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description: "Let yourself be tempted by a special experience – a cycling trip along the Elbe.The Elbe Cycle Route is one of the most attractive and varied cycling routes in Europe.From the Wadden Sea through the Elbe Sandstone Mountains to Bohemia, 1,270 km of diversity awaits you.Here you can experience unique culture and vibrant metropolises, as well as the almost untouched natureof the Elbe floodplains. Those cycling to Prague also get to know a part of the Moldau. The slightgradient ensures relaxed hours on the bike. The Elbe Cycle Route logo shows you the way. Eighty percent of the route runs on a dedicated cycle path. The surface is mostly asphalted and therefore good to very good to cycle on. From Prague to the mouth of the Elbe, there is only a slightdifference in elevation."
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Elbe Cycle Route
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- 269.75 km long
- Difficulty: easy
- Condition: very easy
- Great panorama
- Long-distance cycling route

- 25:00 h
- 269.75 km
- 269 m
- 337 m
- 57 m
- 160 m
- 103 m
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- Start: Špindlerův Mlýn
- Destination: Cuxhaven

One of the most popular long-distance cycling routes in Germany

Let yourself be tempted by a special experience – a cycling trip along the Elbe.
The Elbe Cycle Route is one of the most attractive and varied cycling routes in Europe.
From the Wadden Sea through the Elbe Sandstone Mountains to Bohemia, 1,270 km of diversity awaits you.
Here you can experience unique culture and vibrant metropolises, as well as the almost untouched nature
of the Elbe floodplains. Those cycling to Prague also get to know a part of the Moldau. The slight
gradient ensures relaxed hours on the bike. The Elbe Cycle Route logo shows you the way. Eighty percent of the route runs on a dedicated cycle path. The surface is mostly asphalted and therefore good to very good to cycle on. From Prague to the mouth of the Elbe, there is only a slight
difference in elevation.

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Waypoints
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Start

Start

Špindlerův Mlýn

- Restaurant

- Restaurant

Destination

Destination

Cuxhaven

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Best to visit

suitable

Depends on weather

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Tour information

- Cultural Interesting
- Stop at an Inn

Equipment

Waterproof clothing and a tool kit recommended

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Directions &amp; Parking facilities

**Public transportation**Travel information is available on the website www.bahn.de or from the railway cyclist hotline at the service number 0180 6996633
For the Czech part: train and public transport timetables at www.idos.cz (in German), EC trains stop in Děčín, Ústí n. L., and Prague

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Additional information

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ordering the "Official Elbe Cycle Route Handbook" is also possible

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Literature

Brochure: Official Elbe Cycle Route Handbook Publisher: Elbe Cycle Route Project Coordination

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Author

Dresden Elbland Redaktion

Organization

Dresden Elbland

License (master data)

Dresden Elbland Redaktion

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Contact

407 17 Hřensko

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