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Rendsburg-Eckernförde
Rendsburg

Kiel Canal (Nord-Ostsee-Kanal) – Rüsterbergen Pilot Station loop from Rendsburg

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Germany
Schleswig-Holstein
Rendsburg-Eckernförde
Rendsburg

Kiel Canal (Nord-Ostsee-Kanal) – Rüsterbergen Pilot Station loop from Rendsburg

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4.7

(458)

1,744

riders

Kiel Canal (Nord-Ostsee-Kanal) – Rüsterbergen Pilot Station loop from Rendsburg

01:34

27.4km

30m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 6, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 13.4 km for 224 m

Open: • January-December (otherwise closed)

After 25.4 km for 158 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1

1.66 km

Canal view

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very nice viewpoint!
Both to the east over the high bridge and to the west along the canal.

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2

3.38 km

World's Longest Bench on the Kiel Canal

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The bench was already cool 👍😊

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3

13.4 km

Breiholz Ferry on the Kiel Canal

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The Kiel Canal is an artificial waterway whose construction not only cut through landscapes, forests, and fields, but sometimes also villages and existing country roads. The major roads and railways …

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4

15.2 km

Kiel Canal (Nord-Ostsee-Kanal)

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There is always a lot to see along the NOK route. ships, nature and so on. Even those who are hungry and thirsty will find some nice places here, where …

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5

18.7 km

Cycle path along the NOK (North Sea-Baltic Canal) from Brunsbüttel to Kiel

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Nice to drive with a view of big pots.

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6

18.8 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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7

21.7 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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8

25.4 km

Rendsburg Canal Tunnel South Entrance

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Good connection for racing cyclists to cross the canal

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27.4 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.3 km

2.05 km

1.05 km

670 m

252 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

23.3 km

2.23 km

1.83 km

< 100 m

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Sunday 17 May

16°C

9°C

84 %

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