The “Bridge Trail” is a beautiful, pleasant cycling route between the communities of Schürensöhlen and Groß Boden. But why is it called a bridge trail? The bridge is actually impossible to miss: you drive over a hill with a clear ascent and descent, and there is also a bridge railing. But what does this bridge actually lead over? It leads over a railway line that has long since been dismantled - the former Kaiserbahn. On the east side, the former route is still clearly visible as a green strip.

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September 15, 2024

The so-called Kaiserbahn was a single-track railway line from Bad Oldesloe via Ratzeburg to Hagenow-Land in Mecklenburg. The line is said to have been built at the instigation of Kaiser Wilhelm II, because the Kaiser wanted a shorter route for his journeys from Berlin to the naval base in Kiel than via Lübeck or Hamburg. The line was opened in 1897. When the border was drawn after the Second World War, the line was interrupted and became meaningless. Passenger traffic was stopped in 1962, and freight traffic (mainly sugar beet) was abandoned in 1971. The railway embankment was demolished soon after. Between Siebenbäumen and Berkenthin, a section still serves as a cycle path, in other places the route can only be made out by individual bends.

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Location: Schürensöhlen, Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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