Lauenburg Lock – Elbe–Lübeck Canal in Lauenburg loop from Lauenburg/Elbe
Lauenburg Lock – Elbe–Lübeck Canal in Lauenburg loop from Lauenburg/Elbe
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Lauenburg Lock – Elbe–Lübeck Canal in Lauenburg loop from Lauenburg/Elbe
01:15
19.8km
110m
Cycling
Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: July 9, 2026
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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 19.6 km for 230 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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315 m
Bridge over the Elbe–Lübeck Canal
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There is a small marina on the north-east side of the bridge.
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389 m
Lauenburg Harbor and Hitzler Shipyard
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1.34 km
Lauenburg Lock
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Between the lock Lauenburg and the Elbe are the last 1.5 kilometers of the Elbe-Lübeck-Kanal, which pull through the Lauenburg harbor. This section has a maximum speed of four kilometers per hour.
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2.00 km
Elbe-Lübeck Canal Bridge Lauenburg
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which leads the federal highway 5 over the Elbe-Lübeck Canal (ELK) and connects Schleswig Holstein with Mecklenburg Western Pomerania.
A very important bridge that is used a lot.
From the bridge you have great views of the ELK in both directions.
The border with MeckPo runs a little further east of the bridge, but here in the region it is a very important link between the two federal states.
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7.50 km
Historic Milestone on Bundesstraße 5 Between Lauenburg and Boizenburg
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The list of milestones on Bundesstraße 5 in Mecklenburg is a tabular listing of full and half milestones on the Mecklenburg section of the former chaussee between Hamburg and Berlin, which is now part of Bundesstraße 5. Because of the construction of bypasses in Boizenburg and Grabow, the course of the B 5 was relocated there and the stones stood or stand on the former course of the road. After completion of the parallel A 14 in this section in 2017, the B 5 between the Grabow junction and the state border with Brandenburg was downgraded to state road 072.
Milestones and half-milestones have been preserved in Mecklenburg from the time the road was built. On the whole milestones there are cast-iron plaques with distances to Berlin, Hamburg and Ludwigslust. The main milestone in Ludwigslust is the highest and oldest milestone in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
1 Prussian mile = 7.5325 km, German land(es) mile (Denmark, Hamburg, Prussia)
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Meilensteine_an_der_Bundesstra%C3%9Fe_5_in_Mecklenburg
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9.88 km
Checkpoint Harry (Former Border Crossing)
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At the beginning of the 1970s, the border fortifications along the Elbe and the "green" border were expanded in such a way that there was almost no chance of escaping to the west. Like many other places, Boizenburg was removed from the restricted area in 1972. However, the 500 m restricted area, which also included the towns of Vier, Streitheide and Horst, was retained. It could still only be entered with a special permit. That is why a checkpoint (KP-Vier) was built on the Elbberg shortly before four at the former F5. From 1972, members of the People's Police checked all people who wanted to enter this restricted area.
After the fall of 1989, the property was initially unused. Then Harry Strelow, the current owner, had the idea of opening a snack bar on this spot. In reference to the probably most well-known checkpoint in the then divided Germany, the "Checkpoint Charlie" in Berlin, he named the former checkpoint Checkpoint Harry.
Source: checkpointharry.de/geschichte.htm
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17.8 km
View of the Elbe-Lübeck Canal
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19.5 km
Elbe–Lübeck Canal in Lauenburg
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The Elbe-Lübeck Canal was opened in 1900. It is 61 km long and connects the Baltic Sea via the Trave with the Elbe near Lauenburg. It thus secures the connection of the Lübeck ports to the European inland waterway network. There are also smaller ports and transhipment points along the canal. With seven locks, the canal overcomes the heights between the Baltic Sea and the Elbe.
wsa-elbe.wsv.de/Webs/WSA/Elbe/DE/Wasserstrassen/06_Elbe-Luebeck-Kanal/Elbe-Luebeck-Kanal_text.html
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19.8 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
18.5 km
586 m
505 m
138 m
104 m
Surfaces
14.7 km
4.67 km
405 m
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Sunday 12 July
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14°C
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