Eider bridge Felde – Forest trail along Lake Ahrensee loop from Felde

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Germany

Schleswig-Holstein

Rendsburg-Eckernförde

Felde

Eider bridge Felde – Forest trail along Lake Ahrensee loop from Felde

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Eider bridge Felde – Forest trail along Lake Ahrensee loop from Felde

05:42

21.8km

160m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a short out-and-back section

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After 8.45 km for 106 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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642 m

Eider bridge Felde

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The Eider Bridge plus the path sections on both sides are really nice.

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1.81 km

Trail between Westensee and Ahrensee

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The path between the lakes is certainly beautiful in summer, but a challenge in the wet season.

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2.40 km

Forest trail along Lake Ahrensee

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After heavy rainfall, this section is partially accessible. The view of Lake Ahrensee is significantly limited, even in winter.

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3.28 km

The nature reserve around the Ahrensee and Westensee is very interesting and varied! You can see many birds. It is also very boggy, especially between the lakes, sturdy shoes or rubber boots are recommended.

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5.59 km

Eider bridge at the Eider meadows near Hohenhude

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Really nice place on the Eider but occasionally you get wet feet.

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8.50 km

Bridge over the Schierenseebach

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Here the Schierensee flows into the Westensee.

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16.5 km

View of Bossee Lake from the Wooden Dock

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The 32 hectare Bossee, which is up to 5.70 metres deep, is connected to the Westensee and is also located in the nature park. From the boat dock you can enjoy a beautiful view over the quiet water.

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16.9 km

Bossee

Lake

21.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.35 km

5.98 km

4.60 km

3.41 km

530 m

Surfaces

8.44 km

6.09 km

4.57 km

1.31 km

943 m

516 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 27 October

14°C

8°C

12 %

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Expect light wind and shifting conditions.

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Comments

June 29, 2023,Rund um den Westensee

The trail was nice, but I can't recommend the surface - at least half of the trail was asphalt. But I knew that beforehand, because I had already walked the path in sections, sometimes several times. And today it was the turn of the whole group. 😉 The Bossee, the Schierensee and at the end the Ahrenssee were still on …

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June 23, 2024,2024-🥾-030: Ich sage "Ja!" zu deutschem Wasser - NSG Westensee usw. 🔄

Title hike, see picture 14 of 21 😁

For the first 10 kilometers (Westensee - Felde) there is almost only a road-side cycle path, which is called the "Nature Park Hiking Trail". The second half makes up for this completely.

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March 20, 2022,Westenseerunde - Bahnhof Felde

Very nice, varied tour! Almost no cars on Sundays as the road between Hohenhude and Westensee is closed.

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March 16, 2024,Um den Westensee - IRON LAKE SH - Tour 1von10_2024

Used the good weather to start the challenge. It is still partly. plenty of water in the meadows, so good shoes are necessary. 😉

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June 28, 2025,Westensee ->start Badestelle Wrohe (Iron Lake Challenge SH 9/10)

Beautiful nature park hiking trail. What I didn't know before and read on Wikipedia:
"The nature park trail runs through Westensee, connecting the five nature parks in Schleswig-Holstein for hikers."

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April 6, 2024,Westensee, Iron Lake Challenge

I chose the Westensee as the fourth lake for the challenge and was surprised at how much water was still on the meadows and paths, especially between the Ahrensee and Westensee.

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May 17, 2025,Rund um den Westensee (ILC SH 05)

And once again, we're planning a lake circuit. Since we still had some things to do in Kiel, we chose Lake Westensee.
We start in Hohenhude – it's quite close to Kiel when traveling through the countryside, and after a few kilometers of hiking, we have the prospect of a coffee in Felde.
From Hohenhude, we head through a varied …

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April 30, 2022,Runde um den Westensee ☆♡

Battery at 85%, charging cable and power bank included, clear to cloudy, 14 degrees... and thus 10 degrees warmer than when I was last round the lake here (when the super high water level caused me a lot of mental stress).
Let's go! Yay! The tour around the Westensee is really a recommendable 🔝 tour! It leads through wonderful terrain, …

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