Altmark circular route - on two wheels through the Altmark

The circular route partly follows the routes of other long-distance cycle paths. The unique architectural sights are shared by the Altmark circular route with the "Romanesque Road." Part of the Altmark circular route runs on the same route as the Elbe Cycle Route. Further connection options are offered in Havelberg by the Havel Cycle Route and near Salzwedel by the Green Belt route. Combination possibilities also arise through the Milde-Biese route (approx. 70 km) between Gardelegen and Arendsee.

The distances of the sensible route sections are as follows:

Stendal - Ackendorf near Gardelegen (94 km)
Ackendorf near Gardelegen - Salzwedel (117 km)
Salzwedel - Seehausen (90 km)
Seehausen - Werben (68 km)
Werben - Genthin (86 km)
Genthin - Stendal (80 km)

Besides the main stations, the Altmark circular route also passes through smaller villages and localities throughout the Altmark:

Arendsee - Ziemendorf - Harpe - Gollensdorf - Drösede - Bömenzien - Aulosen - Wanzer - Pollitz - Wahrenberg - Losenrade - Beuster - Ostorf - Oberkamps - Seehausen - Barsberge - Drüsedau - Polkern - Krumke - Osterburg - Düsedau - Calberwisch - Uchtenhagen - Walsleben - Rohrbeck - Iden - Hindenburg - Hohenberg-Krusemark - Schwarzholz - Polkritz - Rosenhof - Büttnershof - Kannenberg - Berge - Werben (Elbe) - Räbel - Havelberg - Jederitz - Neukamern - Kamern - Schönfeld - Klietz - Hohengöhrener Damm - Schönhauser Damm - Wuster Damm - Wust - Melkow - Jerichow - Kabelitz - Fischbeck - Tangermünde - Hämerten - Storkau - Billberge - Arneburg - Wischer - Hassel - Stendal - Welle - Demker - Weißewarte - Tangermünde - Schönwalde - Stegelitz - Groß Schwarzlosen - Lüderitz - Schleuß - Brunkau - Vollenschier - Staats - Börgitz - Uchtspringe - Trüstedt - Kloster Neuendorf - Gardelegen - Klötze - Kunrau - Mellin - Diesdorf - Salzwedel - Arendsee

Touring bike; something to drink, to eat and the picnic blanket for the most beautiful spots in nature. And of course in summer don’t forget the swimming gear; baths and lakes await us!

The Altmark circular route can be ridden without difficulty. Some sections are on sandy paths but are good to ride with wider tires.

Stendal (railway hub for regional trains and regularly served by Intercity (IC) and Intercity-Express (ICE) trains Berlin-Hanover of Deutsche Bahn)
Salzwedel (IRE Hamburg - Berlin, RE Magdeburg Uelzen)
Wittenberge (IC and ICE connection Berlin-Hamburg)

The Altmark consists of agriculturally shaped lowlands as well as forests and heathland. In the southwest are the Drömling and the Ohre lowlands, in the southeast parts of the Colbitz-Letzlingen Heath, and in the east and northeast the Elbe valley lowlands and the Wische. Important rivers of the region besides the Elbe and Havel on the eastern edge of the Altmark are the Jeetze, Milde-Biese-Aland, and Uchte. The largest lake is the northern Arendsee with approx. 511 hectares of water surface and an average depth of 29 m.
The Altmark covers more than 4500 square kilometers and extends over 90 km east-west and more than 60 km north-south. Neighboring regions to the Altmark are the Wendland in the northwest, the Prignitz in the northeast, the Havelland in the east, the Elbe-Börde-Heide region in the south, and the Lüneburg Heath in the west.

Take your time for the cultural treasures along the way and visit, for example, the Altmark and the Winckelmann Museum in Stendal. The region has many buildings from the Romanesque period, which convey their strength, calmness, and clarity to the cyclist.