Cycling, hiking and riding trails

The Altmark is a 5,000 square kilometer large and largely undiscovered green area in the north of an extraordinary federal state called Saxony-Anhalt. Situated behind a large forest (Colbitz-Letzlinger-Heide), surrounded by UNESCO biosphere reserves (Drömling, Elbe) and bordering directly on Germany's longest biotope network (Green Belt), the Altmark has become a kind of land of longing. Tranquillity, unspoiled nature, vastness - the magical essence of the Altmark landscape. Picture-book motifs jump out at you. Flora and fauna that will amaze you in many places - lots of NATURA 2000 sites, natural areas protected under EU law.

At night you can see millions of intergalactic stars shining in the sky - a region whose nocturnal darkness is unparalleled in Europe. But the Altmark is not interested in the spectacular and unusual. It keeps a low profile, is self-sufficient and modest. And yet it doesn't need to be! Beauty and grace, loveliness and charm - you can find them in the Nüscht of the Altmark, albeit in a somewhat rougher form than usual. You have to develop a new, in-depth perspective and skilfully combine the small and large highlights in order to recognize the true value of the Altmark.

Just like the landscape, the people who live in this part of Germany are weatherproof characters, unruffled, with both feet on the ground, from conservative to creative, from tough to warm. More authenticity is hardly possible. Under an infinitely wide sky, the people who live here live comfortably and enjoy the green surroundings and are very reluctant to move away. Sounds like a little Eldorado? Yes, you could see it that way. At least a special kind of spot on earth.

As one of the last undiscovered recreational regions in Germany, the Altmark has the advantage of not yet being overcrowded.