Monastery Route - Cycling by numbers in the Elbe-Havel triangle

Short description

This circular route takes you through the Elbe Valley, through fields and forests to the Jerichow Monastery. The monastery was founded by canons from the Monastery of Our Lady in Magdeburg as a Premonstratensian priory. Today, the monastery, as the oldest Romanesque brick building east of the Elbe, has a special architectural significance. Also, use the route to visit other churches along the Romanesque Road in Melkow, Wust, and Schönhausen (Elbe).

Description

Attractions/Excursion destinations:

• Monastery complex with museum in Jerichow
• Dutch windmill in Jerichow
• Churches along the Romanesque Road (Melkow/Wust and Schönhausen)
• Muuuhseum of the Altmark in Wust
• Crypt of the von Katte family in Wust

Route condition: good

• Asphalt, partially paved cycle paths along the road
• Some sections with cobblestones
• Lightly trafficked country road
• Gravel, partially asphalt or paved on the Elbe dyke

You cycle the tour according to the following numbers:

6-10-30-65-13-47-14-89-25-45-93-6

Route description

Start the tour in Wust at junction 6 towards junction 10 and Federal Highway 188. Cross the federal highway and continue to Schönhausen (Elbe). In Schönhausen, leave the circular route at junction 30 to visit the Church of St. Mary and Willebrord, then head to junction 77. There, in close proximity, you will find the church and the baroque park. Follow the cycle path signage along junctions 30, 65, 13, 47, and 14 to Jerichow. Along a cycle path and a lightly trafficked country road, you will pass through Klein Mangelsdorf, Melkow, and back to Wust to the starting point.

 

You cycle the tour according to the following numbers: 6-10-30-65-13-47-14-89-25-45-93-6