Hitzacker Old Town Island – Hitzacker Old Town loop from Göhrde

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Hitzacker Old Town Island – Hitzacker Old Town loop from Göhrde

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Hitzacker Old Town Island – Hitzacker Old Town loop from Göhrde

01:57

29.8km

200m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

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After 14.7 km for 58 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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14.2 km

Hitzacker Old Town Island

Highlight • Settlement

You could leave Hitzacker too, but that would be a pity. Because then you would miss the picturesque old town on the small island between the Elbe and Jeetzel, which …

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14.7 km

Flood protection wall in Hitzacker

Highlight • Monument

This is very important because Hitzacker has been flooded many times in the past.

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14.9 km

View of the Elbe

Highlight • Viewpoint

The story of a place fighting the flood.

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15.2 km

Hitzacker Old Town

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Hitzacker is an ideal day trip destination in eastern Lower Saxony. The Old Town Island, with its several well-kept half-timbered and brick houses that exude a great atmosphere, is particularly …

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15.4 km

De Grode Butt Fountain, Hitzacker Market Square

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This bronze sculpture of a fish figure in the market place of the sculptor Waldemar Nottbohm from Pussade was inaugurated in 1986. The background for this sculpture is a legend: …

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26.3 km

Göhrde Forest

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The Göhrde is a beautiful and large forest area (largest contiguous mixed forest area in Northern Germany), in the districts of Lüchow-Dannenberg and Lüneburg. Very quiet forest with many hiking …

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29.2 km

Shelter Between Nieperfitz and Dübbekold

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Pretty little pond with a small wooden hut and some wooden benches on the edge. Nice quiet place, ideal for a break during a bike ride or hike. In summer …

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29.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.3 km

8.73 km

6.93 km

2.86 km

Surfaces

20.6 km

5.15 km

2.60 km

1.48 km

Elevation

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Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Monday 19 October

10°C

2°C

12 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

May 19, 2024,🚴‍♀️kulturelle Landpartie und zum Göhrde Denkmal und Retour 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🐕

Today we wanted to go to the Göhrde Battle Memorial and take a look at the cultural country tour, unfortunately there were a few thunderstorms along the way, luckily I had the rain ponchos with me 😀👍

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June 5, 2022,Hitzacker-Bredenbock-Govelin-Göhrde und zurück

With the best weather, nice Whitsun tour with Sina. Large stretches of the tour lead through the Göhrde forest and were also easy to ride with a tricycle and trailer. There were many day trippers at the Naturum because of the stands set up for the "Cultural Outing". There was delicious cake. To Sina's delight there were also many other …

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