Hochdonn Railway Bridge – Hohenhörn Canal Ferry loop from Schafstedt
Hochdonn Railway Bridge – Hohenhörn Canal Ferry loop from Schafstedt
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Hochdonn Railway Bridge – Hohenhörn Canal Ferry loop from Schafstedt
01:25
25.0km
50m
Cycling
Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. 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 8, 2026
This route includes a ferry crossing
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Temporary access restrictions
Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.
After 14.4 km for 217 m
Open: • January-December (otherwise closed)
After 24.1 km for 214 m
Open: • January-December (otherwise closed)
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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4.27 km
Boat Harbor on the Kiel Canal
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5.81 km
View of the Hochdonn Railway Bridge
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6.54 km
View of the Hochdonn Rail Bridge
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17.8 km
Hochdonn Canal Bridge
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18.6 km
Hochdonn Railway Bridge
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On July 1, 1920, the railway line was relocated over the new high bridge. Due to the war, the work to relocate the route had been delayed. From Wilster to Burg we went over a high bridge with a high dam on both sides. The supporting pillars resting on high concrete bases and the load-bearing bridge construction gobbled up 15,160 tons of steel.
The prescribed clearance height of 42 meters above the canal and the length of the bridge (2,218 meters) have fundamentally changed the landscape. The enormous mass of earth for the high dam was mostly taken from the cut back of the Geest.
Source: echt-dithmarschen.de/typisch-dithmarschen/sehenswuerdheiten/details/eisenbahnbruecke-hochdonn
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19.2 km
View of the Hochdonn High Bridge
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Shortly after the canal was completed, both the size of ships and the volume of shipping increased significantly. It was primarily for this reason that the decision was made to widen the canal for the first time. The swing bridge, which was designed for the original width of the canal, now represented a bottleneck. In order to make rail and shipping traffic independent of each other during the first widening of the canal, which was carried out from 1907 to 1914, the plans led to the necessary new bridge being built in the form of a high bridge despite considerable additional costs to carry out.
The construction of a high bridge near Taterpfahl was not possible due to the lack of load-bearing capacity of the subsoil. The canal crossing was relocated to a geest ridge about 12 km further east to Hochdonn. After the Rendsburg High Bridge (built 1911 - 1913), the Hochdonner High Bridge (built 1913 -1920) is the second large steel structure that was built on the basis of the design and construction plans carried out by Dr.-Ing. Voß (1872 - 1953). The fact that the bridge can still be used for rail traffic even after a service life of almost 100 years is an impressive confirmation of the high quality of this engineering and craftsmanship achievement.
Source: Kiel Canal Waterways and Shipping Office
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21.0 km
Dückerswisch Passing Place (Kiel Canal, kilometer 20.7)
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There are alternative points on the Kiel Canal because the fairway is too narrow or not deep enough for two large ships to meet. Avoidance points are created to widen or deepen the fairway, in which one or more ships can "park" depending on their length. There are several diversions on the Kiel Canal.
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24.1 km
Hohenhörn Canal Ferry
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25.0 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
17.7 km
2.69 km
2.33 km
1.98 km
324 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
18.3 km
5.40 km
1.03 km
319 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
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