The "Lüneburger Heidekartoffel" is on everyone's lips in Germany.
on everyone's lips. They thrive everywhere in the Lüneburg Heath - including on the
loamy sandy soils of the Uelzen basin. The 57 km long circular tour leads past
past potato fields and farms that grow and market the "dolle Knolle".
and market them. In farm stores, at open stalls and in restaurants you can buy and enjoy the
buy and enjoy Heidegold. The best thing to do is keep an empty saddle bag
for a small bag of potatoes as a souvenir.
The tour starts in Rosche and leads via Klein Malchau to Molbath.
Molbath. There you can view the NABU wetland biotope from an observation platform.
overlook. Cranes and moor frogs live here. Little grebes also live here,
nightingales and orioles also breed here.
From Molbath, you cycle to Gansau. In the wide
landscape between Hanstedt II and Groß Liedern, you may be lucky enough to see cranes.
can be seen. NABU has created a pond here as a breeding habitat for the shy bird.
From Groß Liedern, it is just a stone's throw across the Elbe side canal to
Elbe side canal to Uelzen. Particularly worth seeing here is the
Hundertwasser railroad station. Friedensreich Hundertwasser has transformed the formerly
station building into a cultural and environmental station.
and environmental station. The golden spheres, the colorful columns and the imaginative mosaics are
imaginative mosaics. There is even more to discover in Uelzen: St. Marien,
chapels, the artistic "Path of Stones", the animals in the wildlife park ...
The route continues along the Ilmenau river for a while and then
through forest, past fields and meadows and across heath streams to the
Elbe side canal near Esterholz. The mighty double lock towers up here. With
with a lifting height of 23 meters and a chamber length of 185 meters, it is one of the
largest lock structures in Germany. The educational trail begins at the lock
"Water makes it possible" and leads along the canal with information boards. Benches along the
canal invite you to take a breather.
You reach Gavendorf via Lehmke, Emern and Groß Pretzier.
Gavendorf. To the north-east is the Schwarzes Moor nature reserve, a remnant of raised
remnant of raised bog in the hollow of the Esterau stream. With bog birch and pine trees,
bell heather and birch swamp forest. If you walk into the moor, please
stay on the paths!
You cycle through several villages to Suhlendorf. You should definitely plan a stopover here to visit the craft museum. As you continue through Kölau, Nestau and Grabau, you will pass potato farms again and again. In Dalldorf, the fieldstone church (1668) offers a beautiful photo opportunity. The tour takes you through Dallahn, Göddenstedt and Teyendorf back to Rosche, the starting point of your ride.