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View of Ratzeburg Cathedral – Wakenitz Arch Bridge loop from Ratzeburg

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View of Ratzeburg Cathedral – Wakenitz Arch Bridge loop from Ratzeburg

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View of Ratzeburg Cathedral – Wakenitz Arch Bridge loop from Ratzeburg

01:43

24.5km

200m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 16, 2026

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Ostufer des Großen Ratzeburger Sees

Kammerbruch

Wakenitz

Biosphärenreservat Schaalsee

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629 m

View of Ratzeburg Cathedral

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The Ratzeburg Cathedral is picturesquely situated on a hill above the lake.

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4.06 km

Singletrack Trail Through the Forest (Ostufer des Großen Ratzeburger Sees)

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This section of the cycle path is not without its challenges.

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5.08 km

Forest trail on the east shore of Großer Ratzeburger See

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It's not that steep. It's great to drive, but you always have to be focused.

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5.65 km

The restaurant and Cafe Forsthaus Kalkhütte is picturesquely situated at the top of the slope on the eastern shore of the Great Ratzeburg Lake. From the sheltered terrace you have fantastic views of the lake. Currently the Forsthaus was unfortunately still closed because a tenant is wanted.
As of 26/02/2019
kalkhuette.de

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12.7 km

Fährhaus Rothenhusen and View of Großer Ratzeburger See

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Great excursion restaurant, Schnieke modernized. 2 terraces with views over the Ratzeburg lake, good map with moderate prices. Rothenburg is also a jetty for 2 ships: the Wakenitzlinie to / from Lübeck and the ship crossing the Ratzeburger See.

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12.7 km

Mouth of the Wakenitz at Lake Ratzeburg

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The Wakenitz is the natural outflow of Lake Ratzeburg. It leaves the lake at the northernmost point near Rothenhusen and runs in a north-northwesterly direction to the city of Lübeck. The Wakenitz, a right tributary of the Trave, is about 14.9 km long.

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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