The Elbe Cycle Route

Map key

Overview map

Route summary table

Suggested schedules

Introduction

Historical background

Natural environment

The route

Preparation

Getting there and back

Navigation

Accommodation

Food and drink

Amenities and services

What to take

Safety and emergencies

Using this guide

The route

Bohemia

Prologue Vrchlabi to Elbe spring

Stage 1 Elbe spring to Hostinn&##xe9;

Stage 2 Hostinn&##xe9; to Jarom??

Stage 3 Jarom?? to Pardubice

Stage 4 Pardubice to Kolin

Stage 5 Kolin to Nymburk

Stage 6 Nymburk to Prague

Stage 7 Prague to M?lnik

Stage 7A L&##xe1;zn? Touse? to M?lnik (avoiding Prague)

Stage 8 M?lnik to Litom??ice

Stage 9 Litom??ice to D??in

Stage 10 D??in to Bad Schandau

Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt

Stage 11 Bad Schandau to Dresden

Stage 12 Dresden to Meissen

Stage 13 Meissen to Riesa

Stage 14 Riesa to Torgau

Stage 15 Torgau to Wittenberg

Stage 16 Wittenberg to Dessau

Stage 17 Dessau to Barby

Stage 18 Barby to Magdeburg

Stage 19 Magdeburg to Rogaetz

Stage 20 Rogaetz to Tangermuende

Stage 21 Tangermuende to Havelberg

Stage 22 Havelberg to Wittenberge

Stage 23 Wittenberge to Doemitz

Lower Saxony

Stage 24 Doemitz to Bleckede

Stage 25 Bleckede to Geesthacht

Stage 26 Geesthacht to Hamburg

Stage 27 Hamburg to Stade

Stage 28 Stade to Freiburg

Stage 29 Freiburg to Cuxhaven

Appendix A Facilities summary

Appendix B Tourist information offices

Appendix C Youth hostels

Appendix D Ferries, lifting bridges and chairlifts

Appendix E Useful contacts

Appendix F Language glossary