Darß Core Zone Boardwalk – Darß West Beach Lighthouse loop from Prerow

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Germany

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Prerow

Darß Core Zone Boardwalk – Darß West Beach Lighthouse loop from Prerow

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Darß Core Zone Boardwalk – Darß West Beach Lighthouse loop from Prerow

02:34

10.2km

10m

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 28, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Kernzone

Nationalpark Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft

Waypoints

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Parking

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3.65 km

Darß Core Zone Boardwalk

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A beautiful piece of nature. Luckily it's protected. Definitely worth a visit.

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4.16 km

Boardwalks at Ottosee

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One of the most beautiful corners of the Darß. It is advisable to see the area with a ranger.

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4.94 km

Entrance to the Darßer Ort circular trail

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Very beautiful and recommendable circular route

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5.24 km

Darß West Beach Lighthouse

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The rustic west beach, great for swimming or just taking a walk.

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6.18 km

Primeval Forest on the Leuchtturmweg

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The beautiful, rustic Darßer Wald.

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6.85 km

Lighthouse Trail — Darß Primeval Forest

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A beautiful oasis of nature... just walk through it and relax.

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8.58 km

Pine Forest Trail in Nationalpark Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft

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Sometimes quite a lot of mosquitoes

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8.65 km

Darss Primeval Forest

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The forest is really very beautiful. There are many pine trees and everything looks very natural and untouched. It is a nature reserve, rubbish must be taken with you (no …

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10.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.06 km

3.23 km

2.00 km

911 m

Surfaces

6.56 km

2.73 km

448 m

242 m

217 m

Elevation

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Thursday 15 October

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Comments

May 25, 2025,Prerow - Leuchtturm

We actually made our way north for a change. To Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, on the Darß island. Despite the not-so-great weather, we hiked from Prerow to the lighthouse, which we also climbed. This gave us an elevation gain of 50 meters during the hike, otherwise it would have only been 20. We took a bit of a shortcut on the return …

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March 24, 2023,🌿Durch den Zauberwald zum ⚓️Leuchtturm Darßer Ort ( Runde von Prerow)

Actually, we wanted to start our excursion today at the emergency port of Darßer Ort - but that was impossible. So the car remained well-behaved outside the campsite
and we did without part of the magical boardwalk. 😪
The path through the Darß and the bird sanctuary was still beautiful (unfortunately the last part along the road), but Peter was …

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December 27, 2025,mal zu Fuss - Darßer Ort

I thank you for the special pictures @A🚶🏽‍♂️L🚴🏼‍♂️E🏃🏽‍♂️X

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August 8, 2023,U2023; Prerow; Leuchturm Darßer Ort (13,5km)

Course: unpaved paths/roads
completed: 08/08/2023
published: 08/04/2024

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December 26, 2023,Westküste bei Westwind II

After we only went to the beach briefly yesterday, today we had a big classic: Darßer Ort and Weststrand. A natural spectacle during a storm from the west. Somehow we were lucky and were traveling during a break in the rain.

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November 29, 2021,Darßer Ort

Unfortunately, the circular route across the port and north beach is currently closed. In the new year there is then a footbridge through the wet meadows.

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September 25, 2025,Rundweg ab Prerow 🚶‍♀️☀️🚶: Vogelschutzgebiet 🦅🦆🦢 - Kernzone Nationalpark 🦌🦌🦌 - Ostseestrand Darß und Leuchtturm 🏖🗼- Darßer Urwald 🌲🌳

The day started well today when, while picking up rolls, I saw many loudly calling flocks of cranes 🥰! After breakfast, we set off for Darß Island. From Prerow, a cycle path led through sparse forest to Lake Otto and the bird sanctuary, all the way to the beach. There was a good view of an offshore sand island full …

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