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Käpt'n Jürs Bascule Bridge – Elmshorn Water Tower loop from Elmshorn

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Käpt'n Jürs Bascule Bridge – Elmshorn Water Tower loop from Elmshorn

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Käpt'n Jürs Bascule Bridge – Elmshorn Water Tower loop from Elmshorn

01:25

5.60km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 7, 2026

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Includes a movable bridge

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After 4.04 km for 44 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.49 km

Collegiate Church

Highlight • Religious Site

The collegiate church from 1890 originally belonged to the adjacent Prebendenstift

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1.75 km

Restaurant Rico

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On weekends you have to call in advance and reserve a table, otherwise you won't get a seat

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3.41 km

Kölln Factory

Highlight • Structure

Who does not know her….

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4.01 km

The Käpten-Jürs Bridge, the bascule bridge over the Krückau in Elmshorn was named after the Elmshorner Jürgen Jürs, the last Windjammer commander in the history of seafaring, who until 1938 only operated cargo ships without an engine.

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4.11 km

Peter Kölln Plant, Elmshorn

Highlight • Monument

along the Krückau is also different than the otherwise very natural landscape. Here in Elmshorn it gets rather busy

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5.14 km

Elmshorn Water Tower

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Built in 1902 tower height 43.5 m
1989 shut down Sold for 50 cents in 2003. Today there is a candle making factory with a restaurant inside. But of course currently blow Corona closed

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5.60 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.32 km

1.20 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.31 km

244 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Thursday 9 July

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Käpt'n Jürs Bascule Bridge – Elmshorn Water Tower loop from Elmshorn

Collegiate Church

Restaurant Rico

Kölln Factory