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Havel and Elbe Cycle Path – Stork Village Rühstädt loop from Groß Breese

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Havel and Elbe Cycle Path – Stork Village Rühstädt loop from Groß Breese

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Havel and Elbe Cycle Path – Stork Village Rühstädt loop from Groß Breese

01:49

30.6km

50m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 24, 2026

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Brandenburgische Elbtalaue

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Start point

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9.75 km

Wittenberge–Rühstädt Elbe Lowlands

Highlight • Natural

Nestled in the Elbe valley and in the middle of the UNESCO Elbe-Brandenburg River Landscape Biosphere Reserve is the largest stork colony in Central Europe. In the nearby stork village …

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10.5 km

Havel and Elbe Cycle Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

an eldorado for bird watching

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15.7 km

Stork Village Rühstädt

Highlight • Settlement

A visit to the stork village is worth it! 👍🙂

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15.9 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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16.0 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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16.8 km

Obelisk in Rühstädt Castle Park

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Friedrich Wilhelm von Grumbkow had the 10 m high sandstone obelisk in the castle park of Rühstädt built by King Friedrich Wilhelm I in 1720 on the basis of his …

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19.3 km

Rühstedt Stork Village in Brandenburgische Elbtalaue

Highlight (Segment) • Settlement

A great section of the route, easy to ride without any problems or difficulty. A fantastic tour through a beautiful (river) landscape, a very varied variation on this route.

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21.6 km

Bench with a view of the Elbe in the Brandenburg Elbe Valley

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In the Elbniederung between Wittenberge and Rühestedt the beaver is back. Dreamlike landscape in the national park Elbtalaue

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30.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.7 km

11.4 km

5.27 km

1.32 km

1.01 km

Surfaces

26.0 km

2.43 km

1.20 km

1.01 km

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 18 June

33°C

17°C

29 %

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Havel and Elbe Cycle Path – Stork Village Rühstädt loop from Groß Breese

Wittenberge–Rühstädt Elbe Lowlands

Havel and Elbe Cycle Path

Stork Village Rühstädt

Village Church Rühstädt

Stork Village Rühstädt

Obelisk in Rühstädt Castle Park

Rühstedt Stork Village in Brandenburgische Elbtalaue

Bench with a view of the Elbe in the Brandenburg Elbe Valley

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