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Hochdonn

Burg Ferry Over the Kiel Canal – Hochdonn Railway Bridge loop from Hochdonn

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Hiking trails & Routes
Germany
Schleswig-Holstein
Dithmarschen
Hochdonn

Burg Ferry Over the Kiel Canal – Hochdonn Railway Bridge loop from Hochdonn

Moderate

4.8

(30)

89

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Burg Ferry Over the Kiel Canal – Hochdonn Railway Bridge loop from Hochdonn

02:33

10.1km

10m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. 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: April 5, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 4.70 km for 217 m

Open: • January-December (otherwise closed)

After 9.38 km for 214 m

Open: • January-December (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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757 m

View of Hochdonn High Bridge

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Century building from imperial times

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796 m

Aurora Windmill

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a beautiful old windmill

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2.55 km

Idyllic lake by the wayside. The lake can also be circumnavigated.

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4.69 km

Burg Ferry Over the Kiel Canal

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All ferries that cross the NOK have been free since the canal was built. The ferry castle would be renewed in 2019. It was about time.

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6.64 km

View of the Kiel Canal

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Here you can watch ships from all over the world

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8.97 km

Hochdonn Railway Bridge

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The construction of the Kiel Canal (1887 to 1895) cut the route of the Marschbahn east of Brunsbüttel. A swing bridge was built for the railway at Taterphal, which existed …

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9.22 km

Discovered inconspicuously in the parking lot at the Hochdonn ferry

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9.36 km

The ferries across the Kiel Canal run around the clock as needed. You'll definitely come over, no matter when you come. And it's free. There is nothing to complain about. ;)

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10.1 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.88 km

762 m

321 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.23 km

1.81 km

< 100 m

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Monday 1 June

25°C

14°C

50 %

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