Deutsch 
English Schleswig-Holstein
The E1 offers the opportunity to discover the far north of Germany on foot and surprises with a varied and attractive route. After the start at the copper mill (border to Denmark) it leads through Flensburg and Schleswig to the picturesque landscape at the Schlei. This is followed by sections along the Baltic Sea coast between Eckernförde and Kiel and the lake landscape around Plön.
Further highlights are the stages along the Schwentine near Lübeck, the lakes near Ratzeburg and Mölln, the Hellbachtal nature reserve and the course along the Bille to Hamburg.
In addition to the "original" route through the eastern part of Schleswig-Holstein, there is a western variant between Schleswig and Hamburg, which is marked throughout with the St. Andrew's Cross. For this section we have not yet divided into stages.
Last text update: 10.07.2018
Translation by: Sven Lewerentz
Stage Distance Walking time Total climb Total descent 1.01 Danisch Border - Flensburg - Oeversee 22.6km - 313m 306m 1.02 Oeversee - Schleswig 29.6km - 325m 346m 1.03 Schleswig - Brekendorf 20.8km - 220m 201m 1.04 Brekendorf - Eckernförde 30.5km - 455m 481m 1.05 Eckernförde - Dänisch Nienhof 23.3km - 378m 355m 1.06 Dänisch Nienhof - Kiel 27.5km - 284m 312m 1.07 Kiel - Preetz 17km - 225m 203m 1.08 Preetz - Plön 24.8km - 340m 336m 1.09 Plön - Eutin 24.9km - 312m 307m 1.10 Eutin - Schönwalde 18.8km - 364m 300m 1.11 Schönwalde - Neustadt 20.4km - 214m 305m 1.12 Neustadt - Bad Schwartau 31.4km - 399m 384m 1.13 Bad Schwartau - Lübeck (Klein Grönau) 31.1km - 294m 308m 1.14 Lübeck (Klein Grönau) - Ratzeburg 29.2km - 331m 339m 1.15 Ratzeburg - Mölln 13.9km - 200m 182m 1.16 Mölln - Güster 18.9km - 233m 233m 1.17 Güster - Witzhave 33.9km - 403m 399m 1a.1 E1 Western variant / Schlei-Eider-Elbe Trail 261.5km - 1864m 1875m Climate chart
Meteorological station Schleswig, Germany
Altitude: 48m
Monthly means of the daily highs and lows in degrees Celsius
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec ∅ Max. 2.2 2.9 5.8 10.4 15.5 19.0 20.1 20.4 17.0 12.6 7.2 3.6 ∅ Min. -2.0 -1.7 0.3 2.6 6.8 10.2 11.9 11.9 9.6 6.6 2.6 -0.6 Mean total precipitation in mm
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec ∅ mm 79.4 50.3 61.1 54.6 61.4 71.1 92.1 87.2 86.3 89.7 104.9 87.7 Source: DWD Climate Data Center - Climatological monthly means covering period 1961-1990 (Monthly Normals) for stations worldwide
Links
Wanderverband Norddeutschland
Literature
Fernwanderweg E1 Deutschland Nord
by Martin Marktl / Astrid Christ
From Flensburg to Hameln. With route descriptions, elevation profiles, hiking maps
(1:75.000) and GPS tracks for download.Language: german
ISBN-13: 978-3-7633-4551-9