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Rendsburg-Eckernförde

Steenfeld

Old Railway Embankment Wennbüttel – Grünental High Bridge loop from Steenfeld

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Germany

Schleswig-Holstein

Rendsburg-Eckernförde

Steenfeld

Old Railway Embankment Wennbüttel – Grünental High Bridge loop from Steenfeld

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Old Railway Embankment Wennbüttel – Grünental High Bridge loop from Steenfeld

03:46

14.7km

60m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry.

Last updated: April 23, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 0 m for 214 m

Open: • January-December: 6:00 AM-10:00 PM (otherwise closed)

After 14.5 km for 214 m

Open: • January-December: 6:00 AM-10:00 PM (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Ferry Terminal

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818 m

Gravel Road from the Canal

Highlight • Trail

1.49 km

Wet meadows and canals in the hinterland of the Kiel Canal

Highlight • Natural

Along the wet meadows criss-crossed by small canals, you hike on easy paths through the quiet hinterland of the Kiel Canal.

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2.83 km

View of the Countryside

Highlight • Viewpoint

5.26 km

Old Railway Embankment Wennbüttel

Highlight • Structure

As the first railway line in Dithmarschen the line Karolinenkoog - Heide - Neumünster was opened on 22 August 1877. Here at Wennbüttel, in the immediate vicinity of the Kuckswalls, …

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5.43 km

Wooden Owl

Highlight • Structure

5.52 km

Gieselau Bridge near Wennbüttel

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Old railway bridge from 1877 over the Gieselau.
The bridge, which has now been restored, is now used as a roadway. The railway line was relocated.

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7.91 km

Grünental High Bridge

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Built in the years 1984-1986, after the old arch bridge became dilapidated and too shallow, this new railway and car bridge was built near the old site.

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8.30 km

Great rest area with a view

Highlight • Rest Area

If you deviate briefly from the Kiel Canal route, this wonderful little rest area awaits you, at a height of 20 meters even with a view of the canal and the high bridge.

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14.7 km

End point

Ferry Terminal

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.8 km

1.89 km

1.66 km

178 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.27 km

3.70 km

1.98 km

484 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 3 July

18°C

12°C

85 %

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Old Railway Embankment Wennbüttel – Grünental High Bridge loop from Steenfeld

Gravel Road from the Canal

Wet meadows and canals in the hinterland of the Kiel Canal

View of the Countryside

Old Railway Embankment Wennbüttel

Wooden Owl

Gieselau Bridge near Wennbüttel

Grünental High Bridge

Great rest area with a view

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