Garwitz Lock – Brenzer Canal loop from Matzlow
Garwitz Lock – Brenzer Canal loop from Matzlow
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Garwitz Lock – Brenzer Canal loop from Matzlow
02:35
42.7km
80m
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: June 17, 2026
Tips
Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route
After 19.9 km for 213 m
After 20.6 km for 297 m
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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634 m
Garwitz Lock
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The lock has sloping walls. This creates a deceptive width of almost 8 meters at the headwater. However, this must not be fully used under any circumstances, otherwise there is a risk of shipwreck when being smuggled down. The usable width there is only 6.60 meters.
In addition, it should be noted that the road bridge is located directly above the lock. Mooring directly below the bridge when sluicing up can be life-threatening, as you will be trapped under the bridge with the boat.
So far, no accidents in the lock due to the difficult conditions have become known.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schleuse_Garwitz
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20.9 km
New Palace Neustadt-Glewe
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25.4 km
View of the Müritz-Elde Waterway from the Bridge
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26.6 km
Lewitz Lock and Hydroelectric Power Station
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At the Neuhöfer carp ponds the Lewitzschleuse is located with a hydroelectric power station. One of 17 locks. Of the 22 hydroelectric power plants in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 9 are located on the Elde and on the Elde side canal. Here there is a drop of 50 m and they use the free-flow at the locks. The lock was closed in 2009, renovated and reopened in 2010.
Source:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elde
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28.6 km
Cycle highway
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29.9 km
View from Dütschower Bridge over the Fischteiche in der Lewitz
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More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturschutzgebiet_Fischteiche_in_der_Lewitz and de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewitz
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29.9 km
Dütschower Brücke Observation Tower
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You can skate here. But you don't have to. The landscape is beautiful, but the asphalt is terrible. It's better to get here on foot than hiker or by bike. This way you can enjoy the landscape much better than constantly being careful not to fall.
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31.1 km
Brenzer Canal
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42.7 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
23.5 km
9.35 km
8.07 km
1.70 km
< 100 m
Surfaces
30.6 km
8.52 km
2.69 km
639 m
197 m
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Sunday 12 July
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