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Lake Ratzeburg – Wakenitz Arch Bridge loop from Groß Grönau

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Lake Ratzeburg – Wakenitz Arch Bridge loop from Groß Grönau

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Lake Ratzeburg – Wakenitz Arch Bridge loop from Groß Grönau

03:04

12.0km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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1.80 km

Lake Ratzeburg

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The north bank of the Ratzeburg lake with its entrances, the boat docks and the nature of the banks is a delightful place for leisurely walks and longer hikes.

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2.04 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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4.75 km

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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4.79 km

Remains of Border Watchtower at Lenschow

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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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6.03 km

Former Resin Harvesting Forest

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Since raw materials were scarce in the GDR, resin was obtained from trees. One scratched the tree and fastened under it a glass into which the resin dripped. Here many trees still have these former "milking posts".

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7.51 km

Wakenitz River (former border river)

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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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10.1 km

Wakenitz

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Otters, kingfishers ...
Pure nature!

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10.2 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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12.0 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.60 km

3.47 km

1.26 km

544 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.47 km

2.91 km

2.60 km

1.85 km

781 m

303 m

Elevation

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Lake Ratzeburg – Wakenitz Arch Bridge loop from Groß Grönau

Lake Ratzeburg

Wakenitz Arch Bridge

Lenschow Memorial Stone

Remains of Border Watchtower at Lenschow

Former Resin Harvesting Forest

Wakenitz River (former border river)

Wakenitz

Rothenhusen Pier (Am Fährhaus)

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