Wakenitz – Wakenitz Arch Bridge loop from Groß Grönau

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Wakenitz – Wakenitz Arch Bridge loop from Groß Grönau

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Wakenitz – Wakenitz Arch Bridge loop from Groß Grönau

03:21

13.0km

60m

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 25, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Wakenitz

Wakenitzniederung

Kammerbruch

Biosphärenreservat Schaalsee

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.49 km

Wakenitz River (former border river)

Highlight • River

From here you have a beautiful view of the river, which is also called the "Amazon of the North".
The bridge connects Schleswig-Holstein with Mecklenburg-West Pomerania.

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2.74 km

Lenschow Memorial Stone

Highlight • Monument

Here once stood the village Lenschow, which was demolished in the 70s. It was too close to the border to the single FRG.
Today, there is almost nothing left to see from the former inner-German border.

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2.78 km

Remains of Border Watchtower at Lenschow

Highlight • Historical Site

Only a few traces of this terrible past can be found on the former border strip (FRG / GDR).
Here is the stump of a worn watchtower.

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7.85 km

Kammerbruch Nature Reserve (Otter Crossing)

Highlight • Natural

And with a bit of luck you can also see Nandus here 🤗

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8.80 km

Wakenitz

Highlight • River

Otters, kingfishers ...
Pure nature!

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8.90 km

Rothenhusen Pier (Am Fährhaus)

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At the end of a hike and after a delicious snack in the old ferry house, this is the starting point for the return trip by boat to Ratzeburg without stopping.

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9.10 km

Wakenitz Arch Bridge

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With Rothenhusen jetty.
Timetables are available here: schiffahrt-ratzeburg.de/index.php/fahrplan.html

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11.1 km

Drägerweg

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The Drägerweg is a hiking trail between Lübeck and Rothenhusen that has been continuously maintained since 2007.

The trail runs almost parallel to the Wakenitz, but has little contact with …

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13.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.16 km

4.11 km

1.23 km

546 m

Surfaces

6.36 km

4.10 km

1.53 km

916 m

139 m

Elevation

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Weather

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Tuesday 13 October

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Comments

February 10, 2024,Kammerbruch – Wakenitz Runde von Groß Grönau

Unfortunately, half of the route was directly on the road. The route somehow looked nicer on the internet at komoot 🙃
Halfway through we went on smaller paths, but the nature was really beautiful the whole way, the fields and meadows, lots of cattle.
But I wouldn't do the route again. Walking right along the street isn't really that cool... …

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May 19, 2024,Brücke über die Wakenitz – Badestelle Wakenitz Runde von Groß Grönau

Unfortunately, the route was full of mosquitoes from the start. We were completely bitten, gave up and went back across the road to the car.

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July 10, 2022,Nandu-Safari im NSG Kammerbruch und an der Wakenitz

Months ago, I originally asked Kerstin (Shadowwalker @Kerstin ) if she would like to go on a Nandu safari with me. However, this loose plan was not realized, and possibly the long journey (approx. 1 hour) and the lack of a guarantee of success would not have been a good setting for a first (and blind) date.

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