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Haithabu Viking Houses – Waldemar's Wall loop from Hollingstedt

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Germany
Schleswig-Holstein

Haithabu Viking Houses – Waldemar's Wall loop from Hollingstedt

Moderate

4.4

(29)

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Haithabu Viking Houses – Waldemar's Wall loop from Hollingstedt

03:19

55.5km

180m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 6, 2026

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Schlei

Haithabu-Danewerk

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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17.6 km

Kograben

Archaeological Site

19.8 km

Haithabu-Danewerk

Nature Reserve

3

28.6 km

Haithabu Viking Houses

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Highly interesting reconstruction of seven Viking houses found during excavations. The replica was built using historical craft techniques and materials. On narrow plank paths between the clay-plastered wattle-and-daub walls of …

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29.7 km

Haithabu Viking Museum

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Here, at the narrow point between the Schlei branch of the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, the important Viking sea trading center Haithabu flourished between the 8th and 11th …

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5

30.8 km

From here you have a beautiful view of Schleswig and the cathedral.

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6

31.7 km

From here you have a view of the entire city. A short photo stop is worth it!

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7

32.8 km

Gottorf Castle

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A beautiful castle not to be missed. A visit is highly recommended. Even as a child I was particularly fascinated by the bog bodies and the Nydam boat.
Gottorf Castle, …

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33.0 km

Old railway line between the castle and the train station. Gravel surface relatively easy to drive on and sufficiently wide. Muddy if wet.

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40.6 km

Schanze 14 (Dannewerk fortification)

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In the German-Danish War of 1864, when it came to the national affiliation of the Duchy of Schleswig, the Danes built the medieval ramparts of the Danewerk as a defensive …

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40.9 km

Waldemar's Wall

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Under the rule of the Danish king Valdemar I, the Danevirke was massively expanded in the early Middle Ages. For over four kilometers, the original earth rampart was additionally reinforced …

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43.6 km

Danewerk

Archaeological Site

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55.5 km

End point

Bus stop

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21.5 km

13.2 km

9.36 km

8.58 km

1.56 km

1.02 km

285 m

Surfaces

35.3 km

11.7 km

5.03 km

2.76 km

643 m

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July 16, 2024,Rundfahrt Treenetal - Schlei (Danewerk, Haitabu)
From a point on the last tour, this time we headed towards the Baltic Sea to the Danewerk ramparts and the museums in old Haitabu. The oxen that had to transport goods from there to the Treene had to overcome a steep climb from the Baltic Sea; after that it was (and is) easier. The oxen in question were - …

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