Gallery: Elbe Forest Tour
These are from a ride from Magdeburg to Lüneburg in three days in July 2016. The actual Elbe path was a bit long for the time available, and often exposed, so I used the ADFC regional maps to try to hit as much forest land as possible.
Bike bridge on Elberadweg
Elberadweg barge on the river.
Part of the D10 Elberadweg.
Utility building with mural of bike tourists.
A nice paved smooth road for biking.
German bikeway. Pretty flat and smooth.
Greenpeace Beluga monument near Gorleben to protest spent nuclear fuel storage here.
Shelter at Gorleben Beluga monument. Also a pit toilet (well stocked with TP, summer 2016) behind.
Greenpeace MV Beluga and entrance to proposed salt dome nuclear fuel storage facility.
Good wooded paved way for riding.
Beautiful forest. Path a bit rough, sometimes sandy.
Roadside stone marker showing way to Wedderin, Riebrau, Braasche
Beautiful forest path but sandy -- passable, but a bit rough going with panniers on.
Sandy forest path, difficult biking but passable.
Big bike store. Buy bike tubes here even when the store is closed.
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