Harald. thelonelyrider

since 2023, the old Kleinbantrasse Haldensleben Eilsleben is being converted into a cycle path section by section... into the Ferkeltaxen cycle path....



last year the section from Uhrsleben, past Erxleben, to Nordgermersleben was completed....

and this year the section from Nordgermersleben to Schackensleben

Oh Harald - again your tour with the comments is so wonderful... 😊👌! Beautiful pictures too - and we would have loved to be there for the food 😋😂 🫶

Between Gardelegen, Stendal and Magdeburg lies a large, sparsely populated forest area; the Colbitz-Letzlinger-Heide.... In 1935, the Hillersleben test firing range was built here on behalf of the Wehrmacht... In this area, which is of little importance in terms of agriculture and forestry, the second

the tour title already says where it took me today... the Bodendorf Switzerland is a forest area of the Flechtingen ridge with some highlights and very beautiful mixed forest..... the first destination was an old silver mine from the 18th century that was built by Johann von Natusius at Hundisburg Castle

Tame birds sing of freedom

wild birds fly...

this quote, attributed to John Lennon, came to mind while driving today...

although I don't want to claim that I'm a wild bird...



🪿 on the contrary...



but I did drive over the Flechtingen Hills, one of the most beautiful areas in Germany, east of Hörsingen... 😁

After the last tour, which was heavily focused on the east, this time we headed consistently west towards Mariental Monastery.



The outward journey took us through several villages and along a few kilometers of road. The return trip, apart from 500 meters of road each in Walbeck and Hörsingen, consisted

My eastern living room is always a great place for a relaxing mountain bike tour...



and the Süplingen Canyon is a convenient turning point...



The canyon (the name is now officially recorded on maps) is a former hard rock quarry that was abandoned and flooded in the early 1960s...



Its turquoise water is

I essentially made a triangle of my own...



First northwest to the Rehm barrier, and then southwest through Walbeck and up into the Lappwald forest...



When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, almost all the border towers were demolished, with only a few exceptions... but the tower above Walbeck was supposed to

I'll remember that about 'staying fit'. So I can maintain my fitness even on the sofa during this enforced break 💪🤣

Anyone wanting to learn about the history of the castle should Google "Bartensleben Castle"...



The hike was relatively difficult, at least for me, because apart from the 5 kilometers on road, the rest consisted of field and forest paths that were either still partially icy or thawed, soft, and muddy.