Elbe Floodplain near Bälow – Grumbkow Obelisk loop from Wittenberge-Rühstädter Elbniederung

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Elbe Floodplain near Bälow – Grumbkow Obelisk loop from Wittenberge-Rühstädter Elbniederung

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Elbe Floodplain near Bälow – Grumbkow Obelisk loop from Wittenberge-Rühstädter Elbniederung

02:30

9.88km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

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Brandenburgische Elbtalaue

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1.62 km

Elbe Floodplain near Bälow

Highlight • Natural

The top of the dyke offers attractive views of the Elbe meadows.

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3.63 km

View of the floodplain landscape in Brandenburgische Elbtalaue

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5.09 km

Elbe Floodplains in Brandenburgische Elbtalaue

Highlight • River

6.25 km

Wooden Bridge in Brandenburgische Elbtalaue

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6.35 km

Eiskellerberg in Schlosspark Rühstädt

Highlight • Structure

In the castle park is the Eiskellerberg, where food used to be cooled and stored. The ice for cooling was sawn out of the nearby castle pond in winter. Today, the ice cellar has been converted into a wintering place for bats and is used as a toboggan hill in winter and for egg trundling at Easter.

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6.37 km

Giant Sequoia in Rühstädt Palace Park

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The park behind the castle was originally laid out in the 16th century as a Renaissance garden, then in the 18th century it was converted into a baroque castle garden by the then lord of the castle von Grumbkow and finally transformed into a landscape park from 1823. There are a number of rare trees here, including a sequoia.

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6.81 km

Grumbkow Obelisk

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A visual axis (today an avenue of linden trees) leads from the castle through the park to the so-called white tower. This 10 m high sandstone obelisk was erected in 1719 by Friedrich Wilhelm von Grumbkow in gratitude for the feudal estate of Rühstädt and was extensively restored in 2006.

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9.69 km

Elbe Observation Tower, Brandenburg Elbe Valley

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In addition to a long break, you can also let your eyes wander over the Elbe meadows

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9.88 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.60 km

1.72 km

264 m

209 m

Surfaces

6.78 km

1.54 km

839 m

261 m

256 m

119 m

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Comments

July 3, 2024,Storchendorf Rühstädt

After a basic camper breakfast, we drive towards Rühstädt, a small village not far from the Elbe. Rühstädt calls itself a stork village. The storks that we see on the roofs of the town are indeed numerous, as are the young that are slowly starting to fly. There is a Nabu information center in the town, but unfortunately it was …

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