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Palinger Heath – Schwedenschanzen in Lauerholz loop from Wesloe

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Schleswig-Holstein

Palinger Heath – Schwedenschanzen in Lauerholz loop from Wesloe

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Palinger Heath – Schwedenschanzen in Lauerholz loop from Wesloe

02:08

8.38km

20m

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: April 15, 2026

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LSG Lauerholz

Palinger Heide und Halbinsel Teschow

Waypoints

Start point

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314 m

Lauerholz Mixed Forest

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It's fun to explore the many paths through the forest. Great light and peace are the companions.

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3.19 km

The Palinger Heide extends in the west to the border with Schleswig-Holstein (see eg palingen.de/index.php/palinger-heide or unv.luebeck.de/files/karte_lsg_lauerholz.pdf), here marked by the land ditch. While the formerly extended heathland has been …

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6.59 km

Kolonnenweg in the Palinger Heide and Teschow Peninsula

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The concrete slabs of the lane are original. From here, the border could be monitored by car and on foot and troops could be transported on it.

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6.77 km

Bridge Over the Landgraben

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The Swedish ski jumps are a medieval moat.

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6.87 km

Schwedenschanzen in Lauerholz

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The name "Schwedenschanze" is actually wrong. The name comes from the fact that old fortifications were simply called that in the past.
This rampart consists of up to five ramparts …

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7.08 km

Ruins of the Munitions Factory (DWM Schlutup)

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These ruins belong to the former German weapons and ammunition factories, which maintained a huge factory here.
At one time up to 10,000 people worked in WW2 in the factory.

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7.58 km

Rest Area at the Former Shooting Range (LSG Lauerholz)

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Here was one of the shooting lanes on which ammunition of only a few 100m away "German weapons and munitions factories" was made.

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7.61 km

Forest Shelter in Lauerholz

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Nice place to take a little break

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8.38 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.96 km

2.18 km

191 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.28 km

757 m

703 m

296 m

191 m

149 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 18 May

19°C

10°C

31 %

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Palinger Heath – Schwedenschanzen in Lauerholz loop from Wesloe

Lauerholz Mixed Forest

Palinger Heath

Kolonnenweg in the Palinger Heide and Teschow Peninsula

Bridge Over the Landgraben

Schwedenschanzen in Lauerholz

Ruins of the Munitions Factory (DWM Schlutup)

Rest Area at the Former Shooting Range (LSG Lauerholz)

Forest Shelter in Lauerholz

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