Schleswig Harbour – Haithabu Viking Houses loop from Kosel

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Germany

Schleswig-Holstein

Rendsburg-Eckernförde

Kosel

Schleswig Harbour – Haithabu Viking Houses loop from Kosel

Moderate

4.7

(7)

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Schleswig Harbour – Haithabu Viking Houses loop from Kosel

03:42

62.1km

370m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Includes a ferry crossing

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After 3.59 km for 154 m

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3.57 km

Missunde Ferry on the Schlei

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"Ferryman get it". For more than 500 years (first mention in 1471), there is a ferry at the Missunder Enge. One suspects, however, that many people were transferred by boat …

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3.59 km

Missunde Ferry across the Schlei

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Small update from the ferry: currently the old ferry is still running, but it will soon be replaced by a solar ferry. The ferry price with a bicycle has increased to 1.50 euros. Still moderate, in my opinion.

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21.4 km

View of Idstedter See

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32.4 km

Schleswig Harbour

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The location of the Schleswig city harbor is excellent. The old town with the cathedral and the old fishing settlement "Holm" border directly on the harbor. The shopping street with …

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34.2 km

View over the Schlei

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The riverside promenade is a great place for relaxed cycling with fantastic views of the Schlei.

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36.4 km

View of Schleswig and St. Peter's Cathedral across the Schlei

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From here you have a beautiful view of Schleswig and the cathedral.

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37.5 km

Haithabu Viking Museum

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Here, at the narrow point between the Schlei branch of the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, the important Viking sea trading center Haithabu flourished between the 8th and 11th …

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38.6 km

Haithabu Viking Houses

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Highly interesting reconstruction of seven Viking houses found during excavations. The replica was built using historical craft techniques and materials. On narrow plank paths between the clay-plastered wattle-and-daub walls of …

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