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Niederfinow Boat Lifts – Niederfinow Boat Lift loop from Niederoderbruch

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Niederfinow Boat Lifts – Niederfinow Boat Lift loop from Niederoderbruch

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Niederfinow Boat Lifts – Niederfinow Boat Lift loop from Niederoderbruch

01:10

18.4km

40m

Cycling

Easy bike 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: May 25, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 1.74 km for 164 m

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674 m

Niederfinow Boat Lifts

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The Niederfinow ship lift, commissioned on March 21, 1934, is the oldest operating ship lift in Germany. Located in Niederfinow (Barnim district), the lift overcomes a height difference of 36 meters between the summit level (Lehnitz lock to the lift) and the Oder level (lift to Hohensaaten locks) of the Havel-Oder Waterway at kilometer 77.89.

The ship lift is a protected industrial monument. In December 2007, it received the award "Historical Landmark of Civil Engineering in Germany," presented for the first time by the Federal Chamber of Engineers.

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Niederfinow Boat Lift

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Amazing construction from first half of 20th century! Worth a visit!
from wiki:
The Niederfinow Boat Lift is the oldest working boat lift in Germany. It lies on the Oder-Havel Canal near Niederfinow in Brandenburg. The lift overcomes a difference in elevation of 36 metres

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1.53 km

Traditional Boat Ride on the Finow Canal

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1.57 km

View of the old and new Niederfinow ship lift

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Impressive engineering achievement almost 100 years ago and today. You really feel small under the lift.

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1.75 km

Lieper Lock

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Historic lock of the Finow Canal directly at the confluence of Finow Canal and Oder-Havel Canal. It is located in close proximity to the ship lift and can be committed as a change from one to the other shore.

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4.65 km

Liepe Pumping Station

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The Liepe pumping station is one of 37 pumping stations in the Oderbruch and was built in 1894. It drains an area of 1395 hectares, the so-called Finower Sonderpolder.

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