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From sea to sea

From sea to seaPhoto: Angelika Urbach
From sea to sea
"Pötte kieken" - looking at ships is one of the main attractions on the Kiel Canal. More than a hundred ocean liners take the shortcut between the North and Baltic Seas every day. If you want to cycle the entire 325 kilometres with your family, you have a full-blown cycle tour ahead of you.

The flat canal route through Schleswig-Holstein's charming hinterland is also worthwhile in shorter stages. The locks, tunnels and a total of ten bridges and 14 (free) canal ferries, including the world-famous transporter bridge in Rendsburg, also make the route interesting. There are also stately manor houses and country estates along the way.

GPS data

You can download the GPX track for this tour download directly via this link or find it in the MYBIKE Collection on komoot

Arrival

Start/finish points are the Kiel-Holtenau or Brunsbüttel locks, easily accessible from Kiel or Burg/Dithmarschen railway stations.

Tour combinations

Elbe Cycle Route, North Sea Coast Cycle Route, Baltic Sea Coast Cycle Route, Eider-Treene-Sorge Cycle Route, Ox Trail

Refreshment tips

Brauer's Aalkate in Rade, www.brauers-aalkate.de

Schiffer-Café Kiel-Holtenau, www.schiffercafe-kiel.de

Landgasthof Lindenkrug in Groß-königsförde, www.lindenkrug.eu

Overnight stay

Family tips:

Further addresses at www.radlerquartiere.de

Literature/maps

Bikeline cycle tour book "Nord-Ostsee-Kanal-Route" 1:50,000, 100 pages, 13.90 euros

Further information at www.nok-sh.de, www.tinok.de

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The Kiel Canal route was a tour tip in the "Family tours" tour planner in MYBIKE issue 5/2019.Photo: MYBIKE OnlineThe Kiel Canal route was a tour tip in the "Family tours" tour planner in MYBIKE issue 5/2019.
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