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🇩🇪 Germany

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ID: DE-NI-07

Old Salt Route Ride: Lüneburg to Lübeck

Added on 9 Oct 2026

Logged by @mk47

Bike ride along the Old Salt Route from Lüneburg's salt town to Lübeck, via Lauenburg on the Elbe, Büchen and Mölln beside the Elbe–Lübeck Canal.

Trail Map

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Trail Profile

General Instructions

Mostly flat; trains between Lüneburg and Lübeck make a one-way ride easy.

Mission Logs182 waypoints

Distance	Direction & Instruction	Gradient
0.0 km	SW Start Point	-1%
0.5 km	E Continue on track	-3%
1.0 km	E Continue on track	-3%
1.5 km	N Continue on track	0%
2.0 km	NE Continue on track	0%

Note: Gear suggestions are based on terrain gradient and are for reference only.

Weather check

At Start

23m

Sampling Micro-Climate...

53.2485, 10.4080

Slide to preview conditions across the entire route • Point: 53.2485, 10.4080 @ 23m

Quick Stats

Distance

91.39 km

Type

Cycling Sector

Elevation Range

3m - 56m

Max Elevation

56 m

Max Gradient

7.4%

9.9%

Highlights

German Salt Museum, Lüneburg
Mölln old town
Holstentor, Lübeck

Field Radio Protocol

VHF-UHF Communication

Signal Verified

Emergency Simplex

146.520MHz

Team Coordination

446.006MHz

Scout Primary

146.400MHz

Propagation Telemetry

Ridge Line

92%

Gorge Floor

18%

Sector Relay: Sector Alpha Relay• 12-18 KM Range

Regulatory Compliance

VHF/UHF frequencies are for monitoring and emergency coordination only. Transmitting on these bands may require an Amateur Radio License or regional government permits. Check local telecommunications laws before operation.

Technical Analysis

Total Ascent

+234 m

Total Descent

-241 m

Ruggedness Index

Terrain Roughness Index

Vertical displacement per km. Typical range: 0 (Smooth) to 100+ (Extreme Mountain).

0 (Smooth)50 (Steep)100+ (Extreme)

5.2

Tortuosity Index

Route Curviness Index

Ratio of actual path to straight line. Typical range: 1.0 (Direct) to 3.0+ (Switchbacks).

1.0 (Direct)2.0 (Winding)3.0+ (Serpentine)

1.29

Gradient Distribution

Flat (0-3%)90%

Moderate (3-8%)9%

Steep (>8%)0%

Surface & Hydrology

Paved60%

Unpaved40%

Surface Spectrum Analysis

Asphalt

60%

Gravel

28%

Dirt Track

12%

Water Crossings

Includes only technical water fords where the vehicle actively enters a stream or riverbed. Permanent bridges are excluded from this count.

Difficulty Analysis

SCORE: 41

Difficulty is determined by a technical multi-vector analysis of elevation profile, surface quality, and topographic intensity.

Resulting CategoryModerate

Bounding Box (WGS84)

MIN LAT: 53.248242

MAX LAT: 53.865532

MIN LON: 10.407965

MAX LON: 10.757039

Point Spacing: 28.1 m • Engine: TrailX Precision GPX ANALYTICS v1.0.0

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Before you go: Old Salt Route Ride: Lüneburg to Lübeck

Best time to go

May–Oct

May to September is the main season, with long days and warm weather; September and October are good for vineyard walks around harvest. Winter brings snow to the Black Forest and Alpine foothills.