Elbe ferry Tanja – Mahnkenwerder loop from Neu Darchau

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Elbe ferry Tanja – Mahnkenwerder loop from Neu Darchau

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Elbe ferry Tanja – Mahnkenwerder loop from Neu Darchau

02:57

50.7km

70m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 1.78 km for 366 m

Open: • Monday-Friday: 5:00 AM-9:00 PM • Public holidays & Saturday & Sunday: 9:00 AM-9:00 PM (otherwise closed)

After 48.6 km for 366 m

Open: • Monday-Friday: 5:00 AM-9:00 PM • Public holidays & Saturday & Sunday: 9:00 AM-9:00 PM (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.72 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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3.63 km

Former Inner German Border Watchtower and Fence Remains

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Not only this border tower: the whole section of the route runs along the old inner German border. Much of this reminds us. From old frontier buildings like this one …

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6.06 km

View of Elbvorland Between Darchau and Viehle

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11.7 km

Elbe Riverside Trail at Stiepelse

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A wonderful focal point at Stiepelse.

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14.9 km

Elberadweg Between Stiepelse and Neu Bleckede

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Very nice to drive everything straight to drive good concrete road to drive

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25.2 km

Former Border Watchtower Near Boizenburg

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Nowadays the tower is used for natural history purposes by the Naturschutzbund Deutschland.

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28.4 km

Mahnkenwerder

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... take a break and enjoy the vastness...
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....Let's make it clear how the land looks and flows....

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33.2 km

Observation Tower Scharzau und Holzweide

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Great view, what a head for heights

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50.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.6 km

7.11 km

4.60 km

820 m

605 m

Surfaces

33.3 km

9.29 km

7.34 km

605 m

206 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

14°C

3°C

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

August 4, 2024,Große Deichtour Boizenburg

From Neu Darchau we first took the ferry over and then walked along the dyke with a view of the Elbe and the beautiful nature. We saw lots of birds, cows, sheep, storks, etc. and even beavers. In Boizenburg we looked at the path with the many shaped willows, it was amazing what they had become. We stopped for something …

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September 21, 2022,Neu Darchau Elberadweg

Be sure to avoid the area between kilometers 28.9 and 31.5. The undergrowth is getting denser and the stinging nettle is almost as tall as a man.
To the right of the Elbe (seen in the direction of the flow) a 5-star cycle path, to the left of the Elbe the opposite.
In Neu Darchau there was only one emergency …

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