The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.
The route
One of the Elbe Cycle Route's official sections, about 290 km downstream from Dresden by Meissen's castle and cathedral, Riesa, Torgau, Luther's Wittenberg and Dessau to Magdeburg. It follows the river's dykes and water meadows through the Middle Elbe biosphere reserve, almost flat all the way, on one of Germany's most popular long-distance cycle routes.
Stages
A suggested split into 4 days of about 72 km (45 mi). Each day ends at the town or village on the way nearest to an equal share of the distance, or at a hotel or hostel where there is none. These are not the official stages: check where you can stay before you book.
- Day 1 Dresden to Seydewitz 73 km · 73 km from the start
- Day 2 Seydewitz to Priesitz 62 km · 135 km from the start
- Day 3 Priesitz to Dessau 73 km · 208 km from the start
- Day 4 Dessau to Magdeburg 80 km · 288 km from the start
Start and finish
Start: near Dresden, Saxony. 51.05388, 13.73960
Finish: near Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt. 52.13063, 11.64414
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Dresden, Saxony · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Seydewitz, Nordsachsen · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Priesitz, Wittenberg · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Dessau, Saxony-Anhalt · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt · The finish Booking.com → Expedia →
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Roads and paths change, and surfaces vary with the weather. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, ride to what you find, and give way to walkers and horses.
