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Germany
Lower Saxony
Lüneburg Heath
Gifhorn
Sassenburg

Elbe Lateral Canal – Moor Railway loop from Grußendorf

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Bike touring routes & trails
Germany
Lower Saxony
Lüneburg Heath
Gifhorn
Sassenburg

Elbe Lateral Canal – Moor Railway loop from Grußendorf

Easy

4.4

(70)

97

riders

Elbe Lateral Canal – Moor Railway loop from Grußendorf

01:20

21.7km

50m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 2.89 km for 8 m

After 3.02 km for 8 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

2.96 km

Elbe Lateral Canal

Highlight • River

The heather blooms along the Elbe Lateral Canal

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2

4.14 km

Old Smithy in the Großes Moor – 1875 to today

Highlight • Historical Site

Information board about the old smithy in the Großer Moor - 1875 until today.

Part of the recreational cycle path network of the municipality of Sassenburg in the Südheide Gifhorn.

More information about this specialty: fahrrad-sassenburg.jimdofree.com/pois/alte-schmiede

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3

4.40 km

Restoration Area in Großes Moor bei Gifhorn

Highlight • Natural

Here you can admire a small part of the renaturation area of the Great Moor. There is no longer any deep mining. The peat is gradually being removed for the …

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4

6.56 km

Moor Museum – Großes Moor

Highlight • Historical Site

Open-air museum about the history and current topics around the Great Moor and Neudorf-Platendorf.
More information at: foerderverein-grosses-moor.de

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5

6.63 km

Boardwalk

Highlight • Trail

The dam, which today looks like an overgrown wall, was once a path into and through the Great Moor.

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6

11.1 km

Gravel path near the Moorbahn in the Ostheide conservation area

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Despite the gravel, it is easy to drive on, but you should of course be careful.

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7

12.7 km

Moor Railway

Highlight • Structure

Very nice facility to visit with children ...

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8

15.6 km

Overview board of the Sassenburg leisure cycling network

Highlight • Rest Area

At junction 74, it is worth taking a detour to Westerbeck if you are travelling along the Elbe Lateral Canal. There is an Edeka supermarket with bicycle accessories and of course the Moorbahn.

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21.7 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.58 km

5.48 km

5.28 km

4.33 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.1 km

8.04 km

3.48 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Thursday 12 November

8°C

2°C

27 %

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