Artlenburg Windmill – Elbe Floodplains Near Tespe loop from Scharnebeck

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Artlenburg Windmill – Elbe Floodplains Near Tespe loop from Scharnebeck

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Artlenburg Windmill – Elbe Floodplains Near Tespe loop from Scharnebeck

02:22

40.3km

80m

Cycling

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

Last updated: August 28, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 14.9 km for 16 m

After 21.7 km for 19 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.77 km

View of the Neetze River at Fischhausen

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Fischhausen is a small, idyllic district of Echem. It enjoys a quiet location between the Elbe Lateral Canal and the Neetze River, which is channeled beneath the Elbe Lateral Canal through a culvert (underground pipe).

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9.30 km

Fehlingsbleck

Nature Reserve

10.8 km

Cycle Path Along the Elbe Lateral Canal

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Really nice bike path, fine gravel path on the dam along the Elbe side canal.
Great view of the busy (large number of ships) canal and the beautiful
Meadows and fields.

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12.2 km

Cycle Path Near the Elbe Lateral Canal

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Wonderful path that doesn't run directly along the canal.

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13.7 km

Artlenburg Windmill

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In contrast to the Bardowicker windmill it is no longer in operation, but after restoration fully functional. It is a landmark of Artlenburg. The next windmill is in Hittbergen.

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14.0 km

Confluence of the Elbe Lateral Canal and the Elbe

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Confluence of the Elbe Lateral Canal / Elbe

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21.4 km

Elbe Floodplains Near Tespe

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Very nice view of the meadows, worthwhile in every season.

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37.3 km

Inselsee, Scharnebeck

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Nice little bathing lake and a good place for a rest.

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38.8 km

Lüneburg–Scharnebeck Ship Lift

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The construction of the world's largest double-vertical boat lift Lüneburg Scharnebeck was built in 1974 and offers a worth seeing technical spectacle. The ship lift offers modern cargo ships the …

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40.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.1 km

12.9 km

6.68 km

6.49 km

1.17 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

29.5 km

7.66 km

1.34 km

1.32 km

375 m

103 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 9 November

7°C

1°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

July 8, 2026,Spontan zum Schiffshebewerk Scharnebeck mit lieben Freunden 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️🌤️✈️

Short notice, dear camper friends in the same area found out - so we booked ourselves into the quite new parking spot in Tespe together. The parking spot is probably still a secret tip, price-performance is right for us and we can also recommend the bistro on site! Since the Black Forest folks didn't know the ship lift, they had …

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