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Schlei Trail – Kappeln Bascule Bridge loop from Arnis

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Schlei Trail – Kappeln Bascule Bridge loop from Arnis

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Schlei Trail – Kappeln Bascule Bridge loop from Arnis

02:50

11.0km

50m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. 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: July 6, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 334 m for 225 m

Open: • March-October, Monday-Sunday: 9:00 AM-6:00 PM (otherwise closed)

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234 m

Arnis — Germany's smallest town

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Germany's smallest town with its cute main street and beautiful church is definitely worth a visit!

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3.83 km

Schlei Trail

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Great path along the Schlei...

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6.53 km

Kappeln Bascule Bridge

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The bridge, completed in 1992, always opens 15 minutes before the hour. In the off-season, when no ships want to pass, it also stays closed.

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6.84 km

Albatross Figurehead Sculpture (Gorch Fock)

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The design of the figurehead, a stylized albatross, comes from the Bochum artist and former submarine commander Heinrich Schroeteler. The first albatross was made of wood and graced the sail …

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7.00 km

Kappeln Bascule Bridge

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The city of Kappeln has had this bascule bridge since 2002, replacing the old swing bridge. Once every hour, the bridge opens the passage for the many boats and ships …

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7.05 km

View of Kappeln Harbour and the Herring Fence

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The herring fence, newly renovated, may not be a nice way to catch herring, but fish rolls are so tasty! 😫

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7.70 km

Museum Harbour Kappeln

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Old and some ships built according to old plans have their berth at the rustic jetty with the thick white-headed piles. The oldest ships are over a hundred years old. …

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8.83 km

Schlei Riverside Trail

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Beautiful hiking and cycling trail

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11.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.11 km

2.98 km

2.20 km

1.60 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.50 km

1.93 km

887 m

491 m

167 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 11 July

26°C

15°C

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Comments

June 5, 2022,Mit der Fähre über die Schlei in Arnis - Runde von Kappeln

Nice round on the Schlei to the city of Arnis with looping ferry and over the bascule bridge back to Kappeln.

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July 16, 2021,16.07.2021 Sommer im Norden🌾🌻🥤🌞 - Kappeln/Arnis

This tour has been on the program since last autumn and if not on this beautiful summer day and with a new camera 😍 .... then when? Small negative points are the estimated 1.5 km from Kappeln to Lüttfeld along the road ... but the rest of the way is a wonderful hike through the cultural landscape on the Schlei …

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May 17, 2025,Kappeln - Arnis per Pedes 🥾

The beginning is asphalt-heavy, but then it gets better and more beautiful...
Afterwards, a piece of cake at Erna's Café as a reward 🍰👍

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September 9, 2022,Kappeln - Runde Arnis, Kopperby, Rückeberg, Lüttfeld

Great hike on the Schlei. From the parking lot in front of the lifting bridge in Kappeln, you walk past the promenade at the museum harbor. The path leads along the banks of the Schlei to the smallest town in Germany - Arnis. You should take some time to explore and linger in the picturesque town. You then leave Arnis …

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April 17, 2022,Mit der Dipl. Bauingenieurin ein Stückchen links und rechts an der Schlei entlang.

The banks of the Schlei offer a diverse and idyllic landscape and small towns. Many tours, bathing lake trips, Viking trips or gourmet trips: around the Baltic Sea fjord Schlei invite you to discover. Whether on foot or by bike, there is something for every interest.

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August 20, 2021,Arnis - Kappeln - Arnis 20.08.2021

Long planned and waited for the right weather.
Weather app Kappeln probability of rain 0%
Started here in the rain and only rain until Arnis. Checked rain radar: I drove exactly on the rain strip.
From 11.30 the rain should stop. He almost did it, it just drizzled and stopped at 2 p.m.
So with the ferry over to the …

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June 12, 2026,Kappeln, entlang der Schlei bis Arnis

We started the tour in a free parking lot. In Anis, we crossed the Schlei with the small ferry, which runs back and forth constantly. €2 p.p.

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August 8, 2021,Kleine Kennenlernrunde

Today was a little faster on foot according to Komoot😂. Still enjoyed the landscape and the cake very much

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Schlei Trail – Kappeln Bascule Bridge loop from Arnis

Arnis — Germany's smallest town

Schlei Trail

Kappeln Bascule Bridge

Albatross Figurehead Sculpture (Gorch Fock)

Kappeln Bascule Bridge

View of Kappeln Harbour and the Herring Fence

Museum Harbour Kappeln

Schlei Riverside Trail

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