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Ice Age Tour

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Ice Age Tour

Moderate

4.6

(31)

105

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Ice Age Tour

02:37

39.1km

250m

Cycling

The almost ten-kilometer-long Ratzeburg Lake lies in a glacial meltwater channel that once filled with the waters of melting glaciers. On this approximately 39-kilometer-long, gently undulating loop, you'll discover the prehistorically formed landscapes between the beautiful lake and the Elbe-Lübeck Canal. Ratzeburg train station is your starting point – be…

by Herzogtum Lauenburg

Last updated: September 2, 2025

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Start point

Train Station

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3.12 km

Forest trail at Lake Ratzeburg

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Be sure to drive around the lake. It's worth it at any time of the year.

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16.5 km

View of Klosterberg and the communications tower

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From here you have a nice overview of the fields, especially beautiful when the rapeseed is in bloom.

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22.4 km

Kirchsteig Bridge over the Elbe-Lübeck Canal

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The Kirchsteig Bridge is something special. It is located in Berkenthin, connects the districts and is also really pretty.

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29.4 km

Donnerschleuse

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The Donnerschleuse is very busy in summer, watching the locks is interesting and a break is recommended.

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39.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.4 km

13.6 km

3.37 km

2.06 km

1.36 km

186 m

139 m

Surfaces

17.8 km

12.2 km

5.74 km

2.79 km

578 m

< 100 m

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Weather

Friday 10 July

27°C

12°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

September 21, 2021,GU_RZ-GrSarau-Berkenthin-Lankau-Giesensdorf-RZ (Eiszeittour)

We start our tour today in Ratzeburg on the Hagebau parking lot, there is no parking disc required from the parking lot robber barons, so there is no risk of traffic tickets!

Source and further information about this tour:
herzogtum-lauenburg.de/eiszeittour-rund-um-ratzeburg

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March 9, 2025,Eiszeittour ab Ratzeburg

Very fresh with the wind, but a really nice tour.
Varied, challenging and sometimes very steep. But I'm slowly getting used to the mountains. 😉
The goal was accident-free 😀 very nice views from above. Just unfortunately hazy.

The paths are now almost dry... makes driving much easier. Ratzeburg was taken over by motorbikes and pedestrians... so we'll have the …

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February 23, 2024

The almost ten-kilometer-long Ratzeburg Lake lies in a glacial meltwater channel that once filled with the waters of melting glaciers. On this approximately 39-kilometer-long, gently undulating loop, you'll discover the prehistorically formed landscapes between the beautiful lake and the Elbe-Lübeck

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Forest trail at Lake Ratzeburg

View of Klosterberg and the communications tower

Kirchsteig Bridge over the Elbe-Lübeck Canal

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