View of the Kiel Naval Base – Landwehr Ferry loop from ZBW – Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft

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View of the Kiel Naval Base – Landwehr Ferry loop from ZBW – Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft

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View of the Kiel Naval Base – Landwehr Ferry loop from ZBW – Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft

01:50

30.5km

140m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 2.81 km for 133 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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971 m

View of the Kiel Naval Base

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From here you can see the naval base, with the Gorch Fock at the pier.

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2.84 km

Wiker Balkon

Viewpoint

9.39 km

Restaurant Margaretental on the Kiel Canal

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The restaurant is located directly on the canal with an attractive lunch menu and optional coffee table.

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10.5 km

View of the Kiel Canal

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From here you can already see the Levensauer Bridge on the horizon!

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15.7 km

Landwehr Ferry

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

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15.9 km

Landwehr Ferry (Kiel Canal)

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The ferry is free like all ferries via the NOK for people & bicycles and all kinds of vehicles!
Small tip☝️: If you come from Kiel, you should change the page here!

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19.2 km

Kiel Canal

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There is always something to see .... the big ships.

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23.5 km

Levensau High Bridge

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The old Levensau High Bridge was built at the end of the 19th century for railway and tram traffic. The new, eastern Levensau High Bridge was built about 90 years …

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23.7 km

Kiel Canal near Suchsdorf

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On the NOK, also known as the Kiel Canal, it's always just beautiful...

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30.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.3 km

11.2 km

3.81 km

3.63 km

405 m

148 m

Surfaces

14.3 km

11.6 km

2.81 km

1.05 km

632 m

148 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 20 October

11°C

7°C

97 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

June 11, 2023,NOK -Tour top 👍und flop 👎

I come to today's tour on the NOK.
Friends of ours wanted to do a nice little NOK tour with us. This would also have been 👍 great if it wasn't for the construction site at the Levensauer Hochbrücke. 👎No reasonable signage for diversion or no signs. The construction workers there couldn't help either (some of them didn't come from …

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April 24, 2022,Fahrradtour

A great canal tour with a coffee break at the Holtenauer lighthouse.

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July 18, 2025,Nord-Ostsee Kanal bis Kiel

Since the route on both sides under the canal bridge "B76" will remain closed for the foreseeable future, my route north of the N.O.K. is not recommended, as on certain sections the bike must be pushed along narrow paths!

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