IIc.6  Tankumsee  - Brunswick  39 km

Tankumsee

Fallersleben                             11,1 km

Lock Sülfeld                              4,2 km

Jelpke                                      6,7 km

Groß Brunsrode                          3,9 km

Wendhausen                             5,6 km

Essehof                                    2,1 km

Volkmarode                               5,0 km

Brunswick                                 Bus

The night was cloudless so temperatures dropt to just above freezing. My good sleeping bag kept me nicely warm. As I had camped near a lake my tent was unfortunately quite wet. I had to wipe off most of the water before packing. As soon as it was bright enough to start walking I moved on. In the beginning I hiked along Lake Tankum and then went under the Elbe-Seitencanal. What a strange feeling to walk under the metal trough with all the canal water over me. It better holds while I am passing through. Following the railway Berlin to Hanover I arrived at Sülfeld locks of the canal Mittelland.

From here E6 constantly changes direction along fields but generally heading south. By now it had a seasonally warm day. Most of the fields had been harvested. Some carried already winter grain. Near several wind turbines was a bench were I stopped for lunch. In the afternoon I crossed the motorway A2 and continued along fields and some forest stretches. Towards evening I turned of E6 to go to Volkmarode. From here I took a bus into Brunswick to take the train via Hanover back to Hamburg.

Cattle near Lake Tankum with early morning sun

View across fields at E6

Fall leafs on forest trail

Brunswick castle