Utecht Hill – View of Ratzeburg Cathedral loop from Selmsdorf

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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Northwest Mecklenburg

Selmsdorf

Utecht Hill – View of Ratzeburg Cathedral loop from Selmsdorf

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Utecht Hill – View of Ratzeburg Cathedral loop from Selmsdorf

02:43

66.0km

360m

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Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

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18.3 km

Utecht Hill

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A nice climb coming from Utecht with good asphalt. On average 5% over a good 1.3 kilometers with a short break in the middle (3%) and up to 8% towards the end. Certainly ridiculous for all mountain bikers, but as a northern German you can tell quite well whether your legs are up to it or not ;)
Of course it also has its appeal to race down from the other direction and feel how your bike behaves beyond 60 km/h.

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19.7 km

View of Lübeck and Lake Ratzeburg

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8% gradient over 1.4 km

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21.3 km

Smooth Rolling Road Between Bäk and Utecht

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The route has little traffic and lies between the fields.

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22.7 km

Scenic Rural Road Near Lauenburg

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Good asphalt, almost flat and wonderful views - perfect for a quick lap.

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26.7 km

View of Ratzeburg Cathedral

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Small viewing platform with a beautiful view of the cathedral.

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26.8 km

View of Ratzeburg Cathedral Island

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Very nice view of the Ratzeburg cathedral island

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36.6 km

View of Klosterberg and the communications tower

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From here you have a nice overview of the fields, especially beautiful when the rapeseed is in bloom.

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46.8 km

Mouth of the Wakenitz at Lake Ratzeburg

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The Wakenitz is the natural outflow of Lake Ratzeburg. It leaves the lake at the northernmost point near Rothenhusen and runs in a north-northwesterly direction to the city of Lübeck. The Wakenitz, a right tributary of the Trave, is about 14.9 km long.

Until the construction of the Elbe-Lübeck Canal (1896–1900), the Wakenitz flowed around the city hill of Lübeck and flowed into the Trave south of the city. After the canal was built, the Wakenitz was blocked off by a dam (Falkendamm) and drained via the culvert into the Krähenteich/Mühlenteich, among other places.

The Wakenitz forms the border between the federal states of Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania over long stretches.

Due to its wildness, which was also caused and supported by its remote location on the former inner-German border until 1989, the river is also called the "Amazon of the North".

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