The Elbe Cycle Route

A guidebook to cycling the 1227km (763 mile) Elbe river through Czechia and Germany from its source to the North Sea coast. Possibly the easiest long-distance cycle route in Europe, being almost flat or entirely downhill, this route is suitable for all levels of cyclists and is best experienced April through to October.

• Presented in 29 stages of 21-69km (13-43 miles)
• Suggested schedules include 13, 15, 17 and 19 day options, making this a perfect 2-3 week cycle tour
• Route passes key areas including Prague, Dresden, Magdeburg, Hamburg
• GPX files available to download
• 1:150,000 mapping provided for each stage
• Detailed information on planning, facilities and accommodation

Autorentext
After a career in marketing, culminating as marketing director of a leading supermarket group, Mike Wells started to write walking and cycling guides in his fifties. He has been a keen cyclist for over 25 years. After completing various UK Sustrans routes, such as Lôn Las Cymru in Wales and the C2C route across northern England, he then moved on to cycling long-distance routes in continental Europe and beyond. These include cycling both the Camino and Ruta de la Plata to Santiago de la Compostela, a traverse of Cuba from end to end, a circumnavigation of Iceland and a trip across Lapland to the North Cape. Even further afield he has ridden the Congo-Nile trail from the Congo basin to the source of the Nile in Rwanda and 's Nyungwe national park. On all these trips he was accompanied by his partner Christine, who sadly died in 2020. He has written 10 cycling guides for Cicerone, including a series following the great rivers of Europe. For a full list of Cicerone books and articles by Mike Wells, visit his author page.

Zusammenfassung
Guidebook to the Elbe Cycle Route through Czechia and Germany. This 1227km route along one of Europe's great rivers follows the Elbe from its source to the North Sea coast, visiting Prague, Dresden, Magdeburg and Hamburg. 29 stages of easy, flat cycling mainly on quiet country roads and dedicated cycle tracks.