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Wolfsschlucht near Hitzacker – Hitzacker Old Town Island loop from Hitzacker (Elbe)

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Wolfsschlucht near Hitzacker – Hitzacker Old Town Island loop from Hitzacker (Elbe)

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Wolfsschlucht near Hitzacker – Hitzacker Old Town Island loop from Hitzacker (Elbe)

02:01

7.48km

90m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 13, 2026

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Elbvorland zwischen Hitzacker und Drethem

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1.11 km

Wolfsschlucht near Hitzacker

Highlight • Gorge

It really goes up and down here.

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2.33 km

Unterm Berge Trail along the River Elbe

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The path is easy to walk almost all year round. Not to be used in extreme floods. You can also use it for a circular hike around the side arm. The benches are very good for a moment of silence.

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3.17 km

Hiddo-Steg pedestrian bridge over the Jeetzel

Highlight • Bridge

From the Hiddo jetty you have a beautiful view of the Elbe and Jeetzel. Its striking height characterizes the cityscape and allows larger vessels to navigate the river.
The wooden bridge was named after the Frisian knight Hiddo Kauchen.

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3.42 km

Hitzacker Old Town Island

Highlight • Settlement

You could leave Hitzacker too, but that would be a pity. Because then you would miss the picturesque old town on the small island between the Elbe and Jeetzel, which is ideal for at least a small coffee stop. Incidentally, Hitzacker owns - quite seriously - the northernmost vineyard in Germany.

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4.58 km

Old Customs House Hitzacker Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

In the heart of the town of Hitzacker (Elbe) is the customs house from the year 1589. Here the customs officer administered the once lucrative Elbe customs for the Celle line of the Welf House. The customs house is now a museum.
Here the visitor learns interesting facts about the checkered history of the town surrounded by water and often threatened by the Elbe. In addition to the history of the customs house, the Elbe toll, the history of the robber baron Riebe at the Weinbergburg or everyday urban finds, the visitor embarks on a journey through time to the recent past and can thus imagine how the topic of borders challenged people here. In addition, shipbuilding, shipping and hydraulic engineering played a central role for centuries.

We also meet the great sons of the city: the book prince, the Welf duke August d. J., who resided here from 1604 to 1634 and the beginnings of his library with the book wheel he developed, the founder of modern geography Bernhard Varenius and Prince Claus of the Netherlands, who was born in Hitzacker as Claus von Amsberg.
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