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Bleckede Old Town – View of the River Elbe loop from Ventschau

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Bleckede Old Town – View of the River Elbe loop from Ventschau

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Bleckede Old Town – View of the River Elbe loop from Ventschau

02:18

36.1km

160m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 10, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Wendland.Elbe

Große Marsch und Garger Berge

Viehler Berg

Walmsburger Werder

Kateminer Bach

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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96 m

Ventschau Village Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Nice little park, in a very nice and quiet area. There is a pond in the park and the Ventschauer Bach runs west of the park. There are a few …

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8.70 km

St. Vitus Church, Barskamp

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St. Vitus Church Barskamp

The oldest part of this church is the tower, which was probably built as a defensive tower around 950. The tower is believed to have been …

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17.0 km

Bleckede Old Town

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Beautiful city on the Elbe with castle.

After the fall of Henry the Lion, the Welfs lost the end of the 12th century, the disposal of the Elbe crossing Artlenburg …

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17.2 km

Bleckede Castle

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Beautiful town on the Elbe with a castle.

After the fall of Henry the Lion, the Guelphs lost control of the Artlenburg Elbe crossing and Bardowick's trade routes towards the …

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25.4 km

Elbe Riverside Beach at Große Marsch und Garger Berge

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It's worth driving down the somewhat bumpy road to the Elbe to discover these great sandy beaches.

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26.0 km

View of the River Elbe

Highlight • Viewpoint

No gravel, but not good asphalt... it is a view of the Elbe near Neu Darchau, but the point is wrongly positioned. It is actually near the former Alt Garge power station

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26.5 km

Former Alt Garge Power Station and Elbe Viewpoint

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The remnants of a former coal-fired power station belonging to the HEW (Hamburgische Electricitäts-Werke), which was built here by forced laborers during the Second World War. The power plant was shut down in 1974 and demolished in 1987 and 1988.

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26.6 km

View of the River Elbe in Naturpark Wendland.Elbe

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And learned something new again: A (lignite) power plant for Hamburg.

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33.4 km

Kateminer Bach

Forest

36.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.4 km

8.33 km

8.01 km

5.16 km

1.06 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

22.3 km

5.30 km

4.95 km

2.63 km

813 m

< 100 m

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Thursday 2 July

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Bleckede Old Town – View of the River Elbe loop from Ventschau

Ventschau Village Park

St. Vitus Church, Barskamp

Bleckede Old Town

Bleckede Castle

Elbe Riverside Beach at Große Marsch und Garger Berge

View of the River Elbe

Former Alt Garge Power Station and Elbe Viewpoint

View of the River Elbe in Naturpark Wendland.Elbe

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