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Lüneburg Heath

Ilmenau Riverside Trail – Ilmenau Riverside Trail loop from Lüneburg

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Germany

Lower Saxony

Lüneburg Heath

Ilmenau Riverside Trail – Ilmenau Riverside Trail loop from Lüneburg

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Ilmenau Riverside Trail – Ilmenau Riverside Trail loop from Lüneburg

01:08

18.4km

40m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 18, 2026

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Includes a movable bridge

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After 9.08 km for 9 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.35 km

Ilmenau River

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Very nice cycle path along the Ilmenau. The river has largely natural banks here and leaves a picturesque impression.

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4.91 km

Ilmenau Riverside Trail

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The cycle path between Bardowick and Lüneburg, directly along the Ilmenau, is beautifully landscaped and very easy to navigate.

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6.17 km

Ilmenau Riverside Trail

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Just nice to drive ... absolutely do it

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7.32 km

Bardowick lift bridge over the Ilmenau River

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Beautiful path along the Ilmenau to the lifting bridge in Bardowick.

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8.94 km

Hohenbrücke over the River Ilmenau

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At the end of the village of Badowick, you cross a lift bridge over the Ilmenau.

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9.08 km

Endpoint of the bike path Lüneburg to Bardowick. One of the landmarks of Bardowick.

At the Viti-Furth, the steel bascule bridge from 1965 leads over the Ilmenau. It was inaugurated on 9 April after 8 months of construction

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11.7 km

Old Bardowick Lock (Die Alte Schleuse Bardowick)

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Just a nice place with a small lock, an old barge and a houseboat.

Unfortunately, the lock at Bardowick is in poor condition and was closed in 2012. When or …

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11.7 km

Ilmenau Riverside Trail

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The approximately 120 km long Ilmenau Cycle Path is a joint project of the districts of Uelzen, Lüneburg and Harburg. The Ilmenau is the most important body of water in …

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18.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.6 km

3.36 km

2.26 km

2.06 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.9 km

4.80 km

1.92 km

762 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 24 August

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Comments

June 19, 2022,19.06.2022 nach Lüneburg zum Stadtfest

I cycled the towpath on the Ilmenau to Lüneburg. Rain gear in the backpack because rain and thunderstorms were announced.
What came, 🌞 and 23 degrees. Very nice for the city festival in LG.
I walked the path through the old town.
I looked at Lüneburg from above in 2 places.
Watert, 56 m high and 298 steps up and …

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June 9, 2023,Auf dem Treidelpfad von Bardowick nach Lüneburg

Today we followed the Ilmenau on the old towpath - no traffic and beautiful nature. Before Lüneburg, the path even goes under the autobahn. Lüneburg is always worth a trip anyway 😎.

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Ilmenau Riverside Trail – Ilmenau Riverside Trail loop from Lüneburg

Ilmenau River

Ilmenau Riverside Trail

Ilmenau Riverside Trail

Bardowick lift bridge over the Ilmenau River

Hohenbrücke over the River Ilmenau

Ilmenau Drawbridge, Bardowick

Old Bardowick Lock (Die Alte Schleuse Bardowick)

Ilmenau Riverside Trail

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