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Shelter at the Elbe Riverside – Beaver Pond "Grantplatz" loop from Hohes Elbufer zwischen Tesperhude und Lauenburg

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Herzogtum Lauenburg
Schnakenbek

Shelter at the Elbe Riverside – Beaver Pond "Grantplatz" loop from Hohes Elbufer zwischen Tesperhude und Lauenburg

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4.7

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Shelter at the Elbe Riverside – Beaver Pond "Grantplatz" loop from Hohes Elbufer zwischen Tesperhude und Lauenburg

01:40

6.29km

70m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 25, 2026

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Hohes Elbufer zwischen Tesperhude und Lauenburg

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774 m

Shelter at the Elbe Riverside

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Small shelter and rest hut above the Elbe. Directly on the Elbe bike path.

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932 m

View of the Elbe River

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A beautiful rest stop!

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1.73 km

The Elbe foreland is characterized by changing riverbanks, herbaceous meadows, and willow thickets. Near-natural softwood floodplains of purple willow and black poplar grow here. Many rare species, such as the river lamprey and the beaver, find their habitat here; in northern Germany, these species often occur exclusively in the Elbe glacial valley.

In addition to these natural treasures, the biosphere reserve also features a medieval rampart on the Old Salt Road, south of Schnakenbek. It once protected the Elbe crossing on the important trade route between Lübeck and Lüneburg. Today, you can still see the remains of the circular rampart.

You can find out more about the biosphere reserve here: nationale-naturlandschaften.de/gebiete/flusslandschaft-elbe-schleswig-holstein

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1.87 km

You don't usually see beavers themselves, but it's obvious that they're hanging around here.

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2.73 km

Beaver Pond "Grantplatz"

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Between the hiking trail and the Elbe there are a few small, untouched ponds where the beavers can work undisturbed.

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2.88 km

There are several beaver information boards right on the hiking trail, which explain interesting details from the life of beavers here on the Elbe.

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3.13 km

I can only confirm - the views from here are fantastic.
Today (12/12/19) I have added 1 photo from October 22nd, 2011 (Buddy and the beaver) and 3 photos from the flood on January 23rd, 2011.

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3.20 km

The Old Salt Road left Lüneburg via today's Lüner Straße and the Neubrücker Tor and went via the Stintfang, the old fish market at the Ilmenau harbor.
It led over the river and the Werder past the Lüne monastery to Adendorf and Brietlingen, where it left the Lüneburg Landwehr.
It extended via Lüdershausen and a ferry over the Neetze to Artlenburg,
where it crossed the Elbe via a ford and a ferry.
The Elbe crossing of the Old Salt Road from Artlenburg to Schnakenbek was secured in the
11th and 12th centuries by the Ertheneburg, which was set on fire in 1181 by Henry the Lion while fleeing from Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. For a long time there was only a customs station at the crossing, today there is no longer an Elbe crossing here,
but you have the very best views of the Elbe from here.


zur-faehre.de/alte-salzstrasse

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Hohes Elbufer zwischen Tesperhude und Lauenburg

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6.29 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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3.91 km

2.08 km

281 m

Surfaces

2.72 km

1.71 km

1.20 km

519 m

132 m

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Comments

December 17, 2023,Biberland – Biberinfotafeln Runde von Avendorf
A nice round, you could often admire the beaver's work.

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October 9, 2022,biberpfad Elbufer
So actually it was 6 km .. I value it now :D

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