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Kiel Canal (Nord-Ostsee-Kanal) – Hohenhörn Canal Ferry loop from Hochdonn

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Kiel Canal (Nord-Ostsee-Kanal) – Hohenhörn Canal Ferry loop from Hochdonn

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Kiel Canal (Nord-Ostsee-Kanal) – Hohenhörn Canal Ferry loop from Hochdonn

03:16

56.5km

90m

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: June 29, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 30.3 km for 224 m

Open: • January-December (otherwise closed)

After 50.7 km for 214 m

Open: • January-December (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

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Bus stop

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510 m

View of the Hochdonn Railway Bridge

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When the summer weather is nice, a tour here is worth it.

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5.69 km

Kanal 33 Café & Restaurant on the Kiel Canal

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Right next to the Hohenhörn canal ferry.

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6.15 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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7.55 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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12.5 km

Grünental High Bridge

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A very impressive bridge that you can also cross by bike

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12.6 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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28.8 km

Gieselau Canal Lock and Bascule Bridge

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Lock from the Eider region to the Kiel Canal.

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50.7 km

Hohenhörn Canal Ferry

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The Hohenhörn ferry is one of 14 ferries that take cars, pedestrians and cyclists across the canal day and night.

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56.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.7 km

12.1 km

4.78 km

1.84 km

120 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

39.2 km

14.3 km

1.91 km

594 m

336 m

133 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 14 July

26°C

13°C

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Comments

September 3, 2022,Tour am NOK

Family outing on the NOK. With nice weather and a little headwind. Many ships that accompanied us to our destination.

It started at the Gieselschleusse, from there from the north side of the NOK straight towards Hohenrön. Unfortunately we had to leave the NOK for a few kilometers due to the closure and had to take a detour via Dammsknöll …

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March 16, 2022,Über Amerika zum Kanal

The NOK is our destination today, and so the trip across America is a good idea 😏😊

Well, impressive: it's quiet and quiet there, "Little America"!
It's also quiet along the canal, a few ships glide quietly past.
Pedestrians and cyclists are still rare.....

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Kiel Canal (Nord-Ostsee-Kanal) – Hohenhörn Canal Ferry loop from Hochdonn

View of the Hochdonn Railway Bridge

Kanal 33 Café & Restaurant on the Kiel Canal

View of the Schafstedt High Bridge over the Kiel Canal

Kiel Canal (Nord-Ostsee-Kanal)

Grünental High Bridge

Grunental High Bridge and view of the Kiel Canal

Gieselau Canal Lock and Bascule Bridge

Hohenhörn Canal Ferry

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