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Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Düsternbrooker Gehölz
Düsternbrooker Gehölzabout 2 km (1 mi) from Kiel. Image credit: Image: Rüdiger Stehn from Kiel, Deutschland / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Forests

Forests Near Kiel, Germany

Research 5 forests within weekend reach of Kiel, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.

Places listed
5
Closest
Düsternbrooker Gehölz — about 2 km
Furthest listed
about 12 km
Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025

How this list is built

Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Kiel. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.

How far these are

Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Kiel. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.

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What is out there

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5 places near Kiel

Ordered by straight-line distance from Kiel, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.

Places near Kiel

  • Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Hofholz
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    Hofholz

    Straight-line distance
    about 4 km (3 mi)
    Recorded type
    forest

    Hofholz is a forest reachable from Kiel as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.

    View place Hofholz, about 4 km (3 mi) from Kiel

    Image credit: Image: Michael Brandtner / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

  • Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Stodthagen
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    Stodthagen

    Straight-line distance
    about 12 km (7 mi)
    Recorded type
    forest

    Stodthagen is a forest reachable from Kiel as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.

    View place Stodthagen, about 12 km (7 mi) from Kiel

    Image credit: Image: User:Matthias Süßen / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0