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 Rogatz Stage 20 Rogatz to Tangermunde Stage 21 Tangermunde 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