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Cycling through the region
Of Elbe views, blossoms and Hanseatic cities
Maritime Hanseatic towns, colourful orchards, green pastures, big ships. The Hanseatic city of Stade with its picturesque historic city centre forms the heart of the Altes Land holiday region on the River Elbe. The region invites you on a fascinating discovery tour along the rivers Este and Lühe, on the Elbe dyke in the direction of Cuxhaven or Hamburg and past pretty little towns, magnificent half-timbered houses and quaint farm shops and cafés. A network of around 1,000 kilometres of signposted cycle paths leads through the mostly flat and in places slightly hilly area and connects the district’s most beautiful sights.
New cycle map
A new cycle map for Stade and the region was launched in May 2024. It shows the most beautiful circular tours starting and finishing in Stade. The map is available at the tourist information office at the harbour and can be purchased online in our souvenir shop. Here you will also find all the tour details for the six circular tours as well as GPX files for navigation during the tour.
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If you’re looking for a safe place to park your beloved bike in Stade, you’ll find it here.
Cycling tours around Stade
The Short Stade Tour
Start and finish point
Tourist information at the harbour
Route length
approx. 22 kilometres
Signposting
none
Things to see en route
Hansehafen harbour, STADEUM, ramparts, Horstsee lake, Ottenbeck pasture landscape, Stade airfield, Barger Heath, Schwingetal valley, Schwarzer Berg mountain, Museum Island
The Agathenburg Castle Tour
Start and finish point
STADEUM Culture and Conference Centre
Route length
approx. 30 kilometres
Signposting
none
Things to see en route
Ottenbeck pasture landscape, Agathenburg Castle, orchards, Hollern-Twielenfleth Obstroute, St Mauritius Church in Hollern, Holzhafen harbour and Stade Stadthafen
The Harsefeld Tour
Start and finish point
Stade railway station
Route length
approx. 65 kilometres
Signposting
Stade - Harsefeld: Mönchsweg
Harsefeld - Dollern: Steinroute
Dollern - Stade: Obstroute
Things to see en route
Elbe River, Lühesand Elbe Island, House of the Lower Elbe Maritime Landscape, Hogendiek Bridge, St. Martini and Nicolai Church Steinkirchen, Horneburg Castle and Castle Park, Horneburg Craft Museum, Liebfrauen Church Horneburg, Bliederstorf Feldstein Church, Auetal, Harsefeld Garden of Stones, Harsefeld Monastery Park, Rüstjer Forest, Agathenburg Castle
The Krautsand Tour
Start and finish point
Tourist information at the harbour
Route length
approx. 70 kilometres
Signposting
Stade - Krautsand: Elbe Cycle Route
Krautsand - Dornbusch: Elbe Island Route
Dornbusch - Stade: Lower Saxony Milchstraße
Things to see en route
St. Nikolai church in Bützfleth, Grauerort fortress, Ruthenstrom barrage, Krautsand Elbe island, "Zum Guten Hirten" seafarer's church on Krautsand, Hüll homestead, St. Marien half-timbered church in Großenwörden
The Mill Route
Start and finish point
STADEUM Culture and Conference Centre
Route length
approx. 52 kilometres
Signposting
The Mill Route
Things to see en route
Bock windmill on the Stade Museum Island, Amanda windmill in Grefenmoor, Anna Maria windmill in Kutenholz, Fredenbeck watermill, Deinster Mühle estate, Schiffertors mill in Stade
"Obstroute" - Fruit route
Start and finish point
Tourist information at the harbour
Route length
Northern loop: approx. 37 kilometres
South-eastern loop: approx. 41 kilometres
Signposting
"Obstroute" - fruit route
Things to see en route
Northern loop: Hanseatic city of Stade, Agathenburg Castle, Horneburg Craft Museum, St. Martini and Nicolai Steinkirchen Church, Hogendiek Bridge, Lühe jetty, Venti Amica windmill, Twielenfleth lighthouse
South-eastern loop: Lühe jetty, Aurora mill, Cranz rolling bridge, Hanseatic city of Buxtehude, St. Matthias Church, Museum Altes Land, Hogendiek Bridge
All about cycling
Card material for your stay
We are happy to put together the documents you need for your cycling holiday in Stade. You can obtain maps with tour descriptions for the routes in our region from us at the tourist information centre at the harbour. You can also order the maps from the comfort of your own home in our online souvenir shop.