Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 16, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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After 16.8 km for 366 m

Open: • Monday-Friday: 5:00 AM-9:00 PM • Public holidays & Saturday & Sunday: 9:00 AM-9:00 PM (otherwise closed)

After 32.2 km for 393 m

Open: • 9:00 AM-6:00 PM (otherwise closed) Closed: • October 16-March 31

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Start point

Train Station

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11.0 km

Elbe River near Drethem

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The community of Neu Darchau with around 1,500 inhabitants, which is made up of the districts of Darzau, Drethem, Glienitz, Katemin, Klein Kühren, Neu Darchau, Quarstedt, Sammatz and Schutschur, extends …

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12.6 km

geschützte Weichholzaue

Forest

16.7 km

Elbe ferry Tanja

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Ferry Tanja takes you continuously from one bank to the other ... for € 2.50 with a bike!

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17.4 km

Elbe Ferry Darchau–Neu Darchau

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The Elbe ferry Tanja connects District Road 19 with District Road 61 at kilometer 536.5 of the Elbe, connecting the towns of Neu Darchau and Darchau.
The ferry operates year-round …

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22.5 km

Elbe Riverside Landscape

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24.9 km

View of the Elbe River

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27.6 km

Bicycle Repair Station Nassau

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Repair station for bicycles, strollers and wheelchairs

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32.6 km

Hitzacker Ferry

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The small ferry looks quite funny and for a few kilometers it is the only way for cyclists or hikers to cross the Elbe.

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32.7 km

Elbe Hitzacker

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Hitzacker is a small cozy place with comparatively good infrastructure for cyclists. I took the ferry to the other shore and drove to Neu Darchau, where I took the ferry …

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34.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.2 km

10.8 km

6.44 km

4.08 km

858 m

549 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.6 km

14.3 km

2.08 km

1.27 km

658 m

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