Cycling tour in the Harz foothills | Stage 1: Wernigerode - Drübeck and back

Short Description

Description

The Garden Dreams are 50 historical parks and gardens in Saxony-Anhalt that describe the history of garden art and various types of gardens.

On this 7-day bike tour, you will explore the most beautiful parks in the Harz Foreland. Start your journey in Wernigerode with a visit to the castle and enjoy the unique view of the Harz from the castle terraces. The journey continues to the monastery gardens of Drübeck and Michaelstein. Just a stones throw away is Blankenburg (Harz). Here, you can experience 400 years of garden art in one place. From the UNESCO World Heritage town of Quedlinburg with its collegiate gardens, the route leads you on a circular tour to Rieder and Ballenstedt. In Rieder, the theater architect Bernhard Sehring created his very own fairytale castle, the Roseburg, including a romantic park, from 1907. Ballenstedts castle park impresses with a water axis and an imposing dragon fountain designed by Peter Joseph Lenné.

Services:

- 6 nights in good mid-range hotels with breakfast

- Luggage transfer

- HarzCard (Guest All-Inclusive Card for 4 days)

- Admission to the castle museum and collegiate church St. Servatius with Quedlinburg Cathedral Treasure

- Tour package per room

- 7-day service hotline

Notes: The HarzCard can be used on four freely selectable days within the validity period. You can experience attractions from around 120 partners.

In all the cities mentioned above, a tourist tax must be paid (approx. €2.50 per person per day). This amount is to be paid in cash at each accommodation and is therefore not included in the travel price. In return, you will receive the Harz holiday ticket Hatix, which allows you free travel on all public bus and tram lines in the Harz district.

Optional Additional Services: Rental bike (touring bike/E-bike)

Note:

Booking exclusively through Elbe Rad Touristik GmbH. The Garden Dreams e. V. is neither the organizer nor the mediator of this offer.

Booking:

Elbe Rad Touristik GmbH | Gerhart-Hauptmann-Str. 2 | 39108 Magdeburg

Phone: 0391 /7330 334

Fax: 0391 / 7330 335

info@elbe-rad-touristik.de | www.elbe-rad-touristik.de

Prices:

Price per person in a double room: €573.00

Single room supplement: €196.00

5% discount for group bookings (7-12 participants)

Directions

Wernigerode – Kloster Drübeck and back (approx. 6 km each way)

In the morning, the bike tour takes you to Kloster Drübeck. The core of the well-preserved monastery complex is the St. Vitus Monastery Church. Relax in the monastery courtyard, the rose garden, or the blooming kitchen garden. In the cozy monastery café, you can fortify yourself with delicious coffee specialties, selected teas, and homemade sheet cakes for the return journey.

In the afternoon, we invite you to the Wernigerode Castle with its castle gardens. Be enchanted by a castle tour with an audio guide of the over 40, partly original, furnished rooms of the German nobility. In the Miniature Park Little Harz, you can find detailed replicas of significant buildings and attractions of the Harz region on a 1.5 ha area - a visit is worthwhile.

HarzCard Benefits (Examples)

- Wernigerode Castle: free admission (except for special events)

- Wernigerode Castle Railway: round trip to/from the castle (from the Alte Kapelle, Breite Straße, Anger stop)

- Harzer Baumkuchenhaus: one cup of coffee and a Baumkuchen cake ring for consumption in the café

- Harz Museum Wernigerode: free admission

More Information

more Garden Dreams tours in Saxony-Anhalt

Garden Dreams in the Elbauen (7 days)

Garden Dreams in the World Heritage Region (6 days)

Safety Information

This trip is not suitable for persons with limited mobility. As a participant, you are generally responsible for ensuring that you are physically capable of meeting the demands of an active trip (e.g., physical activity for several hours).

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival in Wernigerode

Today you will arrive in Wernigerode on your own. Here you can discover the lively history between the castle ensemble, the medieval town hall, and the Miniature Park Little Harz.

Day 2: Wernigerode – Kloster Drübeck and back (approx. 6 km each way)

In the morning, the bike tour takes you to Kloster Drübeck. In the afternoon, we invite you to Wernigerode Castle with its castle gardens.

Day 3: Wernigerode – Kloster Michaelstein (approx. 12 km) - Blankenburg (approx. 5 km)

On the R1 route, you cycle to Kloster Michaelstein, which is also located on the Romanesque Road. The second part of the day can be used for a visit to Blankenburg Castle with its castle gardens or for a hike to Burg Regenstein.

Day 4: Blankenburg – Thale (approx. 10 km)

The goal of todays short stage is the town of Thale. The HarzCard offers you some free highlights here.

Day 5: Thale – Quedlinburg (approx. 13 km)

Now you leave the Eurobike Route R1 and cycle along the Bode River to the World Heritage town of Quedlinburg. In addition to the old town with its narrow alleys and the picturesque half-timbered houses, a visit to the castle (including admission) is recommended.

Day 6: Quedlinburg – Schloss Roseburg – Ballenstedt (approx. 15 km each way)

Todays tour starts in Quedlinburg with a ride to the fairytale castle Roseburg. Then its just a few kilometers to Ballenstedt. There, the castle and its 29 ha castle park await you. Return to Quedlinburg.

Day 7: Departure or Extension

Today your bike tour ends, and you begin your individual journey home. We are happy to book an extension for you in the World Heritage town of Quedlinburg.