View of Lauenburg Old Town – View of the Elbe River loop from Lüneburg

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View of Lauenburg Old Town – View of the Elbe River loop from Lüneburg

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View of Lauenburg Old Town – View of the Elbe River loop from Lüneburg

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43.7km

140m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 7, 2026

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Train Station

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Neue Forst

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13.2 km

View of the Lüneburg Heath Countryside

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Enjoy great nature 😃

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20.6 km

View of Lauenburg

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Especially in the afternoon, when the sun shines on the old town, it is worth stopping here and looking at Lauenburg

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From here, enjoy a magnificent view across the Elbe to the idyllic old town of Lauenburg.
Colorful half-timbered houses, historic steamships, and wonderful panoramic views
over the Elbe await you in the shipping town of Lauenburg/Elbe.
Schleswig-Holstein's southernmost town lies in the border triangle of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony, and Schleswig-Holstein.
Located directly on the banks and slopes of the Elbe, historic half-timbered houses line Elbstraße. With its many lovingly restored buildings, the old town of Lauenburg is the largest ensemble of historical monuments in all of Schleswig-Holstein.
A tour of the old cobblestones of the shipping town brings history to life. Numerous small alleys and staircases connect the old town with the upper town.
The castle there, with its castle tower and Prince's Garden, recalls the time
of the Ascanian dukes.
The Elbe River has shaped the town's history. And shipping itself can still be experienced in Lauenburg. Modern passenger ships and historic steamships
invite you to take tours on the Elbe, the Elbe-Lübeck Canal, or the Elbe Lateral Canal.

Near the waterways, the long-distance cycle routes "Elberadweg," "Alte Salzstraße," "Hamburg-Rügen," and the "Iron Curtain Trail" intersect in Lauenburg, offering a wonderful opportunity to explore the surrounding area by bike.

Further information can be found at:

herzogtum-lauenburg.de

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24.7 km

View of the Elbe River

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The Elbe with its foreland and hinterland is varied and beautiful everywhere.

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25.2 km

Confluence of the Elbe Lateral Canal and the Elbe

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Confluence of the Elbe Lateral Canal / Elbe

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Artlenburg Windmill

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In contrast to the Bardowicker windmill it is no longer in operation, but after restoration fully functional. It is a landmark of Artlenburg. The next windmill is in Hittbergen.

About history:

The villages on the southern bank of the Elbe between Artlenburg and Barförde belonged until 1816 to the Duchy of Lauenburg. As a "relic" of this time Artlenburg and Hohnstorf were still "banned" to the Lauenburg mill until 1830 (see Hittbergener mill, No. 6). In ice or high water but this was not to reach. In 1833, miller Carl Brügmann commissioned the Dutch mill built by him in Artlenburg. Hot brakes burned the mill in 1889 in a storm. From parts of a water scoop thereupon the current mill with its square brick substructure was built up. Since 1932, an electric motor supported the wind drive, from 1954 he took over the drive entirely and only in 1994, the miller stopped grinding. After a comprehensive restoration with the aid of the Windmühlenverein Artlenburg, founded in 1996, today a fully functioning windmill stands behind the dike at the mouth of the Elbe-Seiten canal into the Elbe.

Source:
niedersaechsische-muehlenstrasse.de/index.php?id=35

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View of Scharnebeck Boat Lift

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Big, big, big lock

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35.2 km

Lüneburg–Scharnebeck Ship Lift

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The construction of the world's largest double-vertical boat lift Lüneburg Scharnebeck was built in 1974 and offers a worth seeing technical spectacle. The ship lift offers modern cargo ships the opportunity to overcome a height of 38 meters. The lift's design lasted for decades.

In order to create a connection between the Elbe (Artlenburg) and Mittellandkanal (Wolfsburg), engineers built the Elbe side canal in eight years of construction. On the entire stretch of the Elbe side channel a height difference of 61 meters is overcome. Of these, the Uelzen lock bridges 23 meters and the remaining 38 meters the Scharnebeck ship lift.

schiffshebewerk-scharnebeck.de

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