Long-distance cycle routes

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Baltic Sea Cycle Route

The Baltic Sea Cycle Route leads from Heiligenhafen over the sunny island of Fehmarn to Travemünde. It continues via the Hanseatic city of Wismar to Kühlungsborn, Rostock and Graal-Müritz around the Baltic Sea.

Boats in Wismar's old port
© Mediaserver Hamburg / Alexander Rudolpf

Fishing villages and seaside resorts

Keeping close to the shore, the Baltic Sea Cycle Route passes along thickly-wooded steep banks, traditional fishing villages, glamorous seaside resorts, long-standing Hanseatic towns and old farmsteads. Cyclists will experience the great variety of cultural-historic sites along the Baltic Sea coast in Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and their traditions – and of course the friendly people.

Suggested route for a one-day tour: 72 km from Travemünde to Poel 

Explore part of the fascinating Baltic Sea Cycle Route in just one day. Begin your trip in the seaside resort of Travemünde, where a detour to the four-masted bark 'Passat' is recommended. Cycling through the hilled landscape of the Klützer Winkel region, you will arrive in the Hanseatic Town of Wismar, which is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Situated just off Wismar, the island of Poel with its unique natural environments serves as a resting and breeding ground for thousands of water birds.

In a nutshell 

  • Length of route: 1,104 kilometres in total (from Flensburg to Swinemünde)
  • Sights: Wismar, a UNESCO World Heritage site • island of Poel • Baltic coast • Bothmer Castle • island of Fehmarn • four-masted bark 'Passat' in Travemünde • Graswarder nature reserve
  • Trail conditions: While the trail is mostly asphalted, some of the stretches lead along interlocking paving stone, slabbed surfaces, as well as sand and gravel. Not entirely suitable for racing bikes.
  • Signage: The entire trail is signposted with the 'Ostseeküsten-Radweg' logo.
  • Special features: E-bike charging stations • cyclist-friendly accommodation • guided bicycle tours

GPX data, maps, information and free brochures: 

Ostsee-Holstein-Tourismus e. V.
Am Bürgerhaus 2 · D-23683 Scharbeutz
Phone: +49 45 03 88 85 25
info@ostsee-sh.de
Ostsee Schleswig-Holstein

Verband Mecklenburgischer Ostseebäder e. V.
Konrad-Zuse-Straße 2 · 18057 Hansestadt Rostock
Phone: +49 381 80 89 26 70
info@ostseeferien.de 
Ostseeferien | Baltic Sea Cycle Route

Informationen auf Deutsch

Boote im Alten Hafen von Wismar
© Mediaserver Hamburg / Alexander Rudolpf
Von Heiligenhafen nach Flensburg

Ostseeküsten-Radweg

Immer mit Blick auf die Ostsee radeln Sie über 1100 Kilometer an traditionsreichen Fischerorten und mondänen Seebädern vorbei.

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