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Herzogtum Lauenburg
Lauenburg/Elbe

Ilmenau Riverside Trail – Ilmenau Riverside Trail loop from Lauenburg/Elbe

Routes
Bike touring routes & trails
Germany
Schleswig-Holstein
Herzogtum Lauenburg
Lauenburg/Elbe

Ilmenau Riverside Trail – Ilmenau Riverside Trail loop from Lauenburg/Elbe

Moderate

4.5

(442)

1,441

riders

Ilmenau Riverside Trail – Ilmenau Riverside Trail loop from Lauenburg/Elbe

03:27

54.8km

110m

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: June 18, 2026

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After 22.9 km for 237 m

Waypoints

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Train Station

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23.9 km

Bardowick lift bridge over the Ilmenau River

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Beautiful path along the Ilmenau to the lifting bridge in Bardowick.

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26.2 km

Ilmenau Riverside Trail

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Just nice to drive ... absolutely do it

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27.4 km

Ilmenau Riverside Trail

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The cycle path between Bardowick and Lüneburg, directly along the Ilmenau, is beautifully landscaped and very easy to navigate.

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28.0 km

Ilmenau River

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Very nice cycle path along the Ilmenau. The river has largely natural banks here and leaves a picturesque impression.

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31.2 km

Stadtschloss Lüneburg

Castle

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31.5 km

The old crane dates back to the 14th century, it was used to lift goods and also the Lüneburg salt works. In its prime, the crane even managed to lift …

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33.7 km

Lüner Holz

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41.4 km

View of Scharnebeck Boat Lift

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Big, big, big lock

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47.6 km

Fehlingsbleck

Nature Reserve

10

50.1 km

Wonderful path that doesn't run directly along the canal.

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54.0 km

View of Lauenburg

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A nice quiet place to stay 😀

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54.8 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.0 km

14.9 km

10.7 km

9.59 km

450 m

180 m

Surfaces

24.8 km

12.6 km

10.4 km

2.64 km

2.40 km

1.99 km

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Tuesday 23 June

32°C

13°C

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Comments

June 23, 2024,2419-Kreuz und quer durch Lüneburg-Elbe-Entlang der Ilmenau⛪️🏫🏰🚲😎
Today we criss-crossed Lüneburg. An extraordinarily impressive old town, with a strong commercial character. Everything was very well-kept and there were lots of highlights to admire, really impressive. First stop at Lüne Monastery, a very well-preserved monastery complex that was founded in the 12th century. The tour continued past Adendorf and Erbstorf to the Elbe Lateral Canal. It was a …

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Another detour towards the Elbe today. About Bardowick with cathedral and active windmill along the Ilmenau. On the Elbe, a piece of the Elbe cycle path to Lauenburg an der Elbe, past the beginning/end of the Elbeseitenkanal, and then along the Elbeseitenkanal back to Lüneburg

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Today, in autumnal temperatures, we went on a lovely bike ride from Lüneburg. Past the Elbe-Seiten-Kanal and the Elbe and back along the Ilmenau!!! Great tour

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A really nice tour to end our vacation. We started at the marina in Lauenburg. We crossed the bridge over the Elbe-Lübeck canal and the Elbe bridge, then went along the Elbe side canal to Scharnebeck and behind the dyke on fine gravel paths. The boat lift in Scharnebeck is worth seeing. Lifting height 38 meters, weight of a water-filled …

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It was a great tour through the beautiful nature along the Ilmenau, through beautiful old towns in Lauenburg and Lüneburg and the exciting Scharnebeck ship lift.

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A really great tour. Good to drive. Only small sections of bike path parallel to the road. Unfortunately, the turn from the Elbe side canal onto the cross street was steep and sandy (or the stairs
That went better) otherwise problem-free.

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Through Lüneburg - along the Elbe side canal to the Elbe. The lock on the canal was impressive - positive! "Impressive" was also what one understands by a latte macchiato in Artlenburg - could be improved a lot. The ice in Lüneburg, on the other hand, tore everything out again. The piece along the Ilmenau from the Elbe towards Lüneburg, …

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The visit to the Elbe, our big river in the north, was long overdue. The route led via Adendorf, Scharnebek and Fischhausen to Hohnstorf.
In Fischhausen an der Neetze you somehow feel like you're in nowhere and away from civilization, even though it's right next door. For me a place to pause.

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