View of Eckernförde Bay – View of the Baltic Sea Cliffs loop from Schnellmark

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Schleswig-Holstein

View of Eckernförde Bay – View of the Baltic Sea Cliffs loop from Schnellmark

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View of Eckernförde Bay – View of the Baltic Sea Cliffs loop from Schnellmark

03:16

12.7km

60m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.20 km

Forest Path in Baltic Sea Nature Park

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The forest is partly artificial: a picture shows deciduous forest on the left vs. coniferous forest on the right. The large construction machine ensures order. Just not on the trails :(

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2.80 km

Küstenfrieden Burial Forest

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For the urns buried here, either numbers or numbers with names are nailed to the trees.

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4.73 km

Steep coast of the Eckernförde Bay

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Beginning at the Eckernförde burial forest, you follow a forest path in IMMEDIATE proximity to the cliffs.

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5.58 km

View of Eckernförde Bay

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Here you can walk lonely and very beautiful along the steep coast with fantastic views of the Baltic Sea. Unfortunately, I did not find the official vantage point, which used …

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5.82 km

View of the Baltic Sea Cliffs

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Further along the cliffs there was a barrier, I think that is still the result of the heavy easterly storm last year. But it is also beautiful in the forest

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7.45 km

Aschauer Lagoon

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The Aschau lagoon is one of the most beautiful secluded beaches in the Eckernförde Bay. There is a campsite here on the Spit Hook. Very small, very quiet, very casual …

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9.70 km

The Aschauer Lagune is a former gravel pit, which is now developing into a near-natural coastal body of water. The waterfowl seemed to like it. The water is privately owned. A bench invites you to linger and look.

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11.6 km

Pond in Schnellmarker Holz

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A small pond in the middle of a coniferous forest... the numerous tree stumps in the water create a special atmosphere.

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12.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.55 km

5.54 km

1.01 km

566 m

Surfaces

5.48 km

4.20 km

2.23 km

711 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 18 October

13°C

6°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

August 2, 2026,Schnellmarker Holz & Aschauer Lagune

Aschauer Lagune and Schnellmarker Holz - sonorous names, and anyone walking east of Eckernförde along the coast will not be disappointed.

Start at the high ropes course in Altenhof - here there is also a very good vegetarian Italian restaurant for afterwards.
We go up into the burial forest and immediately along a remarkable cliff section to the prayer cross. …

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January 6, 2022,Aschau

“Krawehl, Krawehl! Deaf-cloudy ginst at the Musenhain! ... "one might quote Loriot's Melusine until yesterday, the weather has been so cloudy and inhospitable since the beginning of the year. Today the redemption: minus degrees, cloudless sky, frost, calm. A good opportunity to continue exploring the area around Altenhof near Eckernförde.

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