Gespensterwald Nienhagen – Nienhagen Ghost Forest loop from Steilküste

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Germany

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Landkreis Rostock

Wittenbeck

Gespensterwald Nienhagen – Nienhagen Ghost Forest loop from Steilküste

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Gespensterwald Nienhagen – Nienhagen Ghost Forest loop from Steilküste

02:53

44.6km

120m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. 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 25, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 21.9 km for 71 m

After 22.2 km for 51 m

After 22.4 km for 120 m

After 22.8 km for 164 m

After 23.2 km for 51 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.05 km

Kleiner Wohld

Forest

9.72 km

Cliff Coast of Börgerende-Nienhagen

Highlight • Gorge

Swimming is permitted.
However, caution is also advised: the cliff is constantly affected by collapses, landslides and rockfalls, especially after heavy rainfall, frost, storms or floods. For your own safety, …

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10.5 km

Shelter at the Gespensterwald (Nienhagen Cliffs)

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Here you have a great view of the water. The forest is super beautiful.

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10.9 km

Gespensterwald Nienhagen

Highlight • Forest

The Ghost Forest near Nienhagen is always a special eye-catcher on any bike tour. Especially in the pre- and post-season, when dusk sets in, you'll want to be alone in …

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11.0 km

Nienhagen Ghost Forest

Highlight • Forest

The Nienhäger wood, the official name of the forest section around the seaside resort, better known as the ghost forest of Nienhagen, belongs to the forest of the Rostock district …

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13.0 km

Great cycle path along the cliffs to Nienhagen

Highlight • Cycleway

A fantastically beautiful cycle path ☀️🍀🚴‍♀️ with fantastic views of the Baltic Sea.💯☀️👌🙏

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14.4 km

Cliff Coast at Ostseebad Nienhagen

Highlight • Beach

Next view of the Baltic Sea

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15.6 km

View of the Baltic Sea

Highlight • Viewpoint

A wonderful place to surf. A private access via the beach path from Elmenhorst takes you to a small parking lot, from where you can comfortably get to the water …

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33.5 km

Nienhagen Ghost Forest

Highlight • Forest

The Ghost Forest is a mixed forest of approximately 180 hectares. The forest is named for its bizarrely shaped and fairy-tale-like trees.

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44.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.3 km

7.83 km

6.39 km

6.22 km

4.68 km

235 m

Surfaces

19.2 km

17.3 km

3.81 km

3.17 km

1.17 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 5 October

18°C

13°C

24 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h

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Comments

November 30, 2024,Immer dem Wasser nach😁🌞

1x to Warnemünde to eat Backfischbrödle and back, nice and easy 🤗😋

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July 8, 2024,2 Fahrradtour nach Warnemünde und zurück

A beautiful tour every time. Varied and very easy to ride. Enjoy a little break with a delicious coffee. We did it with an e-bike. But it can also be done effortlessly without a motor.

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September 21, 2023,Von Kühlungsborn nach Warnemünde und zurück

The route between Börgerende and the ghost forest is very bumpy

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September 12, 2024,Fahrradtour nach Warnemünde zum Brückenfest

Yesterday we went to Warnemünde for the bridge festival. There was a lot to see and the Mein Schiff 7 and the MSC Poesia were moored at the Cruise Center.

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June 20, 2022,Von Kühlungsborn nach Warnemünde

Beautiful cycle paths, a lot through the forest, so it's definitely great to ride in the heat. We parked our bikes in Heiligendamm and set off on foot. The houses there are great, what we don't like is that you can't go anywhere along the sea without walking through the sand on the beach. It doesn't work at all with …

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May 14, 2025,Fahrradtour nach Alter Strom, Warnemünde

Great bike paths, some of them directly along the coast. 👍

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May 24, 2024,Ostsee Tour Heiligendamm Warnemünde

Today we set off from Heiligendamm on the Baltic Sea Cycle Route in the best biker weather.
Past Börgerende and the Baltic Sea resort of Nienhagen into the Ghost Forest.
Simply wonderful.
On to Warnemünde.
After a long stroll through the town we went back to Heiligendamm.
Wonderful final tour. Tomorrow we're going to Usedom 😃

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