View of the Two Boat Lifts – Oder-Havel Canal loop from Eberswalde

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View of the Two Boat Lifts – Oder-Havel Canal loop from Eberswalde

Hard

4.9

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hikers

View of the Two Boat Lifts – Oder-Havel Canal loop from Eberswalde

05:15

20.6km

70m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Schorfheide-Chorin

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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8.23 km

Oder-Havel Canal

Highlight • River

From here you can watch everything on the canal

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11.4 km

View of the Boat Lift

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful cycle path with partly bumpy surface,

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12.1 km

Oder-Havel Canal

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The canal run with ships or pure nature is always relaxing and beautiful.

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15.5 km

Finow Canal in Schorfheide-Chorin

Highlight • River

16.7 km

Beaver dam in Schorfheide-Chorin

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a massive construction of the beaver

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17.0 km

Ragöse Dam and Ragöse Culvert

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One of the largest dams in the region.

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17.7 km

Finow Canal

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Water has a very calming effect and here you can enjoy the silence and switch off wonderfully following the water🤗

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20.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.9 km

2.33 km

1.29 km

1.09 km

Surfaces

9.72 km

3.78 km

3.01 km

2.75 km

1.33 km

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 29 October

10°C

7°C

13 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

January 23, 2023,Wanderung / Lost Place - Schleusentreppe Niederfinow 🥾

⚠️ Not accessible since 2008 and guarded by the water police. Somehow I fell over a fence again, and maybe crawled under one... please don't try again, it's really dangerous there, but also so adventurous 🤭

The listed old Niederfinow lock staircase:

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January 20, 2025,🥾Ne Runde am Oder -Havel-Kanal⛅/Ostseeweg Challenge 🍀

After work I went for another ride 😁. The sun was shining for a while so that the sailor could go on board after 160 km 😉. Baltic Sea Route Challenge status 163 km.

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March 20, 2022,Oder-Havel Kanal von Eberswalde Richtung Schiffshebewerk

Went to Eberswalde in glorious sunshine and hiked from Eberswalde town harbor along the Oder-Havel canal in the direction of the ship lift. At the bridge crossing the L 291 it was over. The approaching dusk forced us to return on the other side of the canal. The meaning of the eternally long barrier fence along the canal against the …

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