Ratzeburg — Island Town – Küchensee Causeway loop from Ratzeburg

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Ratzeburg — Island Town – Küchensee Causeway loop from Ratzeburg

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Ratzeburg — Island Town – Küchensee Causeway loop from Ratzeburg

04:01

15.4km

110m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.46 km

Viewing pier on the Küchensee with views of Ratzeburg

Highlight • Viewpoint

One of the few places with good views over the lake.

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4.41 km

Streams Near Mühlenteich

Highlight • River

4.72 km

View of the Küchensee near Ratzeburg

Highlight • Viewpoint

Wonderful view of the lake. If you drive from Rutzenburg direction 🧭 Möhn from the best right side take the path to the left of the lake is difficult to drive a lot of sand and bad forest trails.

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4.87 km

Farchauer Mill Hotel & Restaurant

Highlight • Restaurant

The Hotel-Restaurant Farchauer Mühle is located in the Schmilau district directly on Lake Küchen. Boat trips are possible from the hotel's own boat and bathing jetty. The city center of Ratzeburg is about three kilometers away.

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8.25 km

Landwehr

Archaeological Site

10.1 km

Horsetail in Lückendorfer Forest

Highlight • Natural

Absolutely worth seeing and observing! Please also read the great boards 😉

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12.0 km

View of Großer Küchensee from Der Seehof

Highlight • Viewpoint

From the terrace and the associated jetty of the Hotel Der Seehof you have a magnificent view of the Küchensee to the south. When the weather is nice, you can really enjoy a drink here.

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12.3 km

Ratzeburg — Island Town

Highlight • Settlement

Very nice city center, with some medieval buildings.
There are also many opportunities to get to the water and have a relaxing swim.

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13.3 km

Küchensee Causeway

Highlight • Bridge

You have beautiful views on both sides here. Water birds like to gather on the bank and are easy to watch.

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15.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.81 km

3.36 km

2.42 km

1.07 km

687 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.04 km

3.75 km

2.41 km

2.39 km

481 m

317 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 13 October

16°C

7°C

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

March 7, 2026,Nord-Marsch am Ratzeburger See 03/2026

The average speed was 5.8 km/h, by the way! 😅 Komoot records data differently than Garmin. 😎

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March 7, 2026,Ratzeburg Küchensee 2026 NordMarsch

The 15 km hike took us in a wide arc around Küchensee ⛵️.

Once again, we were incredibly lucky with the weather 🌞🌤, allowing us to enjoy the warm temperatures, the soothing sunshine, and the beautiful scenery at a leisurely pace.

Many thanks to my wife, with whom I had the pleasure of doing this hike 🤗🤗.

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August 23, 2024,Runde um den Küchensee (Ratzeburg - Farchauer Mühle – Ratzeburg Vorstadt - Dom)

Beautiful walk around the Küchensee with wooded banks, swimming spots, pretty little houses on the lake and a water mill. It was mostly cloudy and at the end of the hike it even rained a little, which wasn't so bad considering the warm temperatures. At the end, after a delicious fish meal on the Ratzeburg Lake, there was a beautiful …

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