European long-distance trail E1 – German section from Flensburg to Konstanz

The European long-distance hiking trail E1 starts at the North Cape in Norway. Over a distance of about 7000 km, it then crosses Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland until it finally reaches Salerno through Italy. In the future, the trail is planned to continue to Sicily. On this route, the German section of the E1 from Flensburg to Konstanz is described. It is about 1900 km long and officially divided into 76 stages. The starting point for this multi-week and world-famous long-distance hiking adventure is in Flensburg, the northernmost city of the Federal Republic of Germany. From there, it goes along the Schleswig Nature Park via an extensive loop to the state capital Kiel of Schleswig-Holstein. The next major stage goal is Lübeck, from where we proceed through the Lauenburg Lakes Nature Park to Hamburg. Behind the Hanseatic city of Hamburg, we hike across parts of the Lüneburg Heath and successively through Celle, past the Steinhuder Meer and further over