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Wakenitz Nature Reserve – Wakenitz Riverside Trail loop from Innenstadt

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Germany

Schleswig-Holstein

Wakenitz Nature Reserve – Wakenitz Riverside Trail loop from Innenstadt

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196

hikers

Wakenitz Nature Reserve – Wakenitz Riverside Trail loop from Innenstadt

07:13

28.4km

80m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 25, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Wakenitz und Falkenhusen

Palinger Heide und Halbinsel Teschow

Wakenitz

Wakenitzniederung

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.86 km

Bench with a View of the Wakenitz

Highlight • Viewpoint

Rather a nice resting place on the banks of the Wakenitz, where you can experience the rich wildlife if you pause for a moment.

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7.27 km

Wakenitz

Nature Reserve

13.3 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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13.5 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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18.5 km

Former Border Patrol Path, Wakenitzniederung

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Incidentally, the former Kolonnenweg is ideal for barefoot hiking. The is between Herrenburg and the A20 sandy or overgrown with grasses 👣

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18.9 km

Bridge Over the Lüdersdorfer Graben

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The colonnade of the former GDR border once crossed this bridge.

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19.1 km

Former inland dunes in Wakenitzniederung

Highlight • Natural Monument

Here were once inland dunes, which were removed for the GDR border fortifications 😞

But here you can hike barefoot for tens of kilometers 👣😊

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25.1 km

Wakenitz Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

The Wakenitz is a nature reserve in the city of Lübeck and in the municipalities of Groß Grönau and Groß Sarau in the district of Herzogtum Lauenburg in Schleswig-Holstein.

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27.4 km

Wakenitz Riverside Trail

Highlight • Trail

Easy to navigate by bike.

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28.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.8 km

2.99 km

2.60 km

1.03 km

Surfaces

11.2 km

9.01 km

4.66 km

2.64 km

703 m

124 m

Elevation

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Comments

November 12, 2022,Von Eichholz über Herrenburg an die Wakenitz

On this wonderful autumn day we went to the Wakenitz again. In between I had to fight a bit, because some trees had just been felled directly on my route. This was a bit of punch through meets obstacle course 😜

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December 10, 2022,Lübeck, Dräger-Weg, über Herrnburg zurück

Hiked the Dräger-Weg again. We went back via Herrnburg with a funny visit from cows (they were very curious 😂) and along a piece of the Wakenitz hiking trail. I'm curious when you'll finally be able to walk completely again, it's been closed for almost a year now 😔

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October 30, 2021,Lübeck - Rothenhusen und zurück

Nice, varied tour. A dream especially in autumn with the colorful foliage 😊

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