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

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Rühstädt

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

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

01:21

5.32km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 7, 2026

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Brandenburgische Elbtalaue

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Start point

Parking

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754 m

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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1.49 km

Café Zum Storchenhof

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Homemade cake and view of stork nests

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1.51 km

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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1.59 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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2.58 km

Elbe Floodplains in Brandenburgische Elbtalaue

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3.37 km

Havel Confluence With the Elbe

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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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3.88 km

Gnevsdorf Weir

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After catastrophic floods in the area of the Havel area in the 18th and 19th centuries, an 11-kilometer-long canal with weir was built to build the backwater of the Havel, …

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4.00 km

Gnevsdorf Gauge

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The cycle path splits here: The Elberadweg continues onto the "Festland" and the cycle path along the river island to Havelberg. The island path is recommended: Wonderful landscape with rivers on both sides.

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5.32 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.01 km

1.73 km

1.38 km

166 m

Surfaces

2.89 km

1.11 km

992 m

280 m

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Tuesday 7 July

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View of the Old Water Tower

Café Zum Storchenhof