The Short Track

Germany

Saxony-Anhalt

Magdeburg

The Short Track

Moderate

4.3

(33)

115

riders

The Short Track

02:39

38.8km

90m

Gravel riding

To come in for gravel newbies, as a short after-work lap or as a quick exit for the lunch break - this short lap offers you a quick change from the city bustle that somehow still fits into your schedule.

You can shoot a bit along the dike on the…

Last updated: June 7, 2025

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 28.7 km for 20 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

13.5 km

Bridge Over the Old Elbe Arm Near Pechau

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Coming from Pechau you can cross a small bridge behind the dam and a small piece of cobblestone street (or a dirt road next to it) on the super paved dam cycle path!

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16.3 km

Forest Cycle Path to Klus

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Gravel path, but easy to drive with city bike / trekking bike.

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29.2 km

Ehle Beach and Zum Ehestrand Café

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The Ehle forms the border with Jerichower Land. Here there is a swimming area and a campsite. Here also runs the telegraph bike path.

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32.1 km

Herrenkrugsteg Magdeburg

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The Herrenkrug Bridge, or the Herrenkrugsteg, was built in 1998 in order to better distribute the rush of visitors to the then Federal Garden Show in the Elbarenpark (at that …

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38.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.3 km

6.23 km

5.64 km

3.40 km

2.44 km

597 m

165 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.9 km

8.66 km

5.96 km

4.55 km

1.58 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Thursday 8 October

14°C

8°C

97 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

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Comments

January 7, 2021

To come in for gravel newbies, as a short after-work lap or as a quick exit for the lunch break - this short lap offers you a quick change from the city bustle that somehow still fits into your schedule.
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You can shoot a bit along the dike on the way, make a trail unsafe or just enjoy being in nature for

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June 3, 2022

I came across the tour the day before yesterday, rode it today and it really puts me in a good mood. My favorite is the section through the pine forest just before Wahlitz, because you can really pee through it.
In Kreuzhorst, I recommend going straight ahead and later turning left a little through a

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