Timmendorf Harbour, Poel Island – Beach Access Baltic Sea loop from Ostseebad Insel Poel

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Germany

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Timmendorf Harbour, Poel Island – Beach Access Baltic Sea loop from Ostseebad Insel Poel

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Timmendorf Harbour, Poel Island – Beach Access Baltic Sea loop from Ostseebad Insel Poel

03:33

13.9km

50m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 29, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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789 m

Wooden Boardwalk Through the Reeds

Highlight • Bridge

If you walk from the harbor, past the sailing club along the bike path, you inevitably reach this wooden footbridge that leads through the reeds and the water on the bank.

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5.66 km

Timmendorf Lighthouse on the island of Poel

Highlight • Monument

Nice little harbor with lighthouse and delicious fish restaurant nearby.

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5.87 km

Timmendorf Harbour, Poel Island

Highlight • Beach

Timmendorf is always worth a visit, no matter if it's the harbor beach or the flair. Pure Baltic Sea The beach is very popular and easily accessible by bike over the island

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6.17 km

Timmendorf Beach

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Wonderful beach. Because of its length, you can take a walk along the water.

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6.55 km

Beach Access Baltic Sea

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Especially recommended at sunset Sonnenuntergang.

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8.20 km

Fish-Shaped Bench With View of the Baltic Sea

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Paddling on the sea for hours, exactly my thing. 🤗👍

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10.6 km

On the island of Poel, there are still several thatched houses that characterize the landscape. These traditional houses with their thatched roofs are a characteristic feature of the island and are often restored and preserved.

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13.0 km

View of Kirchsee and Kirchdorf Harbor

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beautiful hiking trail with a few rest stops and a great view of the harbor and church

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13.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.41 km

2.29 km

2.13 km

786 m

288 m

Surfaces

4.02 km

3.27 km

3.21 km

3.08 km

325 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 15 October

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Comments

April 8, 2023,Insel Poel

Today was a tour on the island of Poel on the program. In Kirchdorf, the largest town on the island, we started with the harbour, church and remains of the fortifications and then across the fields to Timmendorf Beach with the harbor area and the cliff face. The following section of the route led above the beach along the coast …

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April 18, 2025,Wanderweg Insel Poel

Very nice path, very beautiful landscape with a view of the sea 🌊 the path is very nice if you walk it with the family (The path is highly recommended)

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January 3, 2022,Ostsee: Runde auf Poel

We have just been to the Baltic Sea for a few days. Today the four of us did a little round over the island of Poel.
Weather was quite indeterminate, but still dry. Great deserted beach. One noticed: total postseason.
At least a café was open in Timmendorf. Of course, we immediately used that for a little break.
We were …

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June 7, 2023,Insel Poel

In the morning we took the train from Schwerin to Wismar and from there we took the direct bus to the island of Poel.

I started the hike at the port of Kirchdorf. There is also a boat connection to Wismar. The path led through the town towards the Baltic Sea. At the Black Bush I reached the beautiful sandy …

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September 20, 2022,Insel Poel🍀

Today we went to the island of Poel
Started in Kirchdorf (free parking) it went over dirt roads / roads to Timmendorf.
Continue towards the coast to the port.
Delicious fish rolls and back on the beach
In between, we enjoyed a break in the dunes and the late summer.
Unfortunately, we couldn't continue on the natural beach to the …

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November 2, 2022,219. 🇩🇪 Kirchdorf - Oertzenhof - Am Schwarzen Busch - Reetmoor - Timmendorf Strand - Timmendorf - Kirchdorf

Today's tour takes us to the island of Poel. Our starting point is not far from the island church. We take a look at them, first walk along the harbor and then across the island to the beach. In fairly rough weather and occasional rain showers, we walk along the beach to the port in Timmendorf. We eat a delicious …

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June 23, 2022,🇩🇪🏡Gutshaus Kaltenhof 🏖🦶🏻Am Schwarzen Busch 💡🗼&🐟🧅🥖Timmendorf Strand 🏘Kirchdorf

Insel Poel for the second time...
Today we went to the other side, towards Timmendorf Strand.

☝🏻️Warning:
not Timmendorfer but Timmendorf! 😎

The path led us on the beach from the "Schwarzen Busch", via a cycle/hiking/business path to... ☝🏻️Timmendorf beach. In the meantime, you can really let your soul dangle and sink into thoughts.
Arrived at the destination, there is …

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March 9, 2023,D - MV - WINDSTILL AUF POEL - 13 KM

D - MV - CALM ON POEL - 13 KM

This hiking tour felt almost windless today.

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