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Utecht

Lenschow Memorial Stone – Wakenitz Arch Bridge loop from Utecht

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Northwest Mecklenburg

Utecht

Lenschow Memorial Stone – Wakenitz Arch Bridge loop from Utecht

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Lenschow Memorial Stone – Wakenitz Arch Bridge loop from Utecht

05:57

23.0km

130m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 20, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Kammerbruch

Wakenitz

Wakenitzniederung

Ostufer des Großen Ratzeburger Sees

Biosphärenreservat Schaalsee

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.13 km

Kammerbruch Nature Reserve (Otter Crossing)

Highlight • Natural

And with a bit of luck you can also see Nandus here 🤗

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2.18 km

Singletrack Through the Moor

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Lonely path through the moor. In the wet season, it is a good idea to wear sturdy, high-heeled shoes. The path was very muddy and wet.

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4.08 km

Drägerweg

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The Drägerweg is a hiking trail between Lübeck and Rothenhusen that has been continuously maintained since 2007.

The trail runs almost parallel to the Wakenitz, but has little contact with …

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4.84 km

Here once stood the village Lenschow, which was demolished in the 70s. It was too close to the border to the single FRG.
Today, there is almost nothing left to see from the former inner-German border.

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4.87 km

Remains of Border Watchtower at Lenschow

Highlight • Historical Site

Only a few traces of this terrible past can be found on the former border strip (FRG / GDR).
Here is the stump of a worn watchtower.

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17.0 km

Former Resin Harvesting Forest

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Since raw materials were scarce in the GDR, resin was obtained from trees. One scratched the tree and fastened under it a glass into which the resin dripped. Here many trees still have these former "milking posts".

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18.5 km

Wakenitz River (former border river)

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From here you have a beautiful view of the river, which is also called the "Amazon of the North".
The bridge connects Schleswig-Holstein with Mecklenburg-West Pomerania.

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21.0 km

Wakenitz Arch Bridge

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With Rothenhusen jetty.
Timetables are available here: schiffahrt-ratzeburg.de/index.php/fahrplan.html

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23.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.3 km

5.97 km

682 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.10 km

5.46 km

5.19 km

4.45 km

775 m

Elevation

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Highest point (70 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Thursday 21 May

22°C

11°C

12 %

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Lenschow Memorial Stone – Wakenitz Arch Bridge loop from Utecht

Kammerbruch Nature Reserve (Otter Crossing)

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