Kiel Canal (Nord-Ostsee-Kanal) loop from Rendsburg

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Schleswig-Holstein

Rendsburg-Eckernförde

Rendsburg

Kiel Canal (Nord-Ostsee-Kanal) loop from Rendsburg

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Kiel Canal (Nord-Ostsee-Kanal) loop from Rendsburg

05:15

92.1km

100m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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 23, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

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After 23.7 km for 14 m

After 69.0 km for 14 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.62 km

Canal view

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Very nice viewpoint!
Both to the east over the high bridge and to the west along the canal.

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13.4 km

Breiholz Ferry on the Kiel Canal

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The Kiel Canal is an artificial waterway whose construction not only cut through landscapes, forests, and fields, but sometimes also villages and existing country roads. The major roads and railways …

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23.7 km

Gieselau Canal Lock and Bascule Bridge

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Lock from the Eider region to the Kiel Canal.

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39.8 km

Grunental High Bridge and view of the Kiel Canal

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Hello. In any case, it is always worth a tour. But you should start in Brunsbüttel, because you usually have tailwind, I did it from Holtenau with headwind because I …

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46.3 km

View of the Schafstedt High Bridge over the Kiel Canal

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Driving here on the canal near Schafstedt is a really beautiful, impressive route on the NOK. Then to have a view of the high bridge in the nicest weather, to be amazed to admire the construction, is a real experience.

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47.7 km

Kiel Canal (Nord-Ostsee-Kanal)

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The North Baltic Sea Canal (NOK; international name Kiel Canal, in Germany until 1948 Kaiser Wilhelm Canal) connects the North Sea (Elbe estuary) with the Baltic Sea (Kiel Fjord). The …

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78.5 km

Kiel Canal at Breiholz Ferry

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Meckelmoor / Breiholz, Alte Scheune: homemade pies

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92.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

69.4 km

19.6 km

1.98 km

1.14 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

78.7 km

10.4 km

2.04 km

1.11 km

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

13°C

2°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

September 5, 2023,Fahrradtour am NOK entlang

Today it was a nice route from Breiholz to Hohenhörn up to the construction fences 🙈🤣 I particularly liked the Fischerhütte enjoyment container, the wild salmon rolls are very tasty, and you can also charge your battery if you ask. Today you could also see many ships.

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May 27, 2026,Nord-Ostsee-Kanal: Burg - Rendsburg

One more note: Work is being carried out between Fischerhütte and Gieselaukanal. Not today, and we were able to bypass the barriers. You might have to take a detour here.
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Between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea: komoot.com/de-de/collection/4240582
Canal accompaniment: komoot.com/de-de/collection/4236066
Across Germany: from South to North: komoot.com/de-de/collection/1075280

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