View of Lake Schaalsee – View of Zarrentiner See loop from Ratzeburg

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View of Lake Schaalsee – View of Zarrentiner See loop from Ratzeburg

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View of Lake Schaalsee – View of Zarrentiner See loop from Ratzeburg

04:20

70.3km

370m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 28, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Schaalelauf

Goldensee

Schaalsee mit Niendorfer Binnensee, Priestersee und Großzecher Küchensee, Phulsee, Seedorfer Küchensee und Umgebung

Biosphärenreservat Schaalsee

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.05 km

Schwanenteich

Lake

3.23 km

View of Ratzeburg Cathedral

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The Ratzeburg Cathedral is picturesquely situated on a hill above the lake.

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7.82 km

Avenue of Old Trees

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This avenue leads to the forest 🌳 and is almost car-free

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15.3 km

View of Lake Schaalsee

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Beautiful view of the Schaalsee

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26.3 km

Fishing huts on Lake Schaalsee

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Chic cabins for boats and all sorts of other things for a nice weekend on the water.

The owners probably find the hiking trail along it a nuisance. But it's also a good place for cycling.

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45.5 km

Lake Schaalsee

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The Schaalsee from the northern side

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48.8 km

Dielencafé Zum Mittleren Hirse

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The selection of cakes was varied and very tasty. There were four of us in this beautiful courtyard cafe and we ate four different pieces of cake. All of them …

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63.1 km

Salemer Weg — tree-lined cycle path

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On the way to Berlin a nice car-free route between trees and in the forest, highly recommended!

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70.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.3 km

19.4 km

13.3 km

7.05 km

4.16 km

182 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

49.7 km

6.81 km

5.71 km

4.45 km

3.55 km

105 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 28 October

14°C

7°C

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Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

September 30, 2025,Unterwegs am Grünen Band - Schaalsee-Rundtour

Scenic, challenging tour for experienced cyclists!

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July 21, 2023,Fahrradtour

I can not recommend almost only country road without a bike path or bad, silted forest paths. You only saw the lake briefly in two places.

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August 12, 2024,Fa WE, Rundtour um den Schaalsee

Start and finish: Zarrentin, car park, Wittenburger Chaussee, from here on the new cycle path next to the road (separated from the road by trees and bushes)
to Dutzow.
Continue on side roads with hardly any traffic, past Kittlitz to Groß Zecher.
After leaving the road, continue
on the cycle path (field and forest path) and finally on cobblestones to …

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October 5, 2024,Rund um den Schaalsee

We followed a tour that Koomot suggested to us. In some places we were closer to the lake. It was definitely worth it. There is a charge for parking in Salem from April 1st to September 30th.

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June 26, 2022,Schaalsee Runde von Zarrentin

Another tick on the list for circumnavigating the lake, and water always promises a little breeze.
Unfortunately, most of the time the official cycle path leads further away from the lake through beautiful nature.
But there wasn't much going on and we were able to cycle up and down the hills in peace. And even the sometimes threatening dark storm …

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July 20, 2024,MVP rund Schaalsee

@🎶🚴Silke&Frank🚴‍♂️🎶 , we can see from the pictures that you have already been here. But we cannot find the corresponding tour...

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September 17, 2023,Unterwegs am Grünen Band - Schaalsee-Rundtour

The tour, which was actually supposed to take place during vacation in spring, was done as a day trip. The harvest festival in Lassahn was a nice surprise, the whole place was beautifully decorated, there was something to see in every garden, be it old agricultural implements, lots of pumpkins and flower decorations. Unfortunately, the tour often took place on …

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May 28, 2022,🚘🚲🚲😎 🇩🇪 Salem Biosphärenreservat Schaalsee

On the western side, the route in the biosphere reserve runs mostly on naturally fortified forest and riverside paths that are easy to drive on.
The eastern route is more on paved roads with some stretches on soft ground but still manageable.

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