Baltic Sea Coast: Lübeck – Stralsund

From Lübeck to Stralsund

You will start this varied journey in the beautiful historic Old Town of Lübeck – Queen of the Hanseatic League. Many ames will follow – like Travemünde that you will reach by ship or bike, The Hanseatic city of Wismar, which definitely counts to one of the most beautiful of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the artists‘ colony Ahrenshoop and the nature park ‚Vorpommerische Boddenlandschaft‘. Visit four mast bark ‚Passat‘ (year of construction 1911) on the way, stroll along the Warnow, where old fishing boats and big yachts land and observe without ruffle cranes and grey gooses.

1. day Lübeck Arrival

Take your time for a stroll through the Old town with its sights such as the Holsten Gate, the castle gate in the north of the old town and the many churches. You will find charming shops and specific locals in the lovely Old Town which is surrounded by harbour, ditches and ponds. Accommodation in Lübeck.

2. day Lübeck - Wismar 58 km + 20 km train ride / 78 km

You leave the town and after a short time you reach Travemünde. The Baltic Sea bike way begins in the traditional Baltic Sea seaside resort at the 'Travemündung'. You get by ferry to Priwall and cycle through lovely landscape through the 'Klützer Winkel' to the seaside resort Boltenhagen. The bikeway leads along bluffs and beaches to the Bay of Wismar into the centre of the Hanseatic city Wismar. The old Hanseatic city is definitely one of the most beautiful in Mecklenburg Vorpommern. Glamour and power is reflected in the grand buildings of the once mightful Hanse. Accommodation in Wismar.

3. day Wismar - Kühlungsborn / surroundings approx. 20 - 43 km

The Old Town of Wismar was fortunately hardly destroyed during the war - a stroll will be worth! You will be cycling through the "Kühlung", a landscape dominated by forests and valleys, to Kühlungsborn. Accommodation in Kühlungsborn or surroundings.

4. day Kühlungsborn / surroundings - Warnemünde / Rostock approx. 29 - 43 km

The landscape to Warnemünde stretches broad and flat. You cycle along the coast and it is optional to make a little detour to the museum train 'Molli' in Bad Doberan. Futher on you cycle comfortably through the back-country to Warnemünde. Accommodation in Rostock or Warnemünde.

5. day Warnemünde / Rostock - Fischland approx. 20 - 57 km + ferry ride

The Warnow River meets the Baltic Sea in Warnemünde,. A stroll along the old major river, where old fishing boats and big yachts moor, will definitely be a nice experience. Along the embankment you will get to Wustrow and to the artists' colony Ahrenshoop. Accommodation on the "Fischland".

6. day Fischland - Darß approx. 35 - 50 km

Through the "Darß Primeval Forest" you will today get to Prerow. You should definitely go for a trip to the west beach ("Weststrand") - a wild romantic coastal landscape awaits you! Now you will have to leave to discover the "Nationalpark Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft". In this national park are some of the most important stations for cranes and gray gooses. Accommodation in Prerow, Zingst or Barth.

7. day Darß - Stralsund approx. 42 - 57 km

You will leave the town and cycle along the "Barther Bodden" to Stralsund. The Haseatic city is already visible from afar because of its three towers. Accommodation in Stralsund.

8. day Stralsund departure

Your bike tour unfortunately ends after breakfast. The return journey home or to Lübeck is to be carried out by yourself. IC connections to Hamburg and Berlin.

Worth knowing

Below you will find specific information about the Lübeck - Stralsund bike trail and surroundings. If you have further questions about this trip, you simply call us: Phone: 06421 – 886890.

Arrival by train

Lübeck is easily accessible from all major cities in Germany by train. We recommend to take a taxi from the station to get to our partner hotels in Lübeck Current schedule information and price information can be found at: www.bahn.de.

Train schedule information

Parking facilities at the hotel

Our partner hotels in Lübeck always provide good parking possibilities, sometimes even free, for the entire duration of your bike trip. A limited number of on-site parking (garage) is available. Here, a reservation is required. Detailed information on parking at your hotel, you will receive together with the detailed travel documents two weeks prior to departure.

Condition of cycle paths

You cycle mostly on cycle paths and rarely travelled side roads, seldom you bike on hiking and country trails. Only during the first stage, you will cycle about 3 km on panel and plaster. The Baltic Sea Cycle Route is very well signposted.

Available rental bikes

There are 8-speed gear shift bikes (ladies and gentlemen) with gearhub and 24-speed gear shift freewheel bikes (ladies and gentlemen) available. Wheels with low access and children's bikes are available on request.

