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Germany
Schleswig-Holstein
Kreis Steinburg
Oelixdorf

Stör Dike with Sheep – Breitenburg Castle loop from Oelixdorf

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Germany
Schleswig-Holstein
Kreis Steinburg
Oelixdorf

Stör Dike with Sheep – Breitenburg Castle loop from Oelixdorf

Moderate

4.8

(4)

14

hikers

Stör Dike with Sheep – Breitenburg Castle loop from Oelixdorf

04:36

18.2km

30m

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: May 13, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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593 m

Stör Dike with Sheep

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Runs well on the dike. Only the last km before Itzehoe were overgrown, we then walked the parallel bike path.

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694 m

Breitenburger Ferry Monument

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The dates on the memorial clearly show how everything has developed over time

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3

1.62 km

Breitenburg Castle

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The castle is almost 500 years old and was one of the political and cultural centers of Schleswig-Holstein in the 16th and 17th centuries. Today it is privately owned and houses a golf club.

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4.56 km

Saturn Chalk Quarry

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The chalk pit Saturn is a disused area for chalk mining owned by Holcim AG. The pit is about one kilometer long and about 700 meters wide.

de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kreidegrube_Saturn

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9.35 km

Westerhorner Moor

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Great route through the moor

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17.9 km

H.C. Andersen was quite impressed by the beauty of the surroundings of Breitenburg and the Stör valley. In the chapter "Breitenburg" of his work "A Poet's Bazaar," we find this …

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18.2 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.6 km

3.54 km

972 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.01 km

4.61 km

3.95 km

2.64 km

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Wednesday 8 July

20°C

12°C

26 %

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