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Witzeeze Lock – Büchen Canal Bridge loop from Witzeeze

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Witzeeze Lock – Büchen Canal Bridge loop from Witzeeze

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Witzeeze Lock – Büchen Canal Bridge loop from Witzeeze

00:46

11.8km

40m

Cycling

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

Last updated: June 28, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 7.25 km for 54 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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832 m

Witzeeze Lock

Highlight • Bridge

A beautiful old lock system with a charming steel bridge over the canal. Here you feel as if you have been transported back to the founding years of the “Elbe-Trave-Canal”. …

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1.95 km

Unfortunately, there are not so many places on the canal where you can go directly to the water. Here is one with shallow access to the canal and beautiful views.
The four-legged friends can cool off their paws here, too.

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2.12 km

Forellensee Campsite

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Surrounded by a wonderful lake landscape on the one hand and the Elbe-Lübeck Canal on the other, the Forellensee campsite is located in the south of the "Lauenburg Lakes Nature …

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2.98 km

Mouth of the Steinau at the Elbe-Lübeck Canal

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The Steinau can be found in many places when crossing small bridges.

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4.34 km

Büchen Canal Bridge

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Between the canal and the pastures you can hike along the beach. I have not met another person on my short section

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5.53 km

Bachmann Ice Cream Parlor

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delicious ice cream

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6.16 km

Pötrau Mill on the Steinau

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Beautifully restored historic watermill from 1893 with gastronomy in an idyllic location on the Steinau.

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6.59 km

St. Georg Church Büchen-Pötrau

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The construction of the first Pötrauer church is not exactly dated. It was built from granite stones in the Middle Ages. The tower of the current Pötrauer church shows a …

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11.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.82 km

3.95 km

2.17 km

555 m

270 m

Surfaces

7.77 km

2.12 km

1.32 km

245 m

242 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 4 July

22°C

13°C

69 %

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Witzeeze Lock – Büchen Canal Bridge loop from Witzeeze

Witzeeze Lock

Canal access at Forellensee

Forellensee Campsite

Mouth of the Steinau at the Elbe-Lübeck Canal

Büchen Canal Bridge

Bachmann Ice Cream Parlor

Pötrau Mill on the Steinau

St. Georg Church Büchen-Pötrau

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