Observation tower "Elwkieker" Boizenburg
● Boizenburg/ OT Vier
NOTE: Due to the danger of landslides in the area of the Elbe slope, the Elwkieker observation tower and its apron are currently closed!
The Elbe River Landscape Biosphere Reserve in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has its own special charm at any time of year. The area between Dömitz and Boizenburg is particularly popular because a unique floodplain landscape has developed here that is very close to nature.
The "Elwkieker" viewpoint near Boizenburg-Vier not only offers a fantastic view over the Elbe river and the fascinating dyke foreland with its sometimes steep Elbe banks and sandy heathland, it also provides a view far into Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein. The "Elwkieker" observation tower and the "EinFlussReich" open-air exhibition above the Elbhang staircase are also good starting points for a circular walk through the Vierwald forest.
A narrow, hilly path first leads through a species-rich mixed forest to the almost 60-metre-high Köpelberg, before returning to Vier via a former border control path, the so-called Kolonnenweg. The hike takes around 2.5 hours. The Vierwald is particularly beautiful in spring, when the Elbe shimmers through the first delicate green of the hillside forest, or in autumn, when the species-rich mixed forest takes on its colorful foliage.