Schönhagen Cliffs – Schönhagen Cliffs loop from Schönhagen Torhaus

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Germany

Schleswig-Holstein

Schönhagen Cliffs – Schönhagen Cliffs loop from Schönhagen Torhaus

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Schönhagen Cliffs – Schönhagen Cliffs loop from Schönhagen Torhaus

02:35

10.1km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Schlei

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.15 km

Observation Tower, Schwansen Lake Nature Reserve

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2.98 km

Lake Schwansen

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Right on the shore you can not walk around Lake Schwansee, all nature reserve.

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4.11 km

Schönhagen Cliffs

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The coast of this part of the landscape is almost straight
in a north-south direction between the mouth of the slime and Eckernförde Bay. It was created by the influence …

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4.88 km

Schönhagen Cliffs

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Beautiful and highly recommended.
Be careful along the way , as the weather can cause the rock faces to constantly change and break off .

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5.60 km

Cliffside Path in Schlei Nature Park

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The entire path along the cliffs is very beautiful - of course, you could create a highlight every 10 meters and call it a "beautiful path," but what's the point?

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5.83 km

Schönhagen Cliffs

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Particularly attractive in the late afternoon, because of the sun from behind.

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5.99 km

Schönhagen Cliffs

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The cliffs are changed in appearance every year by the sometimes severe storms on the Baltic Sea coast. Sometimes even the unpaved hiking or cycling paths disappear due to the strong sea.

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7.14 km

View of the Schönhagen Cliffs and the Baltic Sea

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Particularly attractive in the late afternoon, because of the sun from behind.

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10.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.18 km

3.43 km

1.94 km

501 m

Surfaces

4.18 km

3.93 km

1.94 km

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

13°C

5°C

46 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

October 13, 2025,NSG Schwansener See - Steilküste Schönhagen - Runde

Away from the waterfront, the roads were mostly paved.
(However, there was no traffic outside of the village).

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February 20, 2024,Schöne Aussicht – Abbruchkante der Steilküste Runde von Schönhagen

Due to the storm surge in October, some of the paths on the cliffs were completely broken away, so we could only continue across fields. The sea has taken over a lot of land.

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July 28, 2022,Wanderung Steilküste Schönhagen

At the level of the Baltic Sea along the steep coast, about 2 kilometers, it was exhausting but great.

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June 25, 2022,SH❤ 🐦🦤NSG Schwansener See🦩🐂 25.06.2022

This morning we had to say goodbye to our unique holiday home in Fishing with a deep sigh 🤤❣️ The very warm weather🥵 