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Ilmenau Drawbridge, Bardowick – Bench by the Neetze Canal loop from Bardowick

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Ilmenau Drawbridge, Bardowick – Bench by the Neetze Canal loop from Bardowick

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Ilmenau Drawbridge, Bardowick – Bench by the Neetze Canal loop from Bardowick

03:15

12.9km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

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After 923 m for 39 m

After 12.0 km for 39 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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546 m

Bardowick Volunteer Fire Department Historical Exhibition

Highlight • Historical Site

There is a historic collection of the Bardowick volunteer fire department right next to the guild house. Behind a glass facade, a restored hand pressure syringe from 1882 and a VW Bulli T1 with a retractable ladder can be admired.

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571 m

Gildehaus Local History Museum Bardowick

Highlight • Historical Site

On 4 December 2005, the new historic exhibition on the history of Bardowicks in the guildhall (1632, two-tier house) was opened. That this was possible is the result of an initiative of the windmill club. In discussions with the administration of the spot, the latter has managed to preserve the museum of local history and continue to operate with its own volunteers in the interest of all its fellow citizens. In order to make the museum more attractive, the previous exhibition was completely revised together. The exhibition illustrates Bardowick's long history under the title "A Village Through the Ages". In the Middle Ages, the place was an important trading center on the border of the German Reich. Only the destruction by Henry the Lion in 1189 ended this period of flowering. Lüneburg now took its place. As a religious center, the place was still of considerable importance. The medieval cathedral and the Nikolaihof are still visible evidence of this time. In the following years, Bardowick developed into an important center of seed and vegetable trade in northern Germany. The work in the countryside shaped the daily lives of the people. Although there are now some businesses in Bardowick, agriculture is still of great importance.

Opening hours:
Tuesday to Sunday from 15.00 - 17.00 clock

Sources:
molina-bardowick.de/html/gildehaus_2005.html
bardowick.de/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-2190/4197_read-24767
ndr.de/ratgeber/reise/lueneburger_heide/Historischer-Spaziergang-durch-Bardowick,bardowick101.html

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796 m

Boat dock Ruderclub Welle Bardowick

Highlight • Rest Area

Rowing club "Welle" Bardowick from 1894 e.V.

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927 m

Ilmenau Drawbridge, Bardowick

Highlight • Bridge

Endpoint of the bike path Lüneburg to Bardowick. One of the landmarks of Bardowick.

At the Viti-Furth, the steel bascule bridge from 1965 leads over the Ilmenau. It was inaugurated on 9 April after 8 months of construction

The crossing of the Ilmenau has been at this point at an early stage. According to history, here in 782 Marianus, who taught the Gospel in Bardowick, was slain.

A bridge, however, was first mentioned here in documents in 1059. The medieval engravings by Frese and Schlöpken already show the construction of a bascule bridge.

The last wooden bascule bridge dates back to 1888. It is now mentioned in some written essays that it was rebuilt after its demolition in 1964 in the Technical Open-Air Museum in Hagen (Westphalia) as a museum piece. However, research by webmaster "bardowick.com" has shown that this statement is unfortunately not correct. From a Bardowicker bridge there is nothing known.

Source:
bardowick.com/sehenswertes/fr.htm

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6.92 km

Bench by the Neetze Canal

Highlight • Rest Area

Make the bench break 😊

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7.21 km

Golf Club St. Dionys Parking Lot

Highlight • Parking

Parking shady and free!

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7.97 km

Balagan Café & Bistro

Highlight • Cafe

Today, rhubarb cheesecake was fresh from the oven. An inviting café and bistro on the Ilmenauradweg.

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12.7 km

Viti Tower and Churchyard (Bardowick)

Highlight • Religious Site

The testimonies of the history of the Viti Tower go back to the 12th century. During the Thirty Years' War, the St. Viti Church was destroyed. It was probably destroyed in 1627 by the burning of Bardowicks by Danish troops. The old church tower also burned down. The damaged bell was repaired during the reconstruction of the tower. The bell's inscription reads: "This bell belonged to the burgers at Bardowick and was rebuilt in 1657. Was Ambstvoget Peter Weye andt were cyclists Hinrich Feling Lenert Fulman Peter Ditmers Paul Voss has poured me into Luneburg." In the years 1945/1946 the tower was heavily damaged again. The rapid reconstruction (already about 10 years after the end of the war) testifies to the rapid economic recovery of the patch town Bardowick by the vegetable industry as the main industry. The new construction of the tower on the northern edge of the St. Viti cemetery was apparently no longer as a church tower, but only intended as an isolated bell tower.

The bell of the tower had several functions in its history. It served the spot Bardowick as a storm bell for special cases, e.g. in case of fire, approach of enemies or other emergencies. In normal operation of the Patch Administration, the bell called the citizens to Eddag's annual prescribed meetings in front of the Guildhall. The departure of a ship with vegetables to Hamburg was also announced by the bell. According to oral tradition, the task of ringing the bell as a real load on the site "Great Road 5".

Nowadays, the bell is only rung at the turn of the year.

Source:
fit-durch-gemuese.de/neu/index.php/der-vititurm.html

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12.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.10 km

5.08 km

837 m

831 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.94 km

2.63 km

2.50 km

1.94 km

643 m

249 m

Elevation

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Ilmenau Drawbridge, Bardowick – Bench by the Neetze Canal loop from Bardowick

Bardowick Volunteer Fire Department Historical Exhibition

Gildehaus Local History Museum Bardowick

Boat dock Ruderclub Welle Bardowick

Ilmenau Drawbridge, Bardowick

Bench by the Neetze Canal

Golf Club St. Dionys Parking Lot

Balagan Café & Bistro

Viti Tower and Churchyard (Bardowick)

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