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Hohenbrücke over the River Ilmenau – Elbmarsch loop from Bardowick

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Hohenbrücke over the River Ilmenau – Elbmarsch loop from Bardowick

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Hohenbrücke over the River Ilmenau – Elbmarsch loop from Bardowick

02:47

46.9km

60m

Cycling

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

Last updated: May 6, 2026

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Includes movable bridges

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After 2.46 km for 9 m

After 2.73 km for 39 m

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2.46 km

Ilmenau Drawbridge, Bardowick

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Endpoint of the bike path Lüneburg to Bardowick. One of the landmarks of Bardowick.

At the Viti-Furth, the steel bascule bridge from 1965 leads over the Ilmenau. It was inaugurated on 9 April after 8 months of construction

The crossing of the Ilmenau has been at this point at an early stage. According to history, here in 782 Marianus, who taught the Gospel in Bardowick, was slain.

A bridge, however, was first mentioned here in documents in 1059. The medieval engravings by Frese and Schlöpken already show the construction of a bascule bridge.

The last wooden bascule bridge dates back to 1888. It is now mentioned in some written essays that it was rebuilt after its demolition in 1964 in the Technical Open-Air Museum in Hagen (Westphalia) as a museum piece. However, research by webmaster "bardowick.com" has shown that this statement is unfortunately not correct. From a Bardowicker bridge there is nothing known.

Source:
bardowick.com/sehenswertes/fr.htm

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2.60 km

Hohenbrücke over the River Ilmenau

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At the end of the village of Badowick, you cross a lift bridge over the Ilmenau.

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7.43 km

Neetzekanal near St. Dionys

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From St.Dionys towards Aalkrug and further west Super route for high speed.

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7.44 km

View of the Waterway and Bridge in Lüneburg Heath

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23.5 km

Elbmarsch

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24.8 km

White Stork Nests in Krümse

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It was only with the large-scale drainage project at the end of the 19th century that the white stork population in the Elbe marshes began to decline rapidly.

The construction of the Ilmenau Canal, the embankment, the draining of waterways,
and the development of wetlands significantly reduced the storks' food sources
(earthworms as first food, amphibians, insects, mice, and fish for the older chicks). The stork population has now stabilized at a much lower level than before.

The nesting sites on farmhouses in Krümse, Fahrenholz, and Mover have been regularly occupied, in some cases for decades, mostly with annual breeding success.

The Drennhäuser Hinterdeich is a popular feeding ground for storks. The better the food supply, the smaller the areas they need to feed.

Nowadays, attempts are being made to establish storks on stork towers.
They offer the advantage of a clear approach path, because the stork depends on a specific wind direction when landing.

They also provide good protection from predators such as martens and cats.
One such mast can be seen in Rönne, south of Elbuferstraße.

samtgemeinde-elbmarsch.de/agenda21/kruemse.html

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