Parnaß Tower – Plön Castle loop from Dersau

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Parnaß Tower – Plön Castle loop from Dersau

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Parnaß Tower – Plön Castle loop from Dersau

01:49

29.2km

250m

Mountain biking

Easy mountain bike ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 7, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 9.33 km for 172 m

Open: • 6:00 PM-10:00 AM (otherwise dismount required)

After 19.1 km for 145 m

Open: • 6:00 PM-10:00 AM (otherwise dismount required)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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806 m

Leaf Archway in Naturpark Holsteinische Schweiz

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A gateway in nature that you have to go through!

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9.50 km

Plön town centre

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Cozy town 🤩

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11.3 km

The tower consists of a single-storey plinth in brick masonry and an uncovered steel framework tower with a staircase and a viewing platform at a height of 20 m. H. at 85 m above sea level. The tower was built in 1888 by the Plön Beautification Association.
In 1975 the tower was closed for security reasons. After a true-to-factory renovation by the state of Schleswig-Holstein and the city of Plön, it was reopened to the public on July 5, 1985.
Depending on the weather, the Parnassos observation tower is usually open from Easter to the end of October daily from 9:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Entry is free. Plön and the surrounding lake landscape can be seen from the tower's viewing platform.
On the south side of the tower base there is a memorial for those who fell in the wars from 1848 to 1851 and 1870 to 1871. There are three flat, arched niches with:
an iron cross with the coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein and the dates 1848 and 1849 (in memory of the Schleswig-Holstein war) and the text: "Up forever ungedeelt!"
a medallion of Kaiser Wilhelm I and the text "To the honorable memory / of those who fell in the battles of 1848-1851 and 1870-1871 / warriors of the Plön district".
an iron cross with a crown, a "W" (for Wilhelm I) and the year 1870 (in memory of the Franco-German War) and the text: "It should be the whole of Germany!"
Source: Wikipedia
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parna%C3%9F-Turm

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19.3 km

View of Plön's Old Town and the lake from the Schlossgarten

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Plön Castle is one of the largest castles in Schleswig-Holstein and the only one preserved there at an elevated location. It is located in the town of Plön in the district of the same name. The former residence of the Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön was built in the 17th century during the Thirty Years' War. It has experienced a varied history, in which the castle also served as a cadet school and boarding school.

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19.4 km

Plön Castle

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A superbly preserved, baroque ensemble with outbuildings and castle park.

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20.0 km

Sterin Island (Großer Plöner See)

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In Plön and the surrounding area, there are cormorant colonies that sometimes cause damage to vegetation and fisheries. The island of Sterin in the Great Plön Lake is a well-known example of the destructive effect of cormorant droppings, which virtually destroy vegetation. There was also a cormorant colony on an island in Lake Selent, which was later abandoned and subsequently recovered.

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20.3 km

View of Plön Castle

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It is wonderful to cycle around, always wonderful lake views 🤩

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26.8 km

Fish smoking house on the Great Plöner Lake

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Delicious fish sandwiches or smoked fish and coffee. Depending on hunger and thirst. Here you can stay. Very nice and it just tastes .... mmmmmhh

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29.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.2 km

6.61 km

5.79 km

2.15 km

393 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

12.1 km

8.03 km

6.84 km

1.77 km

343 m

162 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 6 November

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Comments

June 16, 2025,59. MTB Plön Hofkäserei

After arriving in Plön yesterday in the rain, the weather was quite good today with sun, clouds, and wind. We stocked up on delicious cheese at the farm's cheese dairy.

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June 21, 2025,64. MTB Plön Hofkäserei

Today was our last day in Plön. So we went on a little shopping trip before driving to Sylt tomorrow morning. In summary, we had a wonderful week: we arrived in the rain, but the weather was fantastic the whole week and we were able to go on some wonderful tours. Maybe see you next time.

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