Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

former nuclear weapons depot

former nuclear weapons depot

Highlight • Historical Site

former nuclear weapons depot

Name: former nuclear weapons depot
Rating: 2

Recommended by 50 cyclists

Save

Location: Kellinghusen, Kreis Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Save

See rides here

Take Me There

Routes here

Top cycling routes to former nuclear weapons depot

4.5

(4)

riders

1. Former nuclear weapons depot – Quiet way loop from Hohenwestedt

41.1km

02:35

210m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Intermediate

3.0

(1)

riders

2. Former nuclear weapons depot – Mühlenteich Viewing Platform loop from Wrist

50.6km

03:28

230m

Expert bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Expert

3.7

(3)

riders

3. Stör River Dock – former nuclear weapons depot loop from Lohbarbek

27.0km

01:38

80m

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Easy

Tips

Jknord

May 19, 2021

The Kellinghusen special ammunition storage (SAS) was a depot for tactical nuclear weapons of the armed forces of the United States. The beautiful forest area is now freely accessible and only serves as a local recreation area, the former storage areas are also open and served as a beautiful graffiti base. Interesting to look at and a nice stopover when there is a shower.

Translated by Google •

JR56

July 7, 2021

Looking back today, it's simply unbelievable that US nuclear weapons were once stored here, in the middle of Germany, in Schleswig-Holstein.

The site and the bunkers are currently freely accessible and can be visited.

Very impressive, but also very depressing – even if you're there in broad daylight
and sunshine.

As part of nuclear sharing, American nuclear battlefield weapons were to be deployed by German delivery systems. Artillery shells for 203mm and 155mm howitzers (W-33 and W-79, respectively W-48) were stored there.

The units for which the nuclear weapons were intended were the divisional artillery of the 6th Panzergrenadier Division (Field Artillery Battalion 61 and Rocket Artillery Battalion 62 in Kellinghusen) and the brigade artillery units (Armored Artillery Battalion 165 in Wentorf, Armored Artillery Battalion 177, Hamburg-Rahlstedt, and Armored Artillery Battalion 185 in Boostedt).

The American units guarding the "inner ring" were the 13th U.S. Army Field Artillery Detachment (USAFAD) (1961–1992), the 552nd U.S. Army Artillery Group (until 1966), and the 294th U.S. Army Artillery Group (from June 1966).
The "outer ring" was secured by the 6th Escort Battery (which also had security duties in the inner area), which, with 300 men, was almost a battalion in strength. It was established in November 1960 and relocated from Boostedt to Kellinghusen in 1964 when the Liliencron Barracks were expanded.

The US soldiers withdrew at the end of 1991. Since the camp was abandoned, the site has served as a recreational area and is freely accessible.

The remaining buildings have been gutted, are open, and are also accessible.

However, some of them have been heavily damaged by vandalism.

An intact tunnel system connects individual buildings and positions.

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sondermunitionslager_Kellinghusen

Translated by Google •

mondan

May 15, 2022

nice area quiet and spacious

Translated by Google •

Details

Informations

Elevation -50 m

Weather

Today

Monday 27 October

10°C

7°C

0 %

If you start your activity now...

Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See rides here

Take Me There

Location: Kellinghusen, Kreis Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Mühlenteich Viewing Platform

Sondermunitionslager Kellinghusen Bunker Remains

Abandoned Munitions Bunker (Altes BW-Gelände)

View of the Stör River

View of the Bramau River from the Rote Brücke

Ruhiger Weg

Deichkrone Cycle Path and Wetland View

Paved Path in Naturpark Aukrug

Fischteiche Kuntzen im Naturpark Aukrug

Forest Pathway in Naturpark Aukrug

Bramautal Valley

Stellau Church

former nuclear weapons depot

1. Former nuclear weapons depot – Quiet way loop from Hohenwestedt

2. Former nuclear weapons depot – Mühlenteich Viewing Platform loop from Wrist

3. Stör River Dock – former nuclear weapons depot loop from Lohbarbek

Other Popular Places to Check Out

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️