Stawa Młyny (Windmill Beacon) – Path to the Stawa Młyny lighthouse loop from Świnoujście Centrum

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Stawa Młyny (Windmill Beacon) – Path to the Stawa Młyny lighthouse loop from Świnoujście Centrum

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Stawa Młyny (Windmill Beacon) – Path to the Stawa Młyny lighthouse loop from Świnoujście Centrum

02:34

10.2km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 5, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.42 km

Plac Wolności (Freedom Square), Świnoujście

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An artificial river with two wooden bridges flows through the middle of the square. The northwest part of the square refers to the beach, there are benches, wooden deck chairs …

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4.92 km

Beach

5.55 km

Swinemünde Harbor Entrance

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It is a great experience when you stand on the pier and a ship sails past you.

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5.95 km

Stawa Młyny (Windmill Beacon)

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The landmark of Swinoujscie. The mill beacon stands on the western pier and shows ships the entrance to the Swine. The stylized windmill is almost 10 meters high and was …

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6.06 km

Path to the Stawa Młyny lighthouse

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The dam to the pier with the white lighthouse can be walked on.

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6.24 km

Świnoujście Beach

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Nice stretch of beach. Excellent view of the German imperial baths and of course the Mühlenbake, the landmark of Świnoujście.

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6.36 km

View of Stawa Młyny Lighthouse

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The mill barge can be seen from afar and is beautiful to look at.

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6.52 km

Świnoujście Beach

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The beach in Świnoujście is the widest beach on the island of Usedom. Sand that has been eroded from other parts of the island is constantly washing up here. The …

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8.50 km

Promenade Swinemünde

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The beach promenade is a popular tourist attraction, stretching several kilometers parallel to the coast. Along the promenade are a bandstand, as well as historic inns and sanatoriums dating back …

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10.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.12 km

2.94 km

2.47 km

1.11 km

544 m

Surfaces

7.14 km

2.26 km

679 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 21 October

12°C

9°C

98 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

October 6, 2025,Swinemünde Rundgang

The city center is not beautiful, you should concentrate on the promenade, the sea and a little bit of the harbor

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July 5, 2025,Swinemünde (Bus-Świnoujście-Plac Kościelny - Bus-Świnoujście-Plac Kościelny)

Tour 13 from the Rother Usedom Hiking Guide
After shopping at Lidl, a short evening walk followed.

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March 29, 2026,Grenzerfahrung. Einmal nach Świnoujście

Today (Sunday, 29.3. ☝️) we're popping over to our Polish neighbors. The Bäderbahn will take us across the border. Although we've been to Świnoujście (Swinemünde) twice many years ago, I haven't yet looked for the scallop shell for the "Via Baltica" pilgrimage route. Maybe I'll find it today. But no luck, no matter how much I look, no scallop shell …

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February 14, 2023,Tour durch Swinemünde

Świnoujście is an interesting port city. There is a lot to discover if you take your time.

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May 13, 2022,Stadt- und Strandrunde in Swinemünde

Photo 1 actually belongs to photos 13 + 14, photo 2 is an overview of the forts on both sides of the Świna estuary.

It was a nice loop through the very different architectural, historical, military, touristic and natural areas of Świnoujście with occasional 🍻 stops (one fitting to bridge a huge 🌧).

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April 10, 2025,⛴️Swinemünde🏖

Every few months, I visit the wonderful Prochownia restaurant in the vaults of the old naval fortress. Together with @Karin G. aus BRB, I developed a passion for pierogi. When hunger strikes and the weather forecast for the rest of Germany looks bleak, the likelihood increases that I'll chug along on the Usedom seaside railway towards the estuary of the …

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March 23, 2025,🇵🇱 Świnoujście 🦢🌊🏵

I've been learning Polish since the beginning of February and really wanted to put what I'd learned into practice. So today I took the three-hour train ride to Świnoujście. My goal for today was to sit down in a café, have a coffee, and eat cake. And, of course, order it all in Polish.
But I was so scared! After …

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