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High bridge Brunsbüttel – Nord-Ostsee-Kanal Cycle Path loop from Buchholzer Moor

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Schleswig-Holstein

High bridge Brunsbüttel – Nord-Ostsee-Kanal Cycle Path loop from Buchholzer Moor

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4.6

(37)

150

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High bridge Brunsbüttel – Nord-Ostsee-Kanal Cycle Path loop from Buchholzer Moor

01:53

33.6km

30m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. 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: April 2, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 8.09 km for 595 m

Open: • January-December (otherwise closed)

After 23.8 km for 214 m

Open: • January-December (otherwise closed)

After 28.5 km for 217 m

Open: • January-December (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.83 km

Cycle Path Along the Kiel Canal

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8.39 km

Ferry Crossing Over the Kiel Canal

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The ferry is free and runs on demand

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9.85 km

Ship Traffic on the Kiel Canal

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Fascinating observation objects on the NOK, which are nice to photograph, especially when passing under high bridges

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10.7 km

High bridge Brunsbüttel

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The traffic of the four-lane federal highway 5 runs over the 2,830.8 meter long steel truss bridge in Brunsbüttel.

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18.7 km

Nord-Ostsee-Kanal Cycle Path

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Great bike path on the Kiel Canal

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23.8 km

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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24.0 km

Hochdonn Ferry and Railway Bridge on the Kiel Canal

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The ferries across the Kiel Canal run around the clock as needed. You'll definitely come over, no matter when you come. And it's free. There is nothing to complain about. ;)

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24.5 km

Hochdonn Railway Bridge

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The construction of the Kiel Canal (1887 to 1895) cut the route of the Marschbahn east of Brunsbüttel. A swing bridge was built for the railway at Taterphal, which existed from 1895 to 1920. After the canal was widened (1907 to 1913), however, the swing bridge blocked traffic on the canal. Since the subsoil was too soft for a high bridge near Taterphal, it was finally built in Hochdonn.

On July 1, 1920, the railway line was relocated over the new high bridge. Due to the war, the work to relocate the route had been delayed. From Wilster to Burg we went over a high bridge with a high dam on both sides. The supporting pillars resting on high concrete bases and the load-bearing bridge construction gobbled up 15,160 tons of steel.

The prescribed clearance height of 42 meters above the canal and the length of the bridge (2,218 meters) have fundamentally changed the landscape. The enormous mass of earth for the high dam was mostly taken from the cut back of the Geest.

Source: echt-dithmarschen.de/typisch-dithmarschen/sehenswuerdheiten/details/eisenbahnbruecke-hochdonn

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33.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.5 km

3.70 km

2.37 km

525 m

416 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

27.5 km

4.36 km

874 m

730 m

106 m

Elevation

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High bridge Brunsbüttel – Nord-Ostsee-Kanal Cycle Path loop from Buchholzer Moor

Cycle Path Along the Kiel Canal

Ferry Crossing Over the Kiel Canal

Ship Traffic on the Kiel Canal

High bridge Brunsbüttel

Nord-Ostsee-Kanal Cycle Path

View of the Hochdonn Railway Bridge

Hochdonn Ferry and Railway Bridge on the Kiel Canal

Hochdonn Railway Bridge

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