The Elbe Cycle Path follows the Central European stream that flows into Czech Republic in the Giant Mountains rises at its confluence with the North Sea Cuxhaven. Even if the bike route Prague does not start, of course a detour to the world-famous Czech metropolis is worthwhile.
Sections
Prague on the Vltava is always worth a detour
The Bastion in the Saxon Switzerland from the left Elbe cycle path
The Elbe near Dresden
Dessau Gate in the Garden Realm
The Magdeburg Cathedral
Hamburg's warehouse district
The Hanseatic port in Stade
North Sea beach in Cuxhaven
Czech Republic
The 370-kilometer route Špindlerův Mlýn(Spindleruv Mlyn) in the national park Giant Mountains to the Elbe Sandstone Mountains on the German border is very beautiful, but also challenging. This section of the route offers a detour via the Vltava cycle path into the beautiful Prague at. After crossing the Bohemian basin, the Elbe leaves this basin in a breakthrough valley in the area of the bohemian and the Saxon Switzerland. Driving skills and good material are required if you want to get through with some problem.
The Czech section is still being developed and is in a much worse condition than Germany, but by and large it is passable.
Germany
On the 840 kilometers through Germany, the cycle path first leads through the Elbe Sandstone Mountains to the Florence on the Elbe Dresden. In the north of Dresden the Elbe continues its course Magdeburg away. Wide floodplain landscapes determine the picture on the river here. From Hamburg on, the river changes its image again. The river becomes a stream. Large ocean liners use the Elbe here as an approach to the port of Hamburg. This is located downstream on the south bank Old countrywhere fruit trees shape the landscape. The ultimate goal is the big one Kugelbake at Cuxhaven. Here the Elbe flows into the North Sea.
Due to the prevailing winds, which often come from the northwest, depending on the weather, it makes sense for beginners to tackle the route upstream.
An alternative route on both banks is characteristic of this route, provided that there is another bank at the respective point. With the right choice of side you can adapt the tour to your own needs.
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GPS data
- Route profile with GPS data and Google Earth KMZ file in Bike tour wiki - The GPS data are only visible after logging in under "edit".
literature
- bikeline-Radtourenbuch Elbe-Radweg 1, From Prague to Magdeburg, 1: 75,000, 152 pages, Verlag Esterbauer, ISBN 978-3-85000-030-7 ; is the upper reaches from the Giant Mountains Not contain.
- bikeline-Radtourenbuch Elbe-Radweg 2, From Magdeburg to Cuxhaven, 1: 75,000, 160 pages, Verlag Esterbauer, ISBN 978-3-85000-079-6
- Elbe cycle path north. From Cuxhaven to Magdeburg, ADFC-Radreisführer 1: 75,000, BVA Bielefelder Verlag 2014, ISBN 978-3-87073-642-2
- Elbe cycle path south. From Magdeburg via Dresden to Bad Schandau, ADFC-Radreisführer 1: 75,000, BVA Bielefelder Verlag 2014, ISBN 978-3-87073-643-9
Web links
- Elbe cycle path in Germany - official page
- Elbe cycle path in the Czech Republic - official page
