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Rides in southern Binnenland — Germany’s Schleswig-Holstein

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Rides in southern Binnenland — Germany’s Schleswig-Holstein

Bike Touring Collection by Binnenland SH

21

Tours

46:24 h

473 mi

6,275 ft

Schleswig-Holstein offers more than just the sea; between the Elbe and Neumünster you can find stunning inland rides. Away from both the North Sea coast and the Baltic coast, wonderful cycle paths on mostly flat terrain await you. Here, you can ride through unique landscapes along sparkling rivers, through impressive inland dunes, enchanted moors, deep forests and across wide meadows and fields. In addition to fascinating nature, you can also expect plenty of culture and historic sights on these superb cycle tours.

In this Collection, we’ve put together 21 varied cycle tours in Schleswig-Holstein, spread over the four cycle touring regions of Brunsbüttel, Neumünster, Glückstadt and Wedeler Marsch. With different Tour lengths and exciting themed routes, there really is something for everyone. Whether you want to immerse yourself in nature and learn more about the local geology, follow in the historic footsteps of Saint Vicelin or learn more about rose-growing and tree nurseries, you’ll find plenty to intrigue you.

All the Tours are circular routes that start at a railway station, a car park or in a village centre. We have short routes, such as the Deichtörn as well as long routes, such as the near 100-kilometre (62 mi) long Vicelinweg, which can be divided into two days with a camping stop. In the villages and towns along the routes you’ll find places to stop for refreshments and overnight accommodation. En route, you’ll occasionally pass rustic farm shops and cafés where you can fortify yourself for the rest of the journey -– the perfect conditions for fantastic cycling.

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    Von Marsch und Geest – Radfahren in Dithmarschen

    02:11
    21.2 mi
    9.7 mph
    450 ft
    450 ft
    Intermediate
    Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

    The tour starts in Burg. From here you can enjoy a wonderful view of the lower area. Behind Burg you cycle along the Kiel Canal, where you can gaze out over the water and watch ships.

    

    You leave the canal and pass the town of Kuden with its old farmhouses. We continue to St. Michaelisdonn, where the march

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  • 01:58
    21.1 mi
    10.7 mph
    100 ft
    100 ft
    Easy
    Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

    The starting point of the lock route is in Brunsbüttel on the lock. Here you can watch the large ships launching into and out of the Kiel Canal. If you want, you can also pay a visit to the Atrium Lock Museum.

    

    After exploring the lock, you cycle along the Braake and Helser Fleth to Marne. From here it

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  • 01:19
    13.8 mi
    10.5 mph
    75 ft
    75 ft
    Easy
    Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

    Race a container ship? On this tour it is possible! The Kiel Canal between Brunsbüttel and Kiel is a challenge for the sailors, which is why the large boats glide majestically through the more than 100 kilometer long waterway at a maximum of 15 kilometers per hour.

    

    The bike tour starts at the tourist

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  • 02:09
    23.2 mi
    10.8 mph
    100 ft
    100 ft
    Intermediate
    Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

    Expanse, expanse, expanse - that is our Elbe tour. The Elbe is several kilometers wide here, the ocean liners that pass you are gigantic. You start your bike tour in Brokdorf directly on the dike and drive a piece of the Elbe upstream. The wide views are unique!

    

    At the estuary you turn inland to Wewelsfleth

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  • 02:08
    23.7 mi
    11.1 mph
    125 ft
    125 ft
    Intermediate
    Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

    This unique tour to a true highlight begins in Wilster, just a few minutes by train from Itzehoe: the lowest point in Germany. Let's start in the village with its pretty old town and historic grain mill.

    

    The flat, green marsh landscape with its old thatched farms and watercourses is unique in Germany

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  • 01:07
    12.0 mi
    10.9 mph
    50 ft
    50 ft
    Easy
    Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

    Kollmar is the ideal starting point for the Deichtörn. The center of the place is the centrally located harbor, which you can reach through a passage in the dike - called Stöpe. The wonderful sandy beach of Kollmar is worth a trip in itself and offers you ideal relaxation after the tour.

    

    From Kollmar

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  • 01:27
    15.6 mi
    10.8 mph
    75 ft
    75 ft
    Easy
    Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

    Your tour through the Marschhöfe begins in Krempe at its historic market square. Past an old mill you drive on beautiful, flat bike paths to Neuenbrook. The place is a typical street village with idyllic courtyards to the left and right of the road that runs through the marshland. There is an interesting

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  • 01:37
    17.0 mi
    10.5 mph
    100 ft
    100 ft
    Easy
    Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

    From Glückstadt, the vegetable trip first leads in the direction of the Stör barrage. In this area of the cycle route you can already see a vegetable growing area which, together with the Engelbrecht Wilderness, represents the largest growing area in Schleswig-Holstein alongside Dithmarschen.

