Rendsburg High Bridge – Kiel Canal (NOK) ferry crossing loop from Bredenbek

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Bredenbek

Rendsburg High Bridge – Kiel Canal (NOK) ferry crossing loop from Bredenbek

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Rendsburg High Bridge – Kiel Canal (NOK) ferry crossing loop from Bredenbek

03:35

59.0km

150m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 10, 2026

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Train Station

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27.0 km

Rüsterbergen Pilot Station

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Here is something more going on than on the canal. Good for photos of the big pots.

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30.0 km

Pilot station Rüsterbergen on the Kiel Canal

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From Kiel to Brunsbüttel on the "southern" canal bank and then back from Brunsbüttel to Kiel on the "northern" shore! The southern tour takes a little longer, as it runs with interruption on the canal.

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34.5 km

Rendsburg High Bridge

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Before planning tours that include the Rendsburg transporter bridge under the railway high bridge, you should check if it is actually operational.

Because unfortunately it is stationary more often than it actually runs.

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35.0 km

Rendsburg Transporter Bridge (Schwebefähre Rendsburg)

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Due to a technical defect, the transporter bridge is out of service until further notice. Visit the WSV website for more information. Use the Nobiskrug ferry. Two ferries operate there. ✅

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37.7 km

Kiel Canal (NOK) ferry crossing

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North-Osrsee Canal Ferry

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50.7 km

Sehestedt Canal Ferry

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Here it goes dry on the other side.

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53.4 km

Old Eider Canal Lock Kluvensiek

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Anyone passing by will see a relic from the time when the Eider Canal was still actively used.
Excerpt from WIKIPEDIA: After the fourth lock at Klein Königsförde, the canal …

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53.9 km

Tree-lined cycle path to Bovenau

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Nice avenue, no cars are allowed here.
It is the official cycle path to Bovenau, so please do not use the (Sehestedter Straße) K94 as a pedestrian or cyclist.

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