Bargen ferry

Ferry connection on the Eider for pedestrians & cyclists

The Bargen ferry is a very special sight in Dithmarschen. Versatile themed trips along the Eider River are offered, which are a real experience! Walkers, hikers and cyclists can comfortably commute with the passenger ferry between Schwienhusen and Bargen.

In the Schwienhusen-Bargen region, one of the most beautiful landscapes in Schleswig-Holstein, the ferry is not only a cultural center for using the well-signposted network of hiking and biking trails, but also an attraction for guests. Outside the ferry times, the ferry association offers unique experience trips:

• Nature experience trips (enjoy the sunrise from on board and marvel at the slowly awakening nature)
• Twilight trips (atmospheric evening tour with "Eider stories")
• Lock tours (An info tour under expert guidance to the listed "Steinschleuse") and many more tours.

Here you are very close to nature and can enjoy the adventure of tranquility without any worries.A very special highlight: bridal couples can say "I do" on the Bargen ferry.

Before the construction of the railroad line Heide-Friedrichstadt, there were no bridges over the Eider below Rendsburg, so that all traffic had to be handled by ferries. Apart from smaller ferry stations, the ferries to Tönning and Friedrichstadt were of particular importance in the north, while in the east the Hohner ferry in the Tielenhemmer Koog was the most important.

To the northeast, the road ran from Heide via Linden, Glüsing and Hollingstedt to the Schwienhusen ferry station, where the southern part of Stapelholm was reached at Bargen. The ferry station was used until the construction of the Eiderklappbrücke in Pahlhude. On the Dithmarsch side, the thatched ferry house has been preserved.