IIc.4  Schnega  - Emmen near Hankensbüttel  38 km

Schnega station

Varbitz                                       6,7 km

Thielitz                                       3,8 km

Bad Bodenteich                            8,2 km

Wentorf                                     11,5 km

Hankensbüttel                              5,6 km

Emmen near Hankensbüttel             2,0 km

Once again I had to get up very early to arrive at sun rise at Schnega. Due to railway work I had to go by ICE to Salzwedel. There I continued by bus to Schnega. I was the only passenger. When I arrived it was just about light enough to start hiking. Until lunch time it was on and off wet; not quite drizzle but defenitely not dry. In the afternoon the weather started to become better. Soon I arrived trail E6 and arrived in Bad Bodenteich which is located at canal Elbe-Seiten-Kanal. Here I had curly kale with sausage. Then I followed the canal where several motor barges passed by. Beyond Lüder I left the canal to continue along E6.

Passing by many fields and crossing through a larger forest I arrived towards evening in Hankensbüttel. The community provides a campground toilets and fresh water but for camper vans only. Tents and trailer are not allowed. Moving on I finally came after passing through Emmen into forests. Here I found a nice spot for the night. Shortly past 7 pm it had turned dark. Using my head lamp I cooked my dinner and went early into my sleeping bag for the night.

Mobile hunter seat

E6 follows the path between wet meadows

Old signpost with new E6 markings

Czech inland motor barge on Elbe-Seitenkanal

Withered asparagus field by the wayside

Tree fungi