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Schleswig-Holstein

Rendsburg-Eckernförde

Breiholz

Kiel Canal Ship Watching Point loop from Spülflächen Schachtholm

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Germany

Schleswig-Holstein

Rendsburg-Eckernförde

Breiholz

Kiel Canal Ship Watching Point loop from Spülflächen Schachtholm

Moderate

4.3

(22)

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Kiel Canal Ship Watching Point loop from Spülflächen Schachtholm

02:19

38.5km

60m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 28, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 182 m for 224 m

Open: • January-December (otherwise closed)

After 18.2 km for 214 m

Open: • January-December: 6:00 AM-10:00 PM (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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148 m

Breiholz Ferry on the Kiel Canal

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The Kiel Canal is an artificial waterway whose construction not only cut through landscapes, forests, and fields, but sometimes also villages and existing country roads. The major roads and railways …

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2.45 km

Kiel Canal Ship Watching Point

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5.67 km

Lock with a view of the Haaler Au

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The granite and yellow brick crossing of the mouth of the Haaler Au into the Kiel Canal dates from 1998. Stairs lead down to the water on all sides and …

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6.74 km

Bench With Table and View of the Kiel Canal

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28.1 km

Gieselau Canal Lock and Bascule Bridge

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Lock from the Eider region to the Kiel Canal.

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36.3 km

pumping station

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Not only the pumping station on the NOK is worth seeing, the small drainage pond also invites you to linger. On the canal side you have a view of the canal switch.

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36.7 km

Breiholz Passing Place on the Kiel Canal

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Depending on length, width, draft and load, the ships that travel the Kiel Canal are divided into six different traffic groups. If two ships meet, an encounter number is determined. …

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36.8 km

Rest area Breiholz on the canal

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The place is well suited for a break.

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38.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.2 km

13.4 km

3.48 km

376 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.3 km

15.1 km

5.17 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 2 July

18°C

13°C

23 %

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Kiel Canal Ship Watching Point loop from Spülflächen Schachtholm

Breiholz Ferry on the Kiel Canal

Kiel Canal Ship Watching Point

Lock with a view of the Haaler Au

Bench With Table and View of the Kiel Canal

Gieselau Canal Lock and Bascule Bridge

pumping station

Breiholz Passing Place on the Kiel Canal

Rest area Breiholz on the canal

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