Ilmenau Riverside Trail – Ilmenau Riverside Trail loop from Erbstorf

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Ilmenau Riverside Trail – Ilmenau Riverside Trail loop from Erbstorf

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Ilmenau Riverside Trail – Ilmenau Riverside Trail loop from Erbstorf

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37.2km

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: September 30, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 16.1 km for 169 m

After 19.9 km for 78 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.20 km

Streitmoor

Nature Reserve

9.14 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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11.4 km

Ilmenau Riverside Trail

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Just nice to drive ... absolutely do it

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12.6 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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13.2 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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15.1 km

Stintmarkt in the historic water district, Lüneburg

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The Stintmarkt is located in the historic water district of Lüneburg. As the name suggests, the fish species "smelt" used to be traded here, a small, herring-like fish that was …

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15.6 km

Lüneburg Old Town

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The pretty, old salt town of Lüneburg is always worth a visit. There are many highlights and many beautiful old houses to see there, especially in the old town, as …

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18.1 km

View of the Old Crane (Alter Kran) in Lüneburg

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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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25.5 km

Ilmenau Riverside Trail

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The approximately 120 km long Ilmenau Cycle Path is a joint project of the districts of Uelzen, Lüneburg and Harburg. The Ilmenau is the most important body of water in …

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37.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.1 km

10.1 km

6.38 km

4.54 km

1.12 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.9 km

11.9 km

5.73 km

3.75 km

1.58 km

313 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 13 October

16°C

7°C

15 %

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Comments

March 14, 2022,Lüneburg: Backsteintour mit Schiffshebewerk

Short trip to the ship lift. This tour corresponds to the brick tour up to Adendorf, from Adendorf there is a detour to the ship lift.

Extensive spring cleaning was organized at the stork's nest in Erbstorf.

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June 22, 2022,Lüneburg: Tour mit Backstein und Hebewerk

In principle, this is the brick tour to the chapel in Adendorf, but extended with the dangling to the ship lift in Scharnebeck.

The ship lift will be extended by a lock in 2-3 years. The very large inland waterway vessels are supposed to go through there later, the troughs are too small. The ship lift is currently referred to …

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June 6, 2024,Adendorf nach Lüneburg und über Bardowick zurück🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️🐕

Today I did a little tour of Lüneburg and ended up in the middle of the shots of the red roses 🌹 🌹 and cycled along the towpath along the Ilmenau back to the motorhome parking space in Adendorf. Overall, a nice tour. 👍

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September 5, 2026,Fahrradtour_Adendorf-Lüneburg_05.09.2026

To explore the surroundings of Lüneburg, the two of us started from the hotel in the direction of Bardowick. Via well-developed forest paths, we reached the swing bridge over the Ilmenau in Bardowick and continued along the river to Bardowicker Dom. This imposing church, which was never a bishop's seat, built in brick Gothic style, characterizes the center of this …

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June 16, 2024,Von Lüneburg zum Schiffshebewerg - Rundtour

It was a beautiful round trip. Unfortunately, we were surprised by heavy rain and had to cut the tour short because we were soaked.

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April 22, 2025,Entlang der Ilmenau – Ilmenau Runde von Oedeme

Arrived in Lüneburg today. The room wasn't ready yet, so I quickly hopped on my bike and went for a quick ride in and around Lüneburg. We arrived in sunshine, of course, but during the ride it started to rain. It wasn't quite as bad. It's definitely more fun with sunshine. Stay cheerful 😃

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June 9, 2023,Auf dem Treidelpfad von Bardowick nach Lüneburg

Today we followed the Ilmenau on the old towpath - no traffic and beautiful nature. Before Lüneburg, the path even goes under the autobahn. Lüneburg is always worth a trip anyway 😎.

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