Wacken Open Air Monument – Hochdonn High Bridge loop from Wacken
Wacken Open Air Monument – Hochdonn High Bridge loop from Wacken
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Wacken Open Air Monument – Hochdonn High Bridge loop from Wacken
01:07
19.6km
60m
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: May 25, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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444 m
Wacken Open Air Clubstage (The 9th W.O.A. Stage)
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451 m
Scorpions Mural at Clubstage De 9. Woga Bühne
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2.81 km
Wacken Open Air Festival Grounds
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2.88 km
Wacken Open Air Monument
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7.70 km
Hochdonn High Bridge
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8.36 km
Hochdonn Ferry and Railway Bridge on the Kiel Canal
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8.43 km
View of the Hochdonn High Bridge
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Shortly after the canal was completed, both the size of ships and the volume of shipping increased significantly. It was primarily for this reason that the decision was made to widen the canal for the first time. The swing bridge, which was designed for the original width of the canal, now represented a bottleneck. In order to make rail and shipping traffic independent of each other during the first widening of the canal, which was carried out from 1907 to 1914, the plans led to the necessary new bridge being built in the form of a high bridge despite considerable additional costs to carry out.
The construction of a high bridge near Taterpfahl was not possible due to the lack of load-bearing capacity of the subsoil. The canal crossing was relocated to a geest ridge about 12 km further east to Hochdonn. After the Rendsburg High Bridge (built 1911 - 1913), the Hochdonner High Bridge (built 1913 -1920) is the second large steel structure that was built on the basis of the design and construction plans carried out by Dr.-Ing. Voß (1872 - 1953). The fact that the bridge can still be used for rail traffic even after a service life of almost 100 years is an impressive confirmation of the high quality of this engineering and craftsmanship achievement.
Source: Kiel Canal Waterways and Shipping Office
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10.3 km
Dückerswisch Passing Place (Kiel Canal, kilometer 20.7)
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There are alternative points on the Kiel Canal because the fairway is too narrow or not deep enough for two large ships to meet. Avoidance points are created to widen or deepen the fairway, in which one or more ships can "park" depending on their length. There are several diversions on the Kiel Canal.
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19.6 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
10.2 km
3.33 km
3.19 km
2.68 km
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
16.2 km
2.17 km
1.05 km
161 m
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