Lock operation

In the 2024 season, our lock staff will operate the locks on the Finow Canal for you daily from 30 April to 27 October from 9:00 to 16:45.

Please note: due to construction work following locks will be closed in the season 2024: Ruhlsdorf, Leesenbrück Grafenbrück, Schöpfurth, Heegermühle and Wolfswinkel. The Finow Canal can be entered via the Liepe lock (Schiffshebewerk/ boat lift) and you can travel all the way up to Drahthammer lock (Eberswalde Familiengarten)

Maximum speed: 6 km/h
Requirements for navigation: no licence required
Maximum boat dimensions L x W in metres: 41.50 x 5.10 m
Draught season 2024: 1.20 m (Exception see below)

For current information on lock operation, disruptions or closures, please visit ELWIS.