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Schleswig-Holstein
Herzogtum Lauenburg
Römnitz

Lake Ratzeburg – Elbe-Lübeck Canal Path loop from Ratzeburg

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Bike touring routes & trails
Germany
Schleswig-Holstein
Herzogtum Lauenburg
Römnitz

Lake Ratzeburg – Elbe-Lübeck Canal Path loop from Ratzeburg

Moderate

4.7

(23)

89

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Lake Ratzeburg – Elbe-Lübeck Canal Path loop from Ratzeburg

03:00

45.9km

310m

Cycling

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

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 23.4 km for 108 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

2.63 km

Eastern Shore of the Great Ratzeburg Lake Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

A quiet route ideal for driving. Through nature and without car noise

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3.23 km

Seebruch

Forest

3.49 km

Ostufer des Großen Ratzeburger Sees

Nature Reserve

5.45 km

Campower Steilufer

Nature Reserve

5

9.16 km

Great excursion restaurant, Schnieke modernized. 2 terraces with views over the Ratzeburg lake, good map with moderate prices. Rothenburg is also a jetty for 2 ships: the Wakenitzlinie to / from Lübeck and the ship crossing the Ratzeburger See.

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6

9.18 km

The Wakenitz is the natural outflow of Lake Ratzeburg. It leaves the lake at the northernmost point near Rothenhusen and runs in a north-northwesterly direction to the city of Lübeck. …

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7

9.36 km

Lake Ratzeburg

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The north bank of the Ratzeburg lake with its entrances, the boat docks and the nature of the banks is a delightful place for leisurely walks and longer hikes.

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29.2 km

Elbe-Lübeck Canal Path

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From Mölln to the Donnerschleuse on the canal and back via the Vossberg, wonderful tour!

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9

41.7 km

Ratzeburg — Island Town

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Very nice city center, with some medieval buildings.
There are also many opportunities to get to the water and have a relaxing swim.

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10

42.0 km

Ratzeburg Lake

Highlight • Lake

In the southeast of Schleswig-Holstein in the Lauenburg Lakes Nature Park lies the Ratzeburg Lake, whose northeastern shore borders on Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
The lake area is divided into the Great …

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11

43.2 km

View of Ratzeburg Cathedral

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The Ratzeburg Cathedral is picturesquely situated on a hill above the lake.

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45.4 km

Hasselholz

Forest

B

45.9 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.1 km

17.1 km

4.25 km

3.98 km

504 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

24.3 km

11.2 km

5.18 km

2.66 km

2.51 km

< 100 m

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Saturday 29 August

22°C

16°C

67 %

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Max wind speed: 29.0 km/h

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Comments

September 1, 2024,🚲 Ratzeburger See▪️Berkenthin▪️Elbe-Lübeck-Kanal▪️Runde ab Ratzeburg
Tour 2/10:
A wonderful summer day, we start today's bike tour directly from our holiday home.
The tour first takes us towards Farchau, we cycle on forest paths and then over 12 km along the western shore of the Küchensee and the Ratzeburger See. The lake lies in a glacial meltwater channel and we leave the lake at the northern …

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We start our tour today in Ratzeburg on the Hagebau parking lot, there is no parking disc required from the parking lot robber barons, so there is no risk of traffic tickets!

Source and further information about this tour:
herzogtum-lauenburg.de/eiszeittour-rund-um-ratzeburg

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