Elb-H�henweg

Along the Elbe through Lower Saxony

66km long, this trail between Schnackenburg and Hitzacker - Neu-Darchau explores two national nature parks, the Lower Saxony Elbe Valley Meadows biosphere reserve and the Elbufer-Drawehn nature reserve.

For most of its route the Elbh�henweg follows the course of the river, on the Elbe dike for long stretches. There is plenty to see and do along the way: wildlife to watch in the Lower Saxony Elbe Valley Meadows biosphere reserve, the medieval town of Hitzacker with its inviting cafés to explore and a flying visit to the Bronze Age in the Hitzacker Archaeological Centre. Not to mention hilltops such as the H�hbeck to climb for panoramic views of the Elbe and its meadows. Other wayside attractions include a number of lookout towers, the old D�mitz railway bridge and a carefully collated museum on the history of the Cold War inner-German border in Schnackenburg.