20의 슈나켄벡가지 명소 & 주요 장소

The Elbe cycle path leads along here with a few meters of altitude. It is unpaved and very winding, so you might have to push it at times.

The Lüneburg ship lift in Scharnebeck works as a double lift. Both troughs of the ship lift work independently of each other and overcome a height difference of 38 m. Four guide towers are assigned to each trough. Through the trough-like openings in these towers, the opposing ups and downs of the trough and the counterweights can be seen. The weight of a water-filled trough with a usable length of 100 m, a width of 11.80 m and a water depth of 3.40 m, with or without a ship, is always 6000 t, since the ships displace as much water from the trough as they weigh themselves when entering and leaving the trough . In the area of the towers, the troughs rest on support frames. Each trough is held by 240 steel cables, each 54 millimeters thick. These are guided over cable pulleys on the top floor of the towers and connected to the support frame at one end of the cable and to the counterweights at the other end. They consist of 224 heavy concrete slabs, each weighing around 27.2 tonnes. Each trough is powered by 4 three-phase motors, each with 160 kW, which overcome a maximum lifting height of 38 m in approx. 3 minutes. The troughs can accommodate ships up to 100 m long, which is where the first problem begins. Modern cargo or tank ships are 110 m long and push convoys are 185 m long. The troughs with a usable length of 100 m are no longer sufficient for these ships.

Last or first lift on the Elbe Lateral Canal. Here you can see the difference in height class. Ingenious invention to enable shipping traffic on a large scale inland. Observation deck open 24 hours.

Very impressive building. Here you can observe the operation of the ship lift very well.

In the comments, the assessments of the navigability differ somewhat. The photos also show sections that run along the shore or lead down to the water. The path at the campsite is also very narrow and partly muddy. So my tip: If you follow the signs for the Elbe Cycle Path, you will be led onto a road about halfway above the water (can also be seen on many photos).

Canal path closed from the elevator, but only results in a small detour

The windmill in Artlenburg is a real eye-catcher and always a nice photo opportunity for me when I pass here on my bike tours. The mill is not far from the mouth of the Elbe Lateral Canal into the Elbe.

The barrage regulates the fairway of the Upper Elbe with the entrances to the Elbe-Lübeck Canal and the Elbe Lateral Canal, and between Hamburg and Cuxhaven for an even Elbe depth of 12 meters.