    

    Vegetable

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  • 01:22
    14.4 mi
    10.5 mph
    75 ft
    75 ft
    Easy
    Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

    The pasture trip begins in Glückstadt and leads along a picturesque pasture landscape, which is criss-crossed by numerous intertwined water lines that serve for drainage. The marsh is drained and irrigated via the “white water”. The black water drains the boggy hinterland on the Geest edge. In the past

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  • 05:39
    58.4 mi
    10.3 mph
    1,150 ft
    1,150 ft
    Expert
    Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

    On the Vicelinweg you go in the footsteps of the Holy Vicelin. The route takes you through a beautiful landscape with numerous lakes and past historical sites such as field and brick churches from the times of Vicelin.

    

    It starts at the Vicelinkirche in Neumünster. From here you cycle a small arc through

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  • 02:47
    28.5 mi
    10.2 mph
    450 ft
    450 ft
    Intermediate
    Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

    The starting point of the beautiful round tour is at the train station in Neumünster. From here you cycle along Carlstraße with its beautiful villas and then drive out of town. Via Moorkoppeln you get to Einfeld, where the lake of the same name spreads northwards.

    

    The Einfelder See invites you to take

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  • 03:09
    30.1 mi
    9.6 mph
    375 ft
    375 ft
    Intermediate
    Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

    The route takes you along old and new trade routes. In addition to historical paths such as the Ochsenweg, you will also pass new paths such as the Altona-Kiel railway line and the A7.

    

    The tour begins at the train station in Neumünster. At the beginning you cycle along the railway line, then you take

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  • 02:37
    26.5 mi
    10.1 mph
    250 ft
    250 ft
    Intermediate
    Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Some portions of the Tour may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

    The forest and meadow tour starts at the train station in Neumünster. From here you cycle west out of the city. You will pass the Neumünster airfield. Then it goes to Wasbek and on to Ehndorf.

    

    Behind the village, the picturesque Störtal awaits you, through which you cycle into the enchanting Aukrug Nature

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  • 03:46
    36.5 mi
    9.7 mph
    625 ft
    625 ft
    Intermediate
    Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Some portions of the Tour may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

    The starting point of the tour is in Neumünster at the train station. At the beginning you cycle a small loop through the city, which brings you to the Schwele and then to the Stör.

    

    You follow the river out of town and then turn south. In the further course you pass Boostedt and finally reach the Segeberger

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  • 01:47
    17.0 mi
    9.5 mph
    275 ft
    275 ft
    Easy
    Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

    On this route you will see a dune landscape without sea with surprising nature. From the Thesdorf S-Bahn station you can get to the route quickly and easily.

    

    The first stop is worthwhile at the Appener Seen. There you can swim on summer days and go for a walk in the nature experience area. The path continues

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  • 01:57
    17.5 mi
    9.0 mph
    575 ft
    575 ft
    Intermediate
    Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Some portions of the Tour may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

    On this almost 30-kilometer bike tour, you can look forward to impressive views in and out. And with its almost 200 meters in altitude, the round is also quite hilly by Holstein standards. It starts at the Wedel S-Bahn station.

    

    The path leads you along the Autal at the beginning. You cross the Wedeler

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  • 01:21
    13.5 mi
    10.0 mph
    325 ft
    325 ft
    Easy
    Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

    The Sülldorf S-Bahn station is the ideal starting point for an eventful bike tour on the forest route, which first leads through the Sülldorfer Feldmark, the Wedeler Au lowlands and to the Hogenmoor. This section of the route is particularly attractive during the blooming season of the chickweed and

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  • 02:01
    20.8 mi
    10.3 mph
    275 ft
    275 ft
    Intermediate
    Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

    Not only rose breeding and tree nurseries characterize this round. You also cycle to one of the oldest swing bridges in Germany, through an old monastery and of course through the wonderful nature and pretty villages of the Schleswig-Holstein inland.

    

    You start this 33-kilometer tour in Uetersen and reach

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  • 01:53
    18.5 mi
    9.8 mph
    350 ft
    375 ft
    Easy
    Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

    On this round tour you cycle through the beautiful Wedeler Au and the great Elbe glacial valley. A visit to a game reserve or the largest inland dune area in Schleswig-Holstein and a jump into the cool water of the Appener Baggersee are not missing on this 30-kilometer round.

    

    From the starting point of

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  • 02:01
    21.2 mi
    10.5 mph
    275 ft
    275 ft
    Intermediate
    Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

    The starting point of this beautiful, approximately 34-kilometer round trip is the town hall in Uetersen, in the immediate vicinity of the magnificent rose garden. Plan some time to visit the site before or after the bike ride. It is a public park where you can look at the approximately 900 types of

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Collection Stats

  • Tours
    21
  • Distance
    473 mi
  • Duration
    46:24 h
  • Elevation
    6,275 ft

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