- 47:37 h
- 191.02 km
- 651 m
- 651 m
- 9 m
- 140 m
- 131 m
- Start: Dr.-Helmut-Meyer-Weg, 29456 Hitzacker
- Destination: Dr.-Helmut-Meyer-Weg, 29456 Hitzacker
If you want to experience Wendland in all its scenic and cultural diversity, this hike is just right for you! The exciting and relaxing multi-day hike surrounds the Wendland.Elbe Nature Park and lets you choose in which direction you want to hike. How you divide the path is up to you. With many ascents, it takes you through various natural and cultural landscapes, such as the Göhrde with its rare stag beetle and the fascinating heathland of the Nemitzer Heath. You also pass idyllic half-timbered towns and historic circular villages from the time of Slavic settlement. Here you can admire the beautiful hall houses and artist studios as well as visit museums to learn more about the history of Wendland. On the extensive section along the Elbe, there are fascinating views over the impressive river landscape of the Elbe valley and its wildlife, such as storks and beavers. It hardly gets more Wendland.Elbe than that!
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Directions
From Hitzacker, you start over the Drawehn Heights Trail onto the Elbe Heights and cross the Biosphere Reserve Lower Saxony Elbe Valley, from which you can overlook the Elbe landscape and its rivers and, with some luck, spot sea eagles and beavers. You leave the Elbe valley and climb up to the Bahrendorf Heights. The path passes the Lily Trail, which is definitely worth a detour, and then runs through the imperial hunting forest Göhrde toward Clenze. Continuing past many historic circular villages like Schreyan, Jabel, Satemin, and Lübeln, you reach the half-timbered town of Lüchow. After crossing it, you continue in the direction of the Nemitzer Heath. From here, you hike via Gartow and Schnackenburg and come across traces of German-German history. The last section runs along the Elbe past Höhbeck, Gorleben, and many other interesting points. The long-distance hiking trail ends at your starting point in Hitzacker.
The signage of the Wendland Circular Trail is marked with a white triangle on a green background and along the Elbe with a white E on a black background.
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Directions & Parking facilities
From Hamburg, drive via the A1 (signposted toward Bremen), A39 (signposted toward Lüneburg) to Lüneburg. There take the B216 (signposted toward B216/Dannenberg/Dahlenburg/Bleckede) to Hitzacker.
From Berlin, take the A10 (signposted toward Hamburg) and continue on the A24 (also toward Hamburg) and A14 to Ludwigslust. From there, follow the B191, then take the K13 and K36 to Hitzacker (Elbe).
A medium-sized parking lot is located directly on Dr.-Helmut-Meyer-Weg opposite VERDO Hitzacker (Elbe).
Coordinates:
Geographical - 53.155695, 11.039664
UTM - 32U 636381 5891533
The Lüneburg train station is easily accessible by train from anywhere.
From Lüneburg, take the RB32 directly to Hitzacker (Elbe).
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Steffen Gebbeken
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