Elbhöhentour

On both sides of the Elbe, the contrasting Elbe Heights Tour runs through the landscape along the great river. On the right bank of the Elbe, between the towns of Darchau and Herrenhof, 100-year-old fruit tree avenues line the predominantly flat path through the Neuhauser Elbmarsch. In spring, a fantastic variety of blossoms defines the character of this cultural landscape. On the left bank, the densely forested Elbe heights of Drawehn and the vineyard hill in Hitzacker offer a magnificent view of the Elbe river landscape, after mastering the challenging elevation changes. The willow wetland bushes near Tiesmesland hint only faintly that once extensive floodplain forests dominated the Elbe banks.