Landwehr Ferry – Flemhuder Lake loop from Gettorf

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Germany

Schleswig-Holstein

Rendsburg-Eckernförde

Gettorf

Landwehr Ferry – Flemhuder Lake loop from Gettorf

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Landwehr Ferry – Flemhuder Lake loop from Gettorf

02:50

48.0km

170m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 10.7 km for 148 m

Open: • January-December (otherwise closed)

After 32.2 km for 216 m

Open: • January-December (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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10.9 km

Landwehr Ferry

Highlight • Rest Area

....very friendly staff. Nice little ferry ride. Free of charge for cars, pedestrians and cyclists.

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12.8 km

Strohbrück Lock (Former Eider Canal Lock)

Highlight • Monument

This is also one of the two final destinations if you go on a paddling tour with the canoe from the Achterwehr canoe rental 🛶...
The alternative with more current/swell would be the Westensee as a destination 😉...

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13.5 km

Flemhuder Lake

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The Flemhuder See is a protected landscape component. After the construction of the Kiel Canal before the First World War, the lake shrank from 230 to just 30 hectares. The …

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15.5 km

Flemhuder Lake

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There is a small rustic resting place (with a bench) from where you have a wonderful view over the lake

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26.0 km

Klein Königsförde Lock

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THE 6 LOCKS OF THE HISTORICAL EIDER CANAL
The historic locks were completed with the Eider Canal in 1784.
All locks (with the exception of the Rendsburg lock, which has …

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29.1 km

Kiel Canal at Groß Königsförde

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Here you can easily overtake a container ship by bike.

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32.2 km

Sehestedt Canal Ferry

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Here it goes dry on the other side.

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36.1 km

Path Along the Kiel Canal

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The NOK is a great place for cycling.

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48.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.1 km

14.1 km

13.7 km

4.73 km

364 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

29.1 km

15.2 km

2.49 km

788 m

447 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 31 October

11°C

8°C

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Comments

July 2, 2022,Fahrradtour Klein Königsförde

Small bike tour along the Kiel Canal. With detours into the surrounding area. The single trail along Lake Flemhude is more for hikers. It was called pushing the bike.
Yes, if you love your bike, you push it. 😊

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August 8, 2024,Sehestedt - Ringkanal - Tour

After a long time, we went back to the Ring Canal. Through Wallachia via Groß Königsförde along the NOK to the Sehestedt ferry. There we had a cup of coffee and a bag of chips to fortify ourselves. We crossed over to the south side, heading east to the Klein Königsförde junction. Via farm roads to Flemhude, along the Ring …

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April 29, 2023,Gettorf, Lindau, Sehestedt, Achterwehr, Strohbrück, und zurück 💪

...unfortunately missed the junction to the Eider Canal again 😥

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