Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 3, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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307 m

Start Point for Hikes Through the Elbauen

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Starting point for a hike through the Elbe meadows. Then return from the final stop of the S 6 Herrenkrug.

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2.64 km

Forest Education Center Magdeburg

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More information about the Forest Education Center:

waldpaedagogik-md.de

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2.81 km

Insect Hotel

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Here you can see another very nice insect hotel.

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5.20 km

Swimming Spot on the Ehle River

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Beautiful nature and bathing beach and also interesting for anglers.🐟

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5.65 km

Umflutehle Wetlands

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Great for watching waterfowl. Hardly a visit is complete without seeing kingfishers, herons and some species of ducks and geese.

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10.6 km

Jakobsweg on the Elbe Cycle Path near Magdeburg

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The Way of St. James leads from the Wasserkreuz Hohenwarthe to Magdeburg, always along the Elberadweg, hard pavement and hardly any shade. But beautiful untouched nature

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11.7 km

Shelter and benches overlooking the Elbe

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You forget you are in a city. Very beautiful here.

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11.9 km

Elbe Riverside Beach

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Opportunity to take a break and refresh your feet in the water of the Elbe

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14.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.2 km

1.91 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.65 km

3.53 km

3.13 km

1.53 km

1.20 km

< 100 m

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