Cycling Highlight (Segment)
Recommended by 217 out of 239 cyclists
This Highlight goes through a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Insel Usedom
Location: Koserow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
The coastal bike path between Peenemünde and Świnoujście I have ridden dozens of times, but never boring, because he is so varied and beautiful!
August 5, 2017
The Streckelsberg is an approximately 58 meters high Kliffranddüne on Usedom. After the Golm and the Kückelsberg the Streckelsberg is the third highest point of the island. The Streckelsberg is located in the municipality of Koserow directly on the Baltic Sea shore, where it forms the highest point of the cliff. In a northwesterly direction along the coast and in particular to the south in the direction of the center, the elevation drops relatively steeply. To the southeast, on the other hand, the cliffs continue gradually flattening until Kölpinsee.
The Streckelsberg was formed during the last ice age as an uptight moraine. At that time, more than 16,000 years ago, large parts of central and northern Europe were under mighty inland ice. During the gradual retreat of the ice, there were occasional smaller forays of the glaciers, which led to the formation of moraines. The Streckelsberg also came into being on such an approach, when the glacier again pushed and piled up loose sedimentary rock.
Source: Wikipedia
July 28, 2017
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