Hessenstein Tower – Panker Manor loop from Lütjenburg

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Hessenstein Tower – Panker Manor loop from Lütjenburg

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Hessenstein Tower – Panker Manor loop from Lütjenburg

04:41

17.5km

210m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.15 km

Lütjenburg Motte-and-Bailey Castle

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The Lütjenburg motte and bailey castle near Lütjenburg in eastern Schleswig-Holstein is a free reconstruction of a medieval fortification, consisting of a motte (tower hill) and a forecourt. The complex …

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1.81 km

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2.49 km

Frog Concert Pavilion

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A romantic place on a viewing platform with a bench and table by the idyllic small lake in beautiful nature, where you can listen to the frog concerts. This is …

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6.35 km

View of the Baltic Sea from Pilsberg

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Nice view of Hohwachter Bay u. Lake.

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6.78 km

Hessenstein Tower

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Once you have cycled up the Pilsberg and then mastered the spiral staircase from the Hessenstein, you will be rewarded with a fantastic panoramic view of Lake Selent, the Baltic Sea and the beautiful surrounding landscape.

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6.92 km

Bench With a View of the End Moraine Landscape

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You have a great view of the terminal moraine landscape. Not so crowded, so you can take a break in peace.

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9.17 km

Panker Manor

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Gut Panker is worth a visit. You can eat well here and also stay overnight.

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11.4 km

View of the Baltic Sea

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The view is really great! But the path that leads along the crest of a sliding shear moraine from the last ice age is very nice because it is framed by old trees. So it is an avenue 🙂

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14.8 km

View from Mittelsberg of Lütjenburg and the Bismarck Tower

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Nice view from the Mittelberg to the foothills of Lütjenburg and the Bismarck Tower 👀👍

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15.3 km

Gehege Eetz

Forest

17.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.9 km

1.16 km

799 m

420 m

239 m

Surfaces

4.93 km

4.68 km

3.42 km

2.80 km

1.32 km

307 m

Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Wednesday 28 October

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Comments

October 15, 2024,Runde nördl. von Lütjenburg

At km 6.6 the intended forest path was closed. We improvised...

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June 7, 2025,Runde von Lütjenburg über Panker

A beautiful loop through the Stretzer Mountains, to the Hessenstein, over Gut Panker and the Mittelberg back to Lütjenburg. There are beautiful views of the Baltic Sea every now and then.

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October 23, 2021,Lütjenburg-Gut Panker-Hessenstein

Wonderful tour a little "above" the classic Baltic Sea routes: The Geestrücken (or hill?) In the hinterland of Hohwacht rises to almost 130m and offers fantastic views again and again. A high number of deer (unfortunately we only saw the tracks, a fellow hiker behind us observed several stately animals between us), a wonderfully intact Panker estate, a wonderful Art …

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