Elbe Cycle Route

The Elbe Cycle Route starts in Spindleruv Mlyn ( Spindleruv Mlyn ) in the Giant Mountains in the north of the Czech Republic and ends after 1220 kilometers in Cuxhaven on the Elbe flows into the North Sea.

The Elbe Cycle Route stretches is expanded to Elberad and hiking trail. It is used by both cyclists and pedestrians. In 2014 he was elected for the 10th time in a row, members of the ADFC the most popular cycle route in Germany.

Route

In the Giant Mountains of the bike path begins a few kilometers below the Elbquelle in Spindleruv Mlyn with the yellow signs 24 In Melnik opens the Vltava river in the same. The yellow signs 2 from the Vltava River bike path continues along the Elbe to the German - Czech border in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.

Stages of the cycle track are Litoměřice and Ústí nad Labem. After that, the route between Decin before the German -Czech border to Pirna by the Czech Switzerland Saxon Switzerland and the Elbe Sandstone Mountains. The trail passes through Dresden, Meissen, Torgau, Wittenberg, Dessau, Magdeburg, Tangermünde, Havel Mountain, Wittenberg, Lauenburg, Hamburg and Cuxhaven.

In Hamburg, the bike path at the level of the new Elbe bridges currently leads along busy streets like Amsinckstraße. One laying on the under construction Boardwalk Path along the top port on the wholesale market is planned, so that then can be driven Car use up to the warehouse district approach. As part of the longer-term development of Baakenhafen quarter of HafenCity, a separate bike path along the Elbe and through HafenCity is to be implemented.

There are also many smaller, yet interesting cities such as Miihlberg ( here leads the Elbe Cycle Route, a short distance through Brandenburg) or Jerichow with its architecturally significant brick monastery.

On Elberadweg stands between Belgern Torgau and the first German cyclist Church, the Church Weßnig cyclists, another city in Wehlen.

On the German side, the bike path except on the linkselbischen, southern section Hitzacker - Geesthacht, no significant differences in height. On a large part of the route, there are both rechtselbisch and linkselbisch biking trails and numerous side routes.

The bike path is marked in Germany throughout with a single character.