View from Achtstückenberg – Kiel Canal at Knoop loop from Levensauer Hochbrücke

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View from Achtstückenberg – Kiel Canal at Knoop loop from Levensauer Hochbrücke

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View from Achtstückenberg – Kiel Canal at Knoop loop from Levensauer Hochbrücke

01:16

4.87km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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214 m

Schleusen Garten Café & Restaurant

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I give my recommendation for a stop for a coffee or Alster in the Schleusengarten.

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875 m

View from Achtstückenberg

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There are Neolithic megalithic tombs and Bronze Age burial mounds on the Achtstückenberg, which indicate a human settlement around the years 4,300 to 550 BC. [B. Morio, History of Holtenau]

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1.73 km

Levensau High Bridge Bat Winter Quarters

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At over 120 years old, the Levensau high bridge near Kiel Suchsdorf is the oldest of the canal bridges, and it is also home to 6,000 noctule bats. This is …

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1.76 km

View of the Levensau Bridges

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This view to the west is particularly worthwhile in the evening in the backlight - sometimes the sun then dips under the bridges.

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3.02 km

Kiel Canal at Knoop

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Here is the Kanalfeuer restaurant with a direct view of the canal and the high bridges on both sides.

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4.50 km

View of the Old Eider Canal Lock

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YEAR MDCCLXXXI = 1781. 🎓

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4.53 km

Stone Bridge Over the Rathmannsdorfer Au

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Here is a makeshift bridge over a small floodplain that flows from Rathmannsdorf into the Alter Eiderkanal.

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4.62 km

Old Eider Lock

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Sometimes, with a little patience, you can spot the kingfisher.

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4.87 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.29 km

2.15 km

370 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.28 km

1.23 km

967 m

233 m

129 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 18 October

13°C

7°C

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Comments

July 24, 2025,Alte Eiderschleuse – Nord-Ostsee-Kanal bei Knoop Runde von Holtenau

Unfortunately, the hiking trail is currently heavily overgrown and blocked by unfallen trees. Currently (July 24, 2025), the loop cannot be completed because the path is blocked by a barrier due to work on the Levensau Bridge.

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February 10, 2024,Knoop NOK & Alter Eiderkanal 🦢🚢🌿🌳🐕👫

I recently saw at @Dr. G. that there are "ways" to do this route despite the construction site at the Levensau High Bridge. So today we packed up the dog and the husband and decided to finally do the Eider Canal tour again. It's been a long time. It was even nicer today, despite the mud and mud. 😄

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