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Gottorf Castle – Haithabu Viking Museum loop from Busdorf

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Gottorf Castle – Haithabu Viking Museum loop from Busdorf

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Gottorf Castle – Haithabu Viking Museum loop from Busdorf

02:36

23.8km

150m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 29, 2026

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Schlei

Haithabu-Danewerk

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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745 m

Margarethenwall

Archaeological Site

12.1 km

Herkulesteich

Lake

13.1 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, this magnificent white building at the entrance to Schleswig from the 15th century, was once the residence of the Gottorf dukes. They made Schleswig the cultural center of Northern Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries.

The Schleswig Museum Island offers an exciting excursion into the history of Schleswig-Holstein, overwhelming archaeological treasures and works of art. One of the highlights is the castle itself, which now houses the Museum of Archeology and the Museum of Art and Cultural History.

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14.1 km

View of the Schlei

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14.3 km

View of Schleswig Cathedral Across the Schlei

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The sight is incredibly beautiful

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14.7 km

Schlei Riverside Path

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Despite the noisy road in the background, this is a nice walk along the Schlei with a wide view over the inner Schlei.

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15.6 km

View of Schleswig Across the Schlei

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Especially worthwhile when the water is mirror-smooth and the silhouette is reflected on the water.

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20.8 km

View of Schloss Louisenlund and the Schlei

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An inlet is a narrow bay that extends significantly further into the land than it is wide. A distinction is made between estuaries and rias, which are formed in various ways from a river mouth; firths and fjords, which were carved out by glacial tongues of various kinds; and inlets of other origins, such as the Schlei. In English-speaking areas, such inlets often have the word inlet in their name.

In addition, the word inlet is also used – analogous to river inlet – for an elongated strait that separates an island from the mainland or another island.

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21.8 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 centuries. The exhibition house impressively tells the story of this time with replicas and archaeological finds. Seven Viking houses were also reconstructed on the site, in which mediaeval life is shown very vividly.

The museum is currently open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (deviations are possible on public holidays) and the prices vary from 3 (children) to 9 euros (adults). In the Haithabu Café you can strengthen yourself afterwards and let the impressions have a lasting effect. The café is open Wednesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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22.0 km

Ancient hornbeam with exposed roots near Haithabu Museum

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If this tree does not immediately catch the eye, it must be blessed with blindness. He stands right on the path and really has an extraordinary growth. The gap in his root system is so large that you can even crawl through it with some flexibility.

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23.0 km

Ringwall

Archaeological Site

23.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.9 km

4.66 km

3.59 km

2.52 km

2.00 km

128 m

Surfaces

11.0 km

3.92 km

3.84 km

3.07 km

1.81 km

127 m

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Gottorf Castle – Haithabu Viking Museum loop from Busdorf

Gottorf Castle

View of the Schlei

View of Schleswig Cathedral Across the Schlei

Schlei Riverside Path

View of Schleswig Across the Schlei

View of Schloss Louisenlund and the Schlei

Haithabu Viking Museum

Ancient hornbeam with exposed roots near Haithabu Museum

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