Transfer back to the starting point of the journey

Daily at 8am there is the possibility to transfer back to Lübeck with a small bus (with bike trailer). Arrival at 11.00am. The driver comes to pick you up at your hotel and has much room for you, your luggage and where required your own bicycle. The bus takes you back to your first hotel, thus ensuring a perfect return service without transfer and the hassle of hauling luggage

Extra costs

- train Lübeck - Travemünde
- ferry Travemünde - Priwal

A possibly applicable tourism tax is not part of the travel price and therefore has to be paid at the hotel locally. The use of the rental bikes during additional nights is possible for a surcharge. Please state this request when booking.

7 day hotline service

Just in case the bike chain breaks, flooding makes it impossible to continue your tour or any other nasty surprise: You can reach us seven days a week and we will do anything to help you as fast as possible.

Passport and visa requirements, health regulations

For EU citizens, there are no special passport or visa requirements and no health formalities to be considered for this trip.

Corona travel information:
Before booking your trip, please inform yourself about the measures in place to contain the Corona pandemic.

Information on current decisions of the German Federal Government can be found here:
https://www.bundesregierung.de/corona-these-rules-and-restrictions-apply

Current information on entry requirements to Germany can be found here:
https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/coronavirus

You can also find more information on our website at:
Corona virus and holiday planning

Travel insurance

The tour price already includes the statutory insolvency insurance. In addition, we recommend that you take out travel cancellation insurance upon receipt of your travel confirmation in order to protect yourself against financial disadvantages in the event of travel cancellation, interruption of travel, illness or accident.

Holsten Gate

The Holstentor ( "Holstein Gate") is probably the most famous and most important preserved gate of the Late Middle Ages in Germany. It was built between 1464 and 1478 by the Lübeck Councilor Hinrich Helmstede in the course of a modernization of the fortifications at the Traveseite.

Holsten Gate

Marzipan of Lübeck

If you think of Lübeck, you almost always think of marzipan. Around the origin of the marzipan are the most varied stories. Most popular is this: Around 1407 raged in Lübeck a famine. There was no grain left. Then the Senate carried the bakers to make bread from the almonds stored in the stores.

Marzipan of Lübeck

Old Swede Wismar

The "Old Swede" was built around 1380. In the middle ages, there were living and business rooms on the ground floor, and storage floors arranged above.

Old Swede Wismar

Kühlungsborn

The numerous villas cooling gabs have individual faces. Here a tower, there a bay window, balconies in all conceivable forms. On the façades, decorative elements vie for the favor of the viewers.

Kühlungsborn

Lighthouse Warnemünde

You can see the lighthouse from almost everywhere in Warnemünde - and you can see almost everything in Warnemünde from about 30 m high. Built in 1897 as a sea mark, it not only helps ships on their way to the safe harbor, but also has become a further attraction of the Baltic Sea resort, thanks to a dedicated warning light hobby lighthouse keeper.

Lighthouse Warnemünde

Viermastbark

The sleek ship once belonged to the fleet of the famous Flying P-liner. It was built at Blohm & Voss in Hamburg for the transport of grain and salmon and cost 680,000 gold marks. On the Christmas Eve of 1911 the "Passat" for the shipping company Laeisz entered the first journey from Hamburg to Cape Horn to Chile. In favorable winds she sailed up to 18 knots quickly and so defied the emerging competition of steamship.

Viermastbark

Town Harbor Barth

In the 18th and 19th century, Barth experienced a flourishing period with the development of sailing ships. At times, there were several shipyards and shipping companies, all of whose ships were sailing all over the world.

The town harbor has been comprehensively redesigned since 1990. Dock, quay, port and promenade invite you to stroll.

Town Harbor Barth

Sea Museum NATUREUM

In the Baltic Sea Aquarium, currently the only marine aquarium within the national park Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft, one can admire more than 30 different kinds of fish and vertebrates live.

In the main building of the lighthouse farmhouse, where two Leuchtturmwärter families once lived, exhibitions of animals and plants have found their place in the natural environment of the Ostseeküste.

Natureum

St. Nicholas Church

The oldest of the three Stralsund parish churches is the monumental St. Nikolaikirche at the Alter Markt. It has been in the stage of a comprehensive restoration for years. Even now, with its two imposing organs, Buchholz and Schuke, it is one of the most beautiful sacral buildings in Northern Europe.

St. Nicolas Church

Town Hall Stralsund

The Stralsund town hall is one of the most beautiful profane buildings of the north German bakingsteintotics. The construction started in the 13th century. Because of its architectural features, the town hall was not only the seat of the council and the place of jurisprudence, but first of all a building full of business.

Town Hall Stralsund