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Herzogtum Lauenburg
Groß Sarau

Bridge Over the Wakenitz – Lenschow Memorial Site loop from Utecht

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Germany
Schleswig-Holstein
Herzogtum Lauenburg
Groß Sarau

Bridge Over the Wakenitz – Lenschow Memorial Site loop from Utecht

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Bridge Over the Wakenitz – Lenschow Memorial Site loop from Utecht

01:14

4.79km

20m

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: October 22, 2025

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44 m

Drägerweg Trailhead at Rothenhusen

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Beginning of the Drägerweg near Rothenhusen.

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1.79 km

Drägerweg

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The Drägerweg is a hiking trail between Lübeck and Rothenhusen that has been continuously maintained since 2007.

The trail runs almost parallel to the Wakenitz, but has little contact with …

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2.20 km

Phönix Sculpture by Claus Görtz

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The sculpture by Schattin sculptor Claus Görtz depicts a person rising like a phoenix from and above the demolished border fortifications.
The sculpture is made from old barriers.

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2.30 km

Bridge Over the Wakenitz

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From here you have a beautiful view of the river, which is also called the "Amazon of the North".
The bridge connects Schleswig-Holstein with Mecklenburg-West Pomerania.

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2.56 km

Lenschow Memorial Site

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Here once stood the village Lenschow, which was demolished in the 70s. It was too close to the border to the single FRG.
Today, there is almost nothing left to see from the former inner-German border.

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2.58 km

Remains of Border Watchtower at Lenschow

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Only a few traces of this terrible past can be found on the former border strip (FRG / GDR).
Here is the stump of a worn watchtower.

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2.89 km

Alder Carr in the Wakenitz Lowlands

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Even if it does not look like this: you can get through dry feet. Right at the beginning of the hike, at the foot of the pedestrian bridge, lies this beautiful Bruchwald in the Wakenitz lowlands.

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4.79 km

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Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

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3.68 km

1.07 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.21 km

1.72 km

618 m

176 m

< 100 m

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