St. Catherine's Church, Lenzen – Lenzen Border Tower loop from Lenzen (Elbe)

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Lenzen (Elbe)

St. Catherine's Church, Lenzen – Lenzen Border Tower loop from Lenzen (Elbe)

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St. Catherine's Church, Lenzen – Lenzen Border Tower loop from Lenzen (Elbe)

01:21

5.34km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Tips

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Brandenburgische Elbtalaue

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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28 m

Prussian milestone on Lenzen marketplace

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The Prussian Postmeilenstein (without inscription) was built 1803/04 at the marketplace. Here the main postal rates of Berlin and Magdeburg united, in order to come then to Hamburg.

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80 m

Stumpfer Turm Lenzen

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Built in the 14th century as part of the 785 m long city wall. It was the gate tower of the mountain gate, one of 3 city gates. The mountain …

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163 m

St. Catherine's Church, Lenzen

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The foundation stone of this church dates back to the 14th century. In the years that followed, it underwent several renovations and alterations. After two devastating city fires (1646 and …

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217 m

Lenzener Narrenfreiheit Sculpture Group

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On the Burgplatz at the entrance to Lenzen Castle stands the group of bronze figures on the town history of Lenzen’s freedom from fools by the painter and sculptor Bernd …

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963 m

Seepage Water Footbridge, Lenzen

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Something to balance, but with some skill you can also climb up at the end (if there is no water) and read the information board from the Biosphere Reserve River Landscape Elbe - Brandenburg

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2.80 km

Lenzen Border Tower

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The old GDR watchtower now functions as a lookout tower. From the tower you have a great view of the Elbe and the surrounding area.

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2.83 km

Memorial stone for Dike Captain Wangenheim-Wake on the Elbe dike near Lenzen

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Adolf Freiherr von Wangenheim-Wake was the son of the monastery chamber director Hermann von Wangenheim. He attended the Vitzthumsche Gymnasium in Dresden from 1868 to 1873 and studied law and …

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3.33 km

Water level tower on the Elbe

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5.34 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.49 km

1.17 km

1.16 km

430 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.01 km

1.27 km

1.21 km

489 m

370 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 13 October

16°C

6°C

13 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

April 14, 2023,1x zum "Café Eisvogel" an der Elbe und zurück

A very nice café on the Elbe, among others. with homemade cakes, frozen yoghurt with various toppings and many other culinary delights. 🥰 Pure nature incl.

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