Cliff Path on the Baltic Sea – Baltic Sea Clifftop Path loop from Ostseebad Insel Poel

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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Cliff Path on the Baltic Sea – Baltic Sea Clifftop Path loop from Ostseebad Insel Poel

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Cliff Path on the Baltic Sea – Baltic Sea Clifftop Path loop from Ostseebad Insel Poel

02:16

8.87km

30m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

Waypoints

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295 m

Cap Arcona Memorial

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The memorial commemorates the drowned concentration camp prisoners.

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931 m

Baltic Sea Cliffs

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Here you can experience living nature. The constant battle of the elements that water will eventually win.

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2.11 km

Cliff Path on the Baltic Sea

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Here it goes through directly near the cliff through a small coastal forest. As is so typical for the Baltic Sea coast, the trees here also have a special appearance. …

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2.86 km

Baltic Sea Clifftop Path

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Good way to jog

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2.91 km

Steep Coastline on the Baltic Sea

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Beautiful stretch of coast. Please exercise caution.

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3.95 km

Coastal Path on the Island of Poel

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There are many great beach views on the north coast of the island of Poel. Both on the high bank path and directly on the beach you can walk wonderfully and you have great views of the Baltic Sea.

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5.36 km

Poel Island

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A beautiful island with well-developed cycle paths.

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8.87 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.79 km

1.25 km

544 m

292 m

Surfaces

6.52 km

1.09 km

847 m

426 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 21 October

13°C

8°C

63 %

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Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

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Comments

May 27, 2022,Poel Steilküste 🌊 Gollwitz 🌬

We actually wanted to do a round of cycling today, but the weather forecast didn't bode well. So instead of sitting in the holiday apartment for no reason, hiking 🥾🥾 is always possible 😃. The first shower ☔️ came down at the parking lot in Gollwitz🙃, but the sun came through again through the fields towards Kaltenhof. Arrived at the …

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December 11, 2024,Steilküste Insel Poel

A beautiful hike on the island of Poel on the calm Baltic Sea in the Bay of Wismar. It starts at the Am Schwarzen Busch car park and the actual hike is on the coastal path above the cliffs. However, we were more attracted by the beach, which becomes really wild and lonely after a while, and so we mostly …

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January 27, 2024,Insel Poel schwarzer Busch 27.1.2024

It was the first walk on the beach with our new puppy Benny, 12 weeks old.

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May 26, 2022,Wanderung Schwarzer Busch-Gollwitz

A little bit smaller today. Beautiful hike by the sea and through the fields. We only went hiking, the beach section isn't that nice for swimming either.

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February 20, 2023,Wanderung nach Gollwitz. Sturm, Steilküste+Störtebeker's Schiffbruch

A perfect day:
After a delicious breakfast, we wrapped up warm in the drizzle, "tail wind" and with a pot of tea in our backpack along the cliffs over hill and dale 5 km to Gollwitz.

In Gollwitz, a short tea break at the "Kleinen Störtebeker" with a view of the bird protection island of Langenwerder, before I started the …

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