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Schwentine River – Old Arm of the Schwentine loop from Kiel-Ellerbek

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Germany

Schleswig-Holstein

Schwentine River – Old Arm of the Schwentine loop from Kiel-Ellerbek

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Schwentine River – Old Arm of the Schwentine loop from Kiel-Ellerbek

01:12

22.6km

120m

Gravel riding

Easy gravel ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 21, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 19.2 km for 18 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.69 km

Schwentine River

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Cycling forbidden???
Didn't find a prohibition sign.

A great path, it winds beautifully along the Schwentine.

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2.83 km

Trail along the Schwentine

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The path leads along the river here. You can cross four small bridges.

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3.16 km

Vossenpott Pond on the Schwentine River

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The Vossenpott used to bathe even earlier. Today it is a retreat area for animals, when on the Schwentine the inmates of many rental boats are out loud again.

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3.69 km

The railway bridge over the Schwentine is now used by trains from Kiel to Oppendorf. It is planned to reactivate the trains from Kiel to the beach on the Baltic Sea to Schönberg, formerly "Hein Schönberg". The train route is almost complete.

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8.82 km

Old Arm of the Schwentine

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At the beginning and end of the section were wooden barriers built, perhaps against riders or bikers or both? No idea, but annoying.

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9.08 km

Fish Ladder at Rastorf Mill

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So that not only the water but also the fish can pass through the Schwentine, especially in the dammed area, a fish ladder was built at the former Rastorfer mill. Swimming from pool to pool, the fish are able to overcome the difference in height that results from the accumulation of water in the individual sections of the Schwentine. The fish ladder at the Rastorfer Mühle was completed in 2012.
Sea trout and salmon can now access the Schwentine's reservoirs from the Kiel Fjord via various fish ladders (fish ladder at the mouth of the Schwentine, via this fish ladder on the old Schwentine river bed, at hydroelectric power station I, the former Rastorfer mill and at hydroelectric power station II above the worth seeing Helix tower fish pass) almost to the spring meadow northeast of the village of Bergfeld (Kasseedorf, near Bungsberg).

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11.0 km

View of the White Bridge at Lake Rose

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The lake was created as a reservoir in 1908 during the construction of the Schwentine hydroelectric power plants by shipyard founder Bernhard Howaldt and is now a fundamental part of the Schwentine Landscape Park. To create the reservoir, Bernhard Howaldt had to purchase land along the Schwentine River as far as the lands of Count Christian zu Rantzau (Rastorf Estate) and Preetz Monastery. The price per hectare at the time was approximately 2,000 marks. Raisdorf was first supplied with electricity in 1904 by the Raisdorf 1 hydroelectric power plant at the Rastorfer Mill. The Raisdorf 2 hydroelectric power plant followed in 1909. The power plants are now listed as historical monuments and are operated and maintained by Kiel's municipal utilities.

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16.1 km

Scenic curvy road through rapeseed fields

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Nice route with great surface and nice curves. The most beautiful downhill on the way to Kiel.

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22.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.57 km

4.88 km

4.49 km

3.66 km

1.99 km

Surfaces

10.6 km

8.44 km

1.69 km

1.59 km

263 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 12 July

27°C

12°C

32 %

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Schwentine River – Old Arm of the Schwentine loop from Kiel-Ellerbek

Schwentine River

Trail along the Schwentine

Vossenpott Pond on the Schwentine River

Schwentine Railway Bridge

Old Arm of the Schwentine

Fish Ladder at Rastorf Mill

View of the White Bridge at Lake Rose

Scenic curvy road through rapeseed fields

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