GUIDED E-BIKE TOUR: The Heath Cycling Tour

Brick Gothic and Heath Romanticism – from Mölln through the Lüneburg Heath to Hamburg 

On the Heath cycling tour, we will take you to traditional trading towns that are located in the middle of Schleswig-Holstein's lake landscape, on the Elbe and along the historic Salt Road. Beautiful towns with brick Gothic architecture, half-timbered houses and cobblestones and the idyllic landscape of the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park are the main ingredients of this e-bike tour, which ends in the Hanseatic city of Hamburg. You start in picturesque Mölln, which lies in the middle of glittering lakes and green forests: you will meet the town's most famous son, Till Eulenspiegel, on the market square with its pretty half-timbered houses. On your trip to Ratzeburg, we will tell you about Henry the Lion, who had the mighty brick cathedral built in the 12th century. The unique island location of the historic town will inspire you. Along the old salt road you will go to the "shipper's town" of Lauenburg on the Elbe, whose lovingly renovated old town stretches along the river. Once you arrive in Lower Saxony, you can spot storks and herons in the flat grassland of the Elbe marshes. On the Elbe Lateral Canal, we will show you the Scharnebeck boat lift: Here, the boats travel by elevator! With a bit of luck, you will see how large barges negotiate the 38-meter elevation between the canal sections. In the Hanseatic city of Lüneburg, the buildings, alleys and squares of the well-preserved city center bear witness to the wealth that the city once acquired through its medieval salt monopoly. Now it's time to head to the countryside: In the Lüneburg Heath Nature Reserve, you can explore the gently rolling heath, geest and forest landscape. Heather, juniper bushes, birch and old oak trees characterize this unique, traffic-free natural landscape, with its herds of Heidschnucke sheep, beehives and horse-drawn carriages. Pretty heath villages such as Egestorf and Undeloh with their wooden bell towers and the thatched farmhouses in Wilsede contribute to the romantic overall picture. On small paths and with a relaxed city entrance through greenery and along the water, you finally arrive in the fascinating port city of Hamburg with its UNESCO-protected Speicherstadt. Comfortable 4-star hotels with two double overnight stays contribute to your relaxation: you stay in a Wilhelminian-era house on the lake, in a converted mill complex in the heart of Lüneburg, in a family-run wellness hotel on the edge of the heath and in the middle of Hamburg's Speicherstadt.