Elbe-Lübeck Canal Path – Ratzeburg Lake loop from Ratzeburg
Elbe-Lübeck Canal Path – Ratzeburg Lake loop from Ratzeburg
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Elbe-Lübeck Canal Path – Ratzeburg Lake loop from Ratzeburg
02:58
45.8km
330m
Cycling
Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: July 2, 2026
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Ostufer des Großen Ratzeburger Sees
Campower Steilufer
Kammerbruch
Wakenitz
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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2.63 km
Eastern Shore of the Great Ratzeburg Lake Nature Reserve
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3.23 km
Seebruch
Forest
3.48 km
Ostufer des Großen Ratzeburger Sees
Nature Reserve
5.46 km
Campower Steilufer
Nature Reserve
9.15 km
Fährhaus Rothenhusen and View of Großer Ratzeburger See
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9.17 km
Mouth of the Wakenitz at Lake Ratzeburg
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Until the construction of the Elbe-Lübeck Canal (1896–1900), the Wakenitz flowed around the city hill of Lübeck and flowed into the Trave south of the city. After the canal was built, the Wakenitz was blocked off by a dam (Falkendamm) and drained via the culvert into the Krähenteich/Mühlenteich, among other places.
The Wakenitz forms the border between the federal states of Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania over long stretches.
Due to its wildness, which was also caused and supported by its remote location on the former inner-German border until 1989, the river is also called the "Amazon of the North".
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9.82 km
View of Ratzeburg Lake Marina
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Unfortunately, they often obscure the view of the lake.
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23.4 km
View of St. Mary Magdalene Church in Berkenthin
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29.1 km
Elbe-Lübeck Canal Path
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41.8 km
Ratzeburg Lake
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The lake area is divided into the Great Ratzeburger See, the Domsee and the Great and Small Küchensee through piled-up dams. The Küchensee and the Große Ratzeburger See surround the island town of Ratzeburg, which can be reached via the Lüneburger Damm, the Kleinbahndamm and the Königsdamm.
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42.9 km
View of Ratzeburg Cathedral
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45.3 km
Hasselholz
Forest
45.8 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
20.8 km
15.1 km
4.68 km
4.51 km
503 m
185 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
26.2 km
10.2 km
4.54 km
2.74 km
2.08 km
< 100 m
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A wonderful summer day, we start today's bike tour directly from our holiday home.
The tour first takes us towards Farchau, we cycle on forest paths and then over 12 km along the western shore of the Küchensee and the Ratzeburger See. The lake lies in a glacial meltwater channel and we leave the lake at the northern …
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Source and further information about this tour:
herzogtum-lauenburg.de/eiszeittour-rund-um-ratzeburg
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