The Bode Cycle Route crosses the Salzlandkreis district over a distance of approximately 51 kilometres, delighting nature lovers, culture enthusiasts and those seeking relaxation alike. The Bode River, which initially meanders through the northern Harz foreland, accompanies cyclists through idyllic floodplain landscapes, historic towns and charming villages.
Etgersleben is the first town on the Boderadweg cycle route in the Salzland district coming from the Harz Mountains. Through the gentle lowlands on the mostly well-developed Boderadweg cycle path, you reach Egeln with its imposing moated castle and a museum of prehistory and early history via Egeln-Nord. Castle festivals, markets and cultural events regularly attract visitors to the site.
The route continues between fields and allotments in the direction of Wolmirsleben. The Boderadweg leads through a peaceful meadow landscape with meadows, hedges and venerable oak trees to the Rothenförder weir, which dates back to 1889.
Continue along the Bodedamm towards Athensleben and later along Lake Löderburg.
Soon afterwards, Gaensefurther Castle is in sight. Shortly afterwards, our route meets the European cycle route R 1 at the narrow Gaensefurther bridge. From now on, both routes run together along the Bode to Staßfurt with its town and mining museum. It offers an exhibition on the town's history and on the extraction of evaporated salt and the potash industry. Several times a year, steam locomotive fans from far and wide make the pilgrimage to Staßfurt for the locomotive shed festivals.
Other places along the way include Hohenerxleben with its castle, Neugattersleben with its castle park and the town of Nienburg, where the Bode flows into the Saale. Here you can visit the monastery church of St Mary and St Cyprian, the site of the Romanesque Route.
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