Outdoor PitstopCycle route · Salzwedel · Updated on 14 November 2026
Vier-Länder-Grenzradweg cycle route
Vier-Länder-Grenzradweg is a cycle route of 53.9 km from Salzwedel. Along the way you'll find 94 benches, 2 public toilets and 1 honesty box.
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The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 53.9 km
- ± 3:35 h
- ↑ 57 m · ↓ 63 m
- Moderate
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Salzwedel
0 km451 m
Honesty box
451 m29.5 km · 33 benches
Gefallenendenkmal
30 kmMemorial
434 m · 17 benches
Public toilet
30.4 km1.3 km · 26 benches
Public toilet
31.7 km3.4 km · 5 benches
Kriegerdenkmal Ziemendorf
35.1 kmMemorial
18.2 km · 8 benches
Grenzlandmuseum Schnackenburg
53.3 kmMuseum
553 m · 5 benches
Finish
53.9 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 30.4 kmBetween 0 km and 30.4 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
3 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
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Photo: Dguendel · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial · after 30 km
Memorial · after 35.1 km
Museum · after 53.3 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 57 m
- Down
- ↓ 63 m
- Highest point
- 44 m
- Lowest point
- 15 m
Nowhere steeper than 5%.
Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.
produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved
Way types
53.9 km in total- Track: 14.3 km
- Busy road: 14.2 km
- Path: 10.3 km
- Road: 10 km
- Street: 4 km
- Cycle path: 675 m
- Unknown: 365 m
Surfaces
53.9 km in total- Asphalt: 30 km
- Paved: 18.7 km
- Gravel: 3.7 km
- Unpaved: 500 m
- Unknown: 865 m
About the cycle route Vier-Länder-Grenzradweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you cycle?
Vier-Länder-Grenzradweg is a cycle route of 53.9 km that starts in Salzwedel. It does not end where it starts. You start in Salzwedel and finish in Schnackenburg. Along the way you pass Gefallenendenkmal (after 30 km), Kriegerdenkmal Ziemendorf (after 35.1 km) and Grenzlandmuseum Schnackenburg (after 53.3 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 57 m in total and descend 63 m. Allow ± 3:35 h, without breaks. The level is moderate.
What roads do you cycle on?
The longest part is track (14.3 km), busy road (14.2 km) and path (10.3 km). Of the surface, 30 km asphalt and 18.7 km paved. For 865 m the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 94 benches, 2 public toilets and 1 honesty box. The longest stretch without a toilet is 30.4 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Vier-Länder-Grenzradweg
Cycle routes nearby
6- Vier-Länder-GrenzradwegModerate · From A to B59.8 km
- EuroVelo 13 - Iron Curtain Trail - part 7Hard · From A to B319.7 km
- AltmarkrundkursHard · Circular ride508.4 km
- Hanse-Wendland-Radweg Teil2Moderate · From A to B32.4 km
- Hanse-Wendland-Radweg Teil3Easy · From A to B21.1 km
- Vier-Länder-GrenzradwegEasy · From A to B26.3 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
BurgturmCastle · 173 m from the route - 2
Gustaf-Nagel-ArealAttraction · 224 m from the route - 3
Danneil-MuseumMuseum · 523 m from the route - 4
Bockwindmühle WanzerAttraction · 2 km from the route - 5
GrenzturmObservation tower · 3.3 km from the route - 6
Klaus-Bahlsen-TurmObservation tower · 4.4 km from the route - 7
Bismarckturm SalzwedelObservation tower · 4.6 km from the route - 8
Schloss GadowCastle · 5.6 km from the route - 9
Schloss GartowCastle · 6.1 km from the route - 10
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 7.3 km from the route - 11
Woodhenge am HasenbergAttraction · 7.5 km from the route - 12
Museum WustrowMuseum · 7.6 km from the route - 13
Burg LenzenCastle · 8.3 km from the route - 14
GrenzturmObservation tower · 8.7 km from the route - 15
Altes SchlossCastle · 9.1 km from the route - 16
Neues Schloss TylsenAttraction · 9.2 km from the route - 17
SchwedenschanzeArchaeological site · 9.3 km from the route - 18Aussichtsturm SchnackenburgObservation tower · 331 m from the route
- 19Jenny-Marx-HausMuseum · 386 m from the route
- 20Wüstung JahrsauRuins · 1 km from the route
- 21Aussichtsturm ZießauObservation tower · 1.5 km from the route
- 22Kriegerdenkmal ZießauMemorial · 1.6 km from the route
- 23Observation towerObservation tower · 1.6 km from the route
- 24Grenzturm BömenzienObservation tower · 2.5 km from the route
- 25Jahn-GedenkstätteMuseum · 4 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Vier-Länder-Grenzradweg?
Vier-Länder-Grenzradweg is 53.9 km long. Allow ± 3:35 h of riding: 15 km an hour, without breaks.
Is this route a circular ride?
No, the route runs from Salzwedel to Schnackenburg.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Salzwedel.
How hard is this route?
Moderate, with 57 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 2 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 30.4 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
No, there is no water point within 100 m of the route. Bring enough water.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Gefallenendenkmal, Kriegerdenkmal Ziemendorf and Grenzlandmuseum Schnackenburg.
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