View of the Kiel shipyard – Kiellinie Promenade loop from Kiel Hauptbahnhof

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Germany

Schleswig-Holstein

View of the Kiel shipyard – Kiellinie Promenade loop from Kiel Hauptbahnhof

Easy

3.9

(95)

711

hikers

View of the Kiel shipyard – Kiellinie Promenade loop from Kiel Hauptbahnhof

01:50

7.19km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.22 km

View of the Kiel shipyard

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German Naval Yards Holdings GmbH (GNYH) is a German holding of shipyards in the Kiel Fjord area, which unites German Naval Yards Kiel (formerly HDW-Gaarden) and Lindenau (Kiel).

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2.90 km

Kiellinie Promenade

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Here the bear growls. Clink pots, eat ice cream, swim, enjoy an aperitif. Great.

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3.25 km

Seal Pool at Aquarium GEOMAR

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Here the seals can be viewed outside in the pool, directly at the Geomar.

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3.55 km

Colorful beach huts on the Kiellinie

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Directly on the keel line, immediately in front of the sailing camp 24/7, a floating jetty for a new bathing hotspot will provide free refreshment in the inner fjord from July 26th, 2019. This includes these brightly colored changing rooms.

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4.26 km

Old Botanical Garden, Kiel

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The botanical garden was opened in 1884 and is located north of the city center in close proximity to the Kiel Fjord, the art gallery and the university clinics. Thanks …

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5.56 km

St. Nicholas Church

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Beautiful church and there's no entrance fee.

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5.76 km

Holstenfleet

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Here you can feed pigeons, but no pedal boats😢. But many cafes and a lot of life in summer.

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5.87 km

View of the Holstenfleet from Holstenbrücke

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The Holstenfleet at the Holsten Bridge is a water connection from the Kleiner Kiel to the boat harbor. There are numerous wooden stairs to linger here.

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7.19 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.85 km

601 m

540 m

201 m

Surfaces

5.69 km

436 m

407 m

386 m

258 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 20 October

11°C

7°C

97 %

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Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

May 27, 2024,Wanderung

Kiel is worth a trip. The harbor with the big ships and sailing ships is impressive!
And in the ice cream factory I ate super delicious Mozartkugel ice cream and mint sorbet with strawberries; really tasty 👌!

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March 26, 2023,Wanderung Altstadt Kiel

Short visit to Kiel with a nice walk along the Kiellinie: to the seal pool and through the old botanical garden.

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August 10, 2026,Kieler Hörn

Today the weather was bad in the Bay of Lübeck. Plan B was to drive to where the rain ☔ had already passed earlier in the morning. So we went sightseeing in Kiel.
There we did a short 🥾 tour around Kieler Hörn (the southern end of the Kiel Fjord). Unfortunately, we didn't find the city particularly worth seeing.

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June 25, 2024,Kieler Woche

Had to stay at work a little longer today because of the high workload and easily missed my train. The train was very late heading north, so I just got on it and headed towards Kiel 😊
Kiel Week... I haven't been there for years. It was a really good decision. Nice people, music for every taste and now during …

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