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Hohenhörn Canal Ferry – Kiel Canal (Nord-Ostsee-Kanal) loop from Rendsburg

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Rendsburg-Eckernförde

Rendsburg

Hohenhörn Canal Ferry – Kiel Canal (Nord-Ostsee-Kanal) loop from Rendsburg

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Hohenhörn Canal Ferry – Kiel Canal (Nord-Ostsee-Kanal) loop from Rendsburg

05:21

93.9km

100m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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: June 23, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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After 46.8 km for 214 m

Open: • January-December (otherwise closed)

After 47.1 km for 214 m

Open: • January-December (otherwise closed)

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Train Station

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1.66 km

Canal view

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Very nice viewpoint!
Both to the east over the high bridge and to the west along the canal.

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13.4 km

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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23.7 km

Gieselau Canal Lock and Bascule Bridge

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Lock from the Eider region to the Kiel Canal.

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39.8 km

Grunental High Bridge and view of the Kiel Canal

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Hello. In any case, it is always worth a tour. But you should start in Brunsbüttel, because you usually have tailwind, I did it from Holtenau with headwind because I …

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46.3 km

View of the Schafstedt High Bridge over the Kiel Canal

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Driving here on the canal near Schafstedt is a really beautiful, impressive route on the NOK. Then to have a view of the high bridge in the nicest weather, to be amazed to admire the construction, is a real experience.

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47.1 km

Hohenhörn Canal Ferry

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The Hohenhörn ferry is one of 14 ferries that take cars, pedestrians and cyclists across the canal day and night.

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49.2 km

Kiel Canal (Nord-Ostsee-Kanal)

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The North Baltic Sea Canal (NOK; international name Kiel Canal, in Germany until 1948 Kaiser Wilhelm Canal) connects the North Sea (Elbe estuary) with the Baltic Sea (Kiel Fjord). The …

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80.0 km

Kiel Canal at Breiholz Ferry

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Meckelmoor / Breiholz, Alte Scheune: homemade pies

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93.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

70.5 km

20.2 km

1.94 km

1.05 km

234 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

79.9 km

11.2 km

1.51 km

1.11 km

234 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 15 July

23°C

12°C

58 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

July 8, 2022,Kanaltour Richtung Brunsbüttel

Today a little bike ride in the direction of Brunsbüttel. The weather didn't really want to play along at first, but it got better and better from kilometer to kilometer. There were also a few ships on the way today, so there was also something to see. The bike paths along the canal are easy to navigate. For us always …

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September 5, 2023,Fahrradtour am NOK entlang

Today it was a nice route from Breiholz to Hohenhörn up to the construction fences 🙈🤣 I particularly liked the Fischerhütte enjoyment container, the wild salmon rolls are very tasty, and you can also charge your battery if you ask. Today you could also see many ships.

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May 27, 2026,Nord-Ostsee-Kanal: Burg - Rendsburg

One more note: Work is being carried out between Fischerhütte and Gieselaukanal. Not today, and we were able to bypass the barriers. You might have to take a detour here.
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Between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea: komoot.com/de-de/collection/4240582
Canal accompaniment: komoot.com/de-de/collection/4236066
Across Germany: from South to North: komoot.com/de-de/collection/1075280

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June 23, 2021,Von Schafstedt nach Bornholt

There were road closures on the tour, which the toll-free ferries could easily avoid. After 7 wonderful tours through North Friesland, a beach chair is now the order of the day.

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Hohenhörn Canal Ferry – Kiel Canal (Nord-Ostsee-Kanal) loop from Rendsburg

Canal view

Breiholz Ferry on the Kiel Canal

Gieselau Canal Lock and Bascule Bridge

Grunental High Bridge and view of the Kiel Canal

View of the Schafstedt High Bridge over the Kiel Canal

Hohenhörn Canal Ferry

Kiel Canal (Nord-Ostsee-Kanal)

Kiel Canal at Breiholz Ferry

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