Havel Confluence With the Elbe – Stork Village Rühstädt loop from Rühstädt

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Havel Confluence With the Elbe – Stork Village Rühstädt loop from Rühstädt

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Havel Confluence With the Elbe – Stork Village Rühstädt loop from Rühstädt

02:19

9.19km

10m

Hiking

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: August 17, 2026

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Brandenburgische Elbtalaue

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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177 m

Havel Confluence With the Elbe

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The Havel flows into the Elbe 20 kilometers north of Havelberg. A complex system of rivers and canals regulates the water level during floods.

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972 m

Elbe Floodplains in Brandenburgische Elbtalaue

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2.43 km

View of the floodplain landscape in Brandenburgische Elbtalaue

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5.92 km

Grumbkow Obelisk

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A visual axis (today an avenue of linden trees) leads from the castle through the park to the so-called white tower. This 10 m high sandstone obelisk was erected in …

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6.28 km

Giant Sequoia in Rühstädt Palace Park

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The park behind the castle was originally laid out in the 16th century as a Renaissance garden, then in the 18th century it was converted into a baroque castle garden …

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6.42 km

Rühstädt Castle / Castle Hotel & Castle Garden

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The castle with its park, built in 1782, now houses a hotel, surrounded by a beautiful, natural meadow landscape with many cycling and hiking trails

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6.70 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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7.34 km

View of the Old Water Tower

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In the stork time from mid-March to the end of August guaranteed revived by a pair of storks. Probably one of the most succinct nesting places for the animals.

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9.19 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.43 km

1.08 km

894 m

778 m

Surfaces

5.05 km

2.46 km

724 m

417 m

291 m

232 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 13 October

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Comments

July 3, 2024,Storchendorf Rühstädt

After a basic camper breakfast, we drive towards Rühstädt, a small village not far from the Elbe. Rühstädt calls itself a stork village. The storks that we see on the roofs of the town are indeed numerous, as are the young that are slowly starting to fly. There is a Nabu information center in the town, but unfortunately it was …

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