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Germany
Schleswig-Holstein
Kreis Steinburg
Glückstadt

Glückstadt Lock Harbor – View of the Elbe loop from Glückstadt

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Germany
Schleswig-Holstein
Kreis Steinburg
Glückstadt

Glückstadt Lock Harbor – View of the Elbe loop from Glückstadt

Moderate

4.6

(35)

114

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Glückstadt Lock Harbor – View of the Elbe loop from Glückstadt

02:20

9.29km

10m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 15, 2026

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Includes a movable bridge

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After 4.82 km for 19 m

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2.19 km

Glückstadt Water Tower

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The water tower was in operation until 1965. It was then used as a restaurant and discotheque after conversion work. Today there is a private apartment there.

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2.65 km

Glückstadt Town Hall

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The town hall was built of red brick on the north side of the market square in the Dutch Renaissance style. The first building from 1642 had to be demolished …

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2.78 km

Glückstadt Town Church

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As the third largest naval port in the Danish kingdom, Glückstadt was to dominate the Elbe and bring mighty Hamburg to its knees. To do this, Danish King Christian IV …

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4.69 km

Glückstadt Lock Harbor

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The port of Glückstadt is always an eye-catcher.

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5.32 km

Glückstadt Leading Light

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The Glückstadt leading light is a small lighthouse that, together with the two pier lights, marks the entrance to Glückstadt harbor. The tower, which was put into operation in November 1995, replaced a similar structure from 1914.

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5.35 km

View of the Elbe

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In the 19th century, the Rhinplate was a natural sandbank formed by the Elbe river, which lay in front of the entrance to the port of Glückstadt. The expansion of …

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6.53 km

At the Fleth, Glückstadt

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The Fleth, which tangentially closes off the market square in the southwest, was originally designed as an inland port and was used for trading and transshipment of goods. It was …

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8.05 km

Great path for walking and hiking

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9.29 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.80 km

2.61 km

2.03 km

591 m

222 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.22 km

3.03 km

1.57 km

156 m

140 m

137 m

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Saturday 30 May

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