Graswarder Nature Reserve – Heiligenhafen Cliffs loop from Heiligenhafen

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Graswarder Nature Reserve – Heiligenhafen Cliffs loop from Heiligenhafen

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Graswarder Nature Reserve – Heiligenhafen Cliffs loop from Heiligenhafen

04:21

17.3km

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 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Graswarder/Heiligenhafen

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.45 km

View of the Historic Beach Houses on Graswarder

Highlight • Viewpoint

Dream view along the water ...

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1.85 km

Historic thatched beach houses on Graswarder

Highlight • Historical Site

A walk on the Graswarder is beautiful! The houses are jewels and photo motifs...

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2.35 km

NABU birdwatching tower Graswarder

Highlight • Natural Monument

The roughly 230 hectare natural idyll is characterized by the Baltic Sea beach, the up to two meter high beach ridges with dunes and the lush salt marsh, on which the most sensitive and endangered plants grow.

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4.44 km

Beach

5.99 km

Graswarder Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

Lots going on in the nature reserve, lots of bird watching.

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9.46 km

Man in the Storm Sculpture (Heiligenhafen Promenade)

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Some works of art are more likely to meet with incomprehension among the general public, others are immediately taken to the heart. The figure of the storm-blown man with his …

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11.3 km

Galloway cattle in Eichholzniederung, Heiligenhafen

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You can observe a herd of Galloways on the wet meadows near Heiligenhafen. They are bred here and used for further breeding or for meat marketing. They belong to gallowaysbest.de/index.html, …

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12.3 km

Heiligenhafen Cliffs

Highlight • Gorge

Nature is taking things back. Be careful at the edge.

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17.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.46 km

4.60 km

2.57 km

2.51 km

149 m

Surfaces

5.96 km

5.48 km

3.37 km

2.39 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 20 October

11°C

8°C

98 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

October 15, 2024,🥾😇Heiligenhafen 🛥 Ostsee

Small Baltic Sea tour from Heiligenhafen😇⚓️
The small town is located next to the land bridge opposite the island of Fehmarn and has a beautiful beach that is particularly popular with surfers and skyders👍.

As everywhere on the Baltic Sea, the sandy beaches are divided into sports, nudism, dogs 🏄‍♂️ 🏊‍♀️ and have their own areas.
Now in the off-season, …

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October 12, 2021,Heiligenhafen - NSG Graswarder -Steikueste Steinwarder 12.10.2021

The Norway Föhn meant well for us today.

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April 9, 2025,Naturschutzgebiet Graswarder Heiligenhafen Ostholstein

Today, a tour past the southern shore of the inland lake and through the marina into the Graswarder Nature Reserve. The return route mostly followed the beach.

heiligenhafen-touristik.de/sport-freizeit/natur/graswarder

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January 15, 2022,Tagesurlaub in Heiligenhafen

I was longing for the sea. And since we knew where our campers were staying this weekend, we asked if we could help explore the area. The trip would have been worth it just because of the weather, but Heiligenhafen has so much sea to offer...

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December 9, 2022,Graswarder • Heiligenhafen

Hike in fantastic winter weather along the steep coast to the "Graswarder • Heiligenhafen nature reserve" with a subsequent stop at the "Fish Hall Meeting Point".

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December 12, 2023,Heiligenhafen - Binnenseeroute lang

Visit to the Baltic Sea, where we call it northern German winter weather. At least the rain largely took a break while I set off on the long inland sea route. We headed west along the beach. It was easy to hike here because the winter beach was quite hard and you didn't sink in much. However, winter usually brings …

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