Viehmoor Nature Reserve – Viehmoor Nature Reserve loop from Leiferde

3. Elbe Lateral Canal – Napoleon's Bridge loop from Vollbüttel

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