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title: "Lake tour"
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description: "GeneralFrom the cathedral and island town of Ratzeburg, you set off on a 40-kilometre circular tour through the Lauenburg Lakes Nature Park. Numerous lake views await you. You will enjoy the first special view in Bäk: Your eye wanders over the Domsee to the picturesque Ratzeburg Cathedral peninsula. The observation tower at Mechower See invites you to watch the water birds. Even the white-tailed eagle can be spotted here with a bit of luck."
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Lake tour
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- 39.40 km long
- Round trip
- Difficulty: medium
- Condition: medium
- cycling

Fahrrad fahren in Salem

Entspannen am Ratzeburger See

Steg Pipersee

Salemer See

Ausblick über den Schaalsee

Blick über den Kittlitzer Hofsee

- 2:38 h
- 39.40 km
- 181 m
- 178 m
- 5 m
- 71 m
- 66 m
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- Start: At the Ratzeburg hunting monument
- Destination: At the Ratzeburg hunting monument

The 40-kilometre round tour takes you from Ratzeburg to very different lakes.

 GeneralFrom the cathedral and island town of Ratzeburg, you set off on a 40-kilometre circular tour through the Lauenburg Lakes Nature Park. Numerous lake views await you. You will enjoy the first special view in Bäk: Your eye wanders over the Domsee to the picturesque Ratzeburg Cathedral peninsula. The observation tower at Mechower See invites you to watch the water birds. Even the white-tailed eagle can be spotted here with a bit of luck.

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Good to know
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Best to visit

suitable

Depends on weather

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Directions

Places of interest
* Cathedral and island town of Ratzeburg: Ratzeburg Cathedral, District Museum, Ernst Barlach and A. Paul Weber Museum
* "Schöne Aussicht", vantage point on the Ratzeburg Cathedral peninsula, Bäk
* Lookout tower with view over Lake Mechow, north shore of the lake
* Grenzhus Museum & Café, Schlagsdorf
* Lookout tower with view over Lake Schaalsee, Dargow

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Tour information

- Bathe
- Good Connection to public Transport
- Labelling
- Loop Road
- Nature Highlight
- Possibility of Accommodation
- Stop at an Inn
- Suitable for Bike

Equipment

Sturdy shoes, helmet and rain jacket are recommended.

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Directions & Parking facilities

**Getting there**Railway station on the Lüneburg-Lübeck line www.bahn.de Almost the entire Duchy of Lauenburg lies within the catchment area of the HVV www.hvv.deDriving there by **bus**

Regular scheduled services to the Baltic Sea resorts and to Berlin www.autokraft.de Express bus from Hamburg Wandsbek www.hvv.de

Driving there by **plane**

Lübeck Blankensee Airport Hamburg www.airport.de

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**Parking**There is a sufficient number of parking spaces available in Ratzeburg.

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**Public transportation**Arrival and departureFor car and train travellers, we recommend the island town of Ratzeburg as the starting point and destination.

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Additional information

Rest areas and refreshment stopsYou will find rest areas at many points along the route and shopping facilities in Ratzeburg. There are refreshment stops in Schlagsdorf and Dargow.

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Literature

Stefan Kayser:
The most beautiful day tours between Lüneburg and Travemünde
Scale 1:50,000, BVA, €14.95

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Author

Herzogtum Lauenburg Marketing und Service GmbHHauptstraße 150

23879 Mölln

Organization

Herzogtum Lauenburg Marketing und Service GmbH

License (master data)

Herzogtum Lauenburg Marketing und Service GmbH

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

On our lake bike tour you can try out the mobile phone audio guide.

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Safety guidelines

#### The tour is located in the following protected areas:

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Map

Stefan Kayser:
The most beautiful day tours between Lüneburg and Travemünde
Scale 1:50,000, BVA, €14.95

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Our recommendations
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- Café

- Café

- Ice cream parlour/ice cream café

- Farm café

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Contact

**Tourist-Information Ratzeburg**

Rathaus / Unter den Linden 1

23909 Ratzeburg

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