The Geltinger Birk Tour

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The Geltinger Birk Tour

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The Geltinger Birk Tour

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27.1km

60m

Cycling

The almost 27-kilometer-long GeltingerBirkTörn is all about the nature reserve in Geltinger Birk. You start in the charming village of Gelting. There you will find ideal parking at the Birkhalle at Wackerballig number 4. The brick church has stood at the center of the village since around 1300. About a…

by Geltinger Bucht

Last updated: September 12, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 12.4 km for 1.28 km

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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6.13 km

Windmill Charlotte

Highlight • Monument

The windmill Charlotte in Geltinger Birk was built in 1826. In the mill was until 1938 grinded grain, then she was until 1971 as a scoop mill in use to …

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9.13 km

Geltinger Birk Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

A well-developed hiking and biking trail gives you the opportunity to always descend the Geltinger Birk along the coast. Most beautiful in the early morning or late evening hours!

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14.5 km

Falshöft Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

This beautiful lighthouse can be visited: Tuesday and Thursday, 15 to 17 o'clock; Saturday and Sunday (1st and 3rd weekend of the month) from 14.30 to 17.30.

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27.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.4 km

5.98 km

5.54 km

4.10 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.7 km

9.13 km

1.36 km

1.35 km

561 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 13 October

16°C

8°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Comments

October 15, 2024,GeltingerBirk– Radfahren am Ostseefjord Schlei

We had already been to the Geltinger Birk on foot a few years ago. This time we decided to go on a bike tour.
And it was fantastically beautiful 🥰 . No wind and blue skies. Actually quite cool, but we got plenty of exercise. ☺️

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September 23, 2024,Geltinger Birk mit dem Rad 🚴🏻🚴🏻‍♀️

After my sweetheart couldn't join us on our birch walk yesterday for various reasons, we made up for it today by bike. You can do it again and again, nature is always a spectacle 🤩🤩🤩. We extended the route a bit and grabbed a coffee in Gelting. Great weather, from now on it's supposed to get wetter....

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May 20, 2025,Der GeltingerBirkTörn – Radfahren am Ostseefjord Schlei

We took this fantastic tour in glorious weather, passing mills, water, beaches, and blooming hawthorn. Idyllic landscapes and beautiful villages greeted us. The scent and buzz of the air fills every direction. Schleswig-Holstein at its best....☀️

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May 20, 2022,Rundherum, die Birk

Nice little group. Great landscape, just a pity that the combined walking and cycling path in the Birk just before Falshöft is so incredibly bad.

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April 17, 2021

The almost 27-kilometer-long GeltingerBirkTörn is all about the nature reserve in Geltinger Birk. You start in the charming village of Gelting. There you will find ideal parking at the Birkhalle at Wackerballig number 4. The brick church has stood at the center of the village since around 1300. About

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