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Rendsburg-Eckernförde

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Trail along Windebyer Noor – Eckernförde Harbour loop from Missunde

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Germany

Schleswig-Holstein

Rendsburg-Eckernförde

Kosel

Trail along Windebyer Noor – Eckernförde Harbour loop from Missunde

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Trail along Windebyer Noor – Eckernförde Harbour loop from Missunde

01:47

29.8km

130m

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: May 11, 2026

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After 14.8 km for 448 m

Open: • 6:00 PM-8:00 AM (otherwise dismount required)

After 15.8 km for 448 m

Open: • 6:00 PM-8:00 AM (otherwise dismount required)

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Start point

Bus stop

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9.65 km

Tree-Lined Path by the Noor

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huge trees 🌳

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9.95 km

Avenue of Giant Trees

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Very impressive avenue and great trees

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10.0 km

The lake was formerly connected directly as the end of Eckernförde Bay with the Baltic Sea. The hollow shape of Windebyer Noores emerged as a glacial tongue basin during the Weichsel icing. During this time, the Weichselian glacial Baltic Sea glacier in Schleswig-Holstein divided into a "Holsteiner Lobus" and a "Eckernförder Lobus".

The "Eckernförder Lobus" in turn divided into today's Eckernförder area, taking advantage of a (according to some geologists already before the Ice Age) depth line of Eckernförde Bay in a northern ("Windebyer Noor tongue") and a southern ("Wittensee-Goossee- Tongue ") Partis tongue.

The Windebyer-Noor tongue formed u. a. the Hüttener mountains, the Wittensee-Goossee-tongue the Duvenstedter mountains. An indication of the glacial origin is a large boulder in Windebyer Noor, the "White Stone". Sand deposits formed after the Ice Age over time, a beach wall system (spit), which closed the Noor gradually from Eckernförde Bay. The final separation took place only in 1929 by artificial landfills. Today, the Windebyer Noor is only connected underground with the Baltic Sea. Meanwhile, there are plans of the city of Eckernförde for the restoration of an open connection, to the realization of which first steps have already been taken.

Archaeological finds suggest a settlement around the Windebyer Noor in the Iron Age. These include mussel shells and kitchen waste, which were found in several places during the construction of the Eckernförder bypass in 1951 and could be attributed to pollen analysis of the Iron Age, including the findings of the two bog bodies of Windeby. In 1995, two "fossil islands" were discovered in the Windebyer Noor by means of a sediment echo sounder - possibly these are lost settlements, since the water level of the Baltic Sea and thus of the Windebyer Noor was at that time a few meters below today.

In the late Iron Age and Viking times, the Danube's Easter Wall ran as far as Windebyer Noor, which at that time was not yet cut off from Eckernförde Bay. Possibly was located at the end of the Easter Wall on the west bank of the Noor a Viking-age port [2], [3].

Until the 1970s, there was a bathhouse at the barracks Carlshöhe in Windebyer Noor.

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14.0 km

Eckernförde Harbour

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Nice to be at the harbor. Perfect as a starting point to explore the city 🤙

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15.3 km

Eckernförde Old Town, Harbour and Beach

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The port town of Eckernförde, which emerged from a fishing settlement, is worth a visit not least because of its pretty old town and the museum harbor. For example, you can learn a lot about the underwater world of the Baltic Sea in the Baltic Sea Info Center. Here you can even get close to the sea creatures in the feeling pool. The pedestrian zone also invites you to take a leisurely stroll.

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15.5 km

Eckernförde Town Harbour

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Whether in summer, spring, winter or autumn – there's always something going on at the harbor. To see, there are old fishing boats, a lighthouse, the wooden bridge, and much more. The fish market is regularly held here on the first Sunday of the month.

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26.6 km

Scenic view of Ornumer Noor

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The Ornumer Noor is one of the side bays of the Schlei, which is connected to the Baltic Sea fjord with a narrow flow. The Noor also has about the same salt content as the Schlei in the area. This bay has become the ideal spawning ground for eel, perch, bream, pike and roach. The name giver for this noor, the Ornum estate, also has the fishing rights for this lake. And that since 1789.

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End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.8 km

7.31 km

5.13 km

4.19 km

216 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

19.6 km

4.89 km

2.61 km

2.26 km

480 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Sunday 5 July

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91 %

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Trail along Windebyer Noor – Eckernförde Harbour loop from Missunde

Tree-Lined Path by the Noor

Avenue of Giant Trees