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Elbe River near Drethem – Elbe ferry Tanja loop from Hitzacker

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Elbe River near Drethem – Elbe ferry Tanja loop from Hitzacker

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Elbe River near Drethem – Elbe ferry Tanja loop from Hitzacker

02:07

34.9km

170m

Cycling

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

Last updated: August 6, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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After 16.8 km for 366 m

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After 32.2 km for 393 m

Open: • 9:00 AM-6:00 PM (otherwise closed) Closed: • October 16-March 31

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Train Station

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11.0 km

Elbe River near Drethem

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The community of Neu Darchau with around 1,500 inhabitants, which is made up of the districts of Darzau, Drethem, Glienitz, Katemin, Klein Kühren, Neu Darchau, Quarstedt, Sammatz and Schutschur, extends …

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12.6 km

geschützte Weichholzaue

Forest

16.7 km

Elbe ferry Tanja

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Ferry Tanja takes you continuously from one bank to the other ... for € 2.50 with a bike!

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19.1 km

Elbe River Landscape

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24.9 km

View of the Elbe River

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27.6 km

Bicycle Repair Station Nassau

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Repair station for bicycles, strollers and wheelchairs

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32.6 km

Hitzacker Ferry

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The small ferry looks quite funny and for a few kilometers it is the only way for cyclists or hikers to cross the Elbe.

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32.7 km

Elbe Hitzacker

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Hitzacker is a small cozy place with comparatively good infrastructure for cyclists. I took the ferry to the other shore and drove to Neu Darchau, where I took the ferry …

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32.8 km

Schweineweide Riverside Meadow

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It was not uncommon for ships to get into "mud trouble" here because the large meadow - the "pig pasture" - was often under water. They ran aground because they …

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34.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.2 km

10.8 km

6.50 km

4.02 km

858 m

549 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.6 km

14.3 km

2.08 km

1.27 km

658 m

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Comments

September 1, 2024,🚴Hitzacker - Neu Darchau

A nice little loop along the Elbe. There were a few climbs too.
Two ferry rides, a lookout tower and a cappuccino in Hitzacker. 😃

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April 25, 2022,Hitzacker (Elbe)-Neu Dachau-Hitzacker

East of the Elbe exclusively on bike paths, sometimes in front of, or behind the dike, to Neu Darchau. Back on the western side of the Elbe via Elbuferstraße, with little traffic, to Hitzacker. The route contains, unbelievably, sections with 13% and 7% uphill and downhill sections.

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May 15, 2024,⚓️Elberadweg ⚓️von Hitzacker nach Neu Darchau und auf der anderen Seite zurück ElbeTour 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️🐕

Today from Hitzacker on the Elbe to Neu Darchau with the ferry to the other side and then back on the east side always along the dike. Unfortunately with quite a strong headwind. Phew 🌬😜💨 and then with the small ferry back over to Hitzacker.

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June 20, 2022,20.06.2022 Hitzacker-Elbe-Darchau und auf der anderen Elbseite zurück

I drove to Hitzacker by car to cycle along the Elbe from there 🚴‍♀️.
The ferry across the Elbe reminded me of the Danube bus (bicycle and pedestrian ferry) 2 years ago. The ferry dock in Bitter is only recognizable as such because of the sign 😂.
On the east side of the Elbe it was always along or on …

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October 4, 2024,Fahrradtour von Hitzacker nach Darchau und auf der anderen Seite zurück

Of course we wanted to cycle as close to the Elbe as possible. That worked very well at the beginning, but in a small town - Tiesmessland - we took a wrong turn and a steep forest path forced us to take a breather... and immediately offered the opportunity to correct course. So we went back down, a bit along …

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Elbe River near Drethem – Elbe ferry Tanja loop from Hitzacker

Elbe River near Drethem

Elbe ferry Tanja

Elbe River Landscape

View of the Elbe River

Bicycle Repair Station Nassau

Hitzacker Ferry

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Schweineweide Riverside Meadow

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