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.