Map key Overview map Route summary table Suggested schedules Introduction Historical background Natural environment The route Preparation Getting there and back Navigation Accommodation Food and drink Amenities and services What to take Safety and emergencies Using this guide The route Bohemia Prologue Vrchlab and amp;iacute; to Elbe spring Stage 1 Elbe spring to Hostinn and amp;##xe9; Stage 2 Hostinn and amp;##xe9; to Jarom?? Stage 3 Jarom?? to Pardubice Stage 4 Pardubice to Kol and amp;iacute;n Stage 5 Kol and amp;iacute;n to Nymburk Stage 6 Nymburk to Prague Stage 7 Prague to M?ln and amp;iacute;k Stage 7A L and amp;##xe1;zn? Tou and amp;scaron;e? to M?ln and amp;iacute;k (avoiding Prague) Stage 8 M?ln and amp;iacute;k to Litom??ice Stage 9 Litom??ice to D?? and amp;iacute;n Stage 10 D?? and amp;iacute;n to Bad Schandau Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt Stage 11 Bad Schandau to Dresden Stage 12 Dresden to Meissen Stage 13 Meissen to Riesa Stage 14 Riesa to Torgau Stage 15 Torgau to Wittenberg Stage 16 Wittenberg to Dessau Stage 17 Dessau to Barby Stage 18 Barby to Magdeburg Stage 19 Magdeburg to Rog and amp;auml;tz Stage 20 Rog and amp;auml;tz to Tangerm and amp;uuml;nde Stage 21 Tangerm and amp;uuml;nde to Havelberg Stage 22 Havelberg to Wittenberge Stage 23 Wittenberge to D and amp;ouml;mitz Lower Saxony Stage 24 D and amp;ouml;mitz to Bleckede Stage 25 Bleckede to Geesthacht Stage 26 Geesthacht to Hamburg Stage 27 Hamburg to Stade Stage 28 Stade to Freiburg Stage 29 Freiburg to Cuxhaven Appendix A Facilities summary Appendix B Tourist information offices Appendix C Youth hostels Appendix D Ferries, lifting bridges and chairlifts Appendix E Useful contacts Appendix F Language glossary.