Itinerary: Cycling tour from Hamburg to Dresden sportive

Day 2: Hamburg - Hitzacker (approx. 110 km)

Most of the time you will cycle along the Elbe riverbanks. After leaving the metropole you will pass a calm area with small villages. Lauenburg is an old skipper's town with a lot of beautiful restored half-timbered houses from the 16th and 17th century. You will pass through a unique landscape called "Wendland" which is characterized by a special form of settlement - the round villages. The landscape is flat and dominated by huge floodplains. They are a paradise for birds like storks, sea eagles or cranes.

Day 3: Hitzacker - Havelberg (approx. 116 km)

Recreative hours in untouched nature will define your cycling day. Only from time to time you will pass through dreamy villages. Wittenberge with its numerous towers can already be seen from a distance. Havelberg is a round village with half-timbered houses. Do not miss the Romanesque cathedral.

Day 4: Havelberg - Magdeburg (approx. 125 km)

Today the Elbe river cycle path takes you to Tangermuende. By walking through the town you will discover the traces of 1000 years of history. The most impressive building is the 24 meter high town hall with its opulent decorated front created in the 15th century. Short before Magdeburg you will pass by the impressive and technical challenging construction of the waterway junction - a gigantic building project to conect the waterways of Hannover, Magdeburg and Berlin. Magdeburg itself is a very beautiful town where you can discover history and modern art.

Day 5: Magdeburg - Dessau (approx. 78 km)

Between Magdeburg and Barby you will cycle across another biosphere reserve along the river Elbe giving home to lots of vulnerable species of birds. Sometimes you can even see a beaver. With Dessau you will enter a town which played an important role for a new architecture style including a whole life philosophy occured in the 1920s, the so called "Bauhaus". The Bauhaus Building, the Masters' Houses in Dessau and the Garden Realm Dessau-Woerlitz are part of the UNESCO list of World Cultural Heritage.

Day 6: Dessau - Torgau (approx. 105 km)

This leg will take you through the beautiful meadows of the Elbe and past the world-famous Woerlitzer Park and Gardens. The 100-hectare large park offers numerous attractions including islands, canals, temples and statues. You will by Wittenberg, a town which became famous through Martin Luther. Your journey continues to Torgau, a Renaissance town with the beautiful castle Hartenfels. The palatial church is known as the first Protestant church of Germany and which was dedicated by Martin Luther.

Day 7: Torgau - Dresden (approx. 101 km)

On the way you will be enjoying the enchanting rural atmosphere of the Elbe town of Strehla. Today’s tour will take you along the picturesque wine villages located along the Elbe river, especially Diesbar-Seußlitz. From far away you can already see the landmark of the city of Meissen: the impressive castle hill with the cathedral and the Albrechtsburg castle. After a short break at the romantic riverbanks you will cycle the last 30 kilometers to Dresden, which is also beautifully located along the Elbe valley.

Day 8: Individual departure