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Hitzacker Old Town Island – Schweineweide Riverside Meadow loop from Schmessau

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Hitzacker Old Town Island – Schweineweide Riverside Meadow loop from Schmessau

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Hitzacker Old Town Island – Schweineweide Riverside Meadow loop from Schmessau

01:15

20.9km

120m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 15, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

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After 10.0 km for 29 m

After 10.3 km for 29 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.80 km

Bredenbock Half-Timbered Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

A pretty, small half-timbered chapel with a beautiful oak tree in the foreground. The chapel was built in 1732 and renovated in 1890/91 and 1959/60. Before that, there was an …

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9.51 km

Hitzacker Old Town Island

Highlight • Settlement

You could leave Hitzacker too, but that would be a pity. Because then you would miss the picturesque old town on the small island between the Elbe and Jeetzel, which …

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9.63 km

De Grode Butt Fountain, Hitzacker Market Square

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This bronze sculpture of a fish figure in the market place of the sculptor Waldemar Nottbohm from Pussade was inaugurated in 1986. The background for this sculpture is a legend: …

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9.64 km

Old Town Hall, Hitzacker

Highlight • Historical Site

The Hitzacker town hall, once the royal office, is also an important address for guests. Because this is where the spa and tourist information is located. Open Monday to Saturday, …

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9.87 km

View of the Elbe

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The story of a place fighting the flood.

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10.0 km

Flood protection wall in Hitzacker

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This is very important because Hitzacker has been flooded many times in the past.

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10.2 km

Schweineweide Riverside Meadow

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It was not uncommon for ships to get into "mud trouble" here because the large meadow - the "pig pasture" - was often under water. They ran aground because they …

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16.2 km

Kamerun Holiday Village

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Cameroon is a holiday village between Hitzacker and Metzingen. The village is quietly situated in a hilly forest area.

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20.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.54 km

7.96 km

3.10 km

179 m

173 m

Surfaces

16.1 km

3.59 km

1.05 km

179 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 18 July

19°C

11°C

74 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Hitzacker Old Town Island – Schweineweide Riverside Meadow loop from Schmessau

Bredenbock Half-Timbered Chapel

Hitzacker Old Town Island

De Grode Butt Fountain, Hitzacker Market Square

Old Town Hall, Hitzacker

View of the Elbe

Flood protection wall in Hitzacker

Schweineweide Riverside Meadow

Kamerun Holiday Village

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