Museum Harbour Kappeln – Kappeln Bascule Bridge loop from Kappeln, (Schlei)

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Kappeln

Museum Harbour Kappeln – Kappeln Bascule Bridge loop from Kappeln, (Schlei)

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Museum Harbour Kappeln – Kappeln Bascule Bridge loop from Kappeln, (Schlei)

02:52

11.1km

50m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. 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: October 8, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 4.12 km for 225 m

Open: • March-October, Monday-Sunday: 9:00 AM-6:00 PM (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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512 m

Museum Harbour Kappeln

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Old and some ships built according to old plans have their berth at the rustic jetty with the thick white-headed piles. The oldest ships are over a hundred years old. …

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1.64 km

Schlei Riverside Trail

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Beautiful hiking and cycling trail

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3.93 km

The Oldest House in Arnis

Highlight • Historical Site

And I don't think it looks that old.

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4.02 km

Arnis — Germany's smallest town

Highlight • Settlement

Germany's smallest town with its cute main street and beautiful church is definitely worth a visit!

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4.35 km

Arnis Ferry

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Since 1826, the loop of ears has been taking you regularly from the fishing peninsula to Schwansen. Hard to imagine, but until the 1960s the ferry was still operated with muscle power.

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10.3 km

Kappeln Bascule Bridge

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The bridge, completed in 1992, always opens 15 minutes before the hour. In the off-season, when no ships want to pass, it also stays closed.

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10.8 km

Kappeln Bascule Bridge

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The city of Kappeln has had this bascule bridge since 2002, replacing the old swing bridge. Once every hour, the bridge opens the passage for the many boats and ships …

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10.9 km

View of Kappeln Harbour and the Herring Fence

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The herring fence, newly renovated, may not be a nice way to catch herring, but fish rolls are so tasty! 😫

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11.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.94 km

2.93 km

2.30 km

1.49 km

237 m

225 m

Surfaces

7.50 km

1.56 km

961 m

592 m

271 m

225 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 20 October

11°C

8°C

96 %

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Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

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Comments

June 5, 2022,Mit der Fähre über die Schlei in Arnis - Runde von Kappeln

Nice round on the Schlei to the city of Arnis with looping ferry and over the bascule bridge back to Kappeln.

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May 17, 2025,Kappeln - Arnis per Pedes 🥾

The beginning is asphalt-heavy, but then it gets better and more beautiful...
Afterwards, a piece of cake at Erna's Café as a reward 🍰👍

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April 17, 2022,Mit der Dipl. Bauingenieurin ein Stückchen links und rechts an der Schlei entlang.

The banks of the Schlei offer a diverse and idyllic landscape and small towns. Many tours, bathing lake trips, Viking trips or gourmet trips: around the Baltic Sea fjord Schlei invite you to discover. Whether on foot or by bike, there is something for every interest.

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June 12, 2026,Kappeln, entlang der Schlei bis Arnis

We started the tour in a free parking lot. In Anis, we crossed the Schlei with the small ferry, which runs back and forth constantly. €2 p.p.

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September 9, 2022,Kappeln - Runde Arnis, Kopperby, Rückeberg, Lüttfeld

Great hike on the Schlei. From the parking lot in front of the lifting bridge in Kappeln, you walk past the promenade at the museum harbor. The path leads along the banks of the Schlei to the smallest town in Germany - Arnis. You should take some time to explore and linger in the picturesque town. You then leave Arnis …

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April 21, 2025,Eine Fåhrfahrt ist schon lustig

Almost in Arnis, of course, it started to rain.
The ferry is still running☝️
As the ferryman told me, there's only one contract for one year so far, after which the misundertaking ferryman no longer wants to continue as the Arnis tenant, but the Arnis employee does.
So it remains exciting.
To all those who have to increase the gross …

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