Pölchow Cycle Path – Bützow-Güstrow Canal Swing Bridge loop from Rostock-Kassebohm

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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Pölchow Cycle Path – Bützow-Güstrow Canal Swing Bridge loop from Rostock-Kassebohm

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Pölchow Cycle Path – Bützow-Güstrow Canal Swing Bridge loop from Rostock-Kassebohm

07:15

118km

570m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 23, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 42.7 km for 165 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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13.3 km

Pölchow Cycle Path

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Pölchow is a municipality in the district of Rostock in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The municipality is administered by the Warnow-West office based in the municipality of Kritzmow. Pölchow is surrounded by …

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14.4 km

Berlin–Copenhagen Cycle Route: Schwaan to Pölchow

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It is fantastic to ride a bike here. The cycle path with its slippery road runs through beautiful meadows and wide fields far away from noisy streets and traffic.

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38.0 km

Bützow-Güstrow Canal Swing Bridge

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The bridge is a beautiful technical monument of the Bützow-Güstrow Canal, which was vacant at the end of 1896.

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42.7 km

View of St. Mary's Church

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You can climb the tower of the church and you have a beautiful view over the old town.

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43.7 km

View of Güstrow Palace

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Güstrow Castle is a very impressive castle with a very special charm. It was rebuilt in its present form after a fire in 1558. The castle is not only beautiful …

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73.3 km

Inselseekanal Pathway

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Easy to drive. Very nice path parallel to the canal. Lots of beautiful dachas.

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73.5 km

Mühlbach Canal Cycling Path

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The trip on the Mühlbach is very nice. Car-free, close to nature and very relaxing.
Don't drive too fast, enjoy.

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74.0 km

Boathouses on Fährhausweg

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Almost like in Holland on the canals

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118 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

53.4 km

37.3 km

15.6 km

10.6 km

1.40 km

310 m

Surfaces

83.8 km

11.8 km

9.73 km

8.38 km

4.86 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Monday 19 October

9°C

6°C

40 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

May 8, 2025,Markgrafenheide - LanghagenBhf

Today I took the opportunity to take my bike on the trailer during the car ride to the Baltic Sea, as the car was to stay there. Unfortunately, I couldn't start cycling until 3 p.m. and wanted to get on the train back to Berlin somewhere around 7 p.m. The stretch through Rostock wasn't that nice, but OK. There were …

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May 28, 2025,Heimweg 1. Etappe

Today wasn't a great day. Rain, wind, and a fall. But I still carried on...
On the way, I met a couple with flat tires. There was a piece of tape on the bike path with three thumbtacks stuck to it. That's awful...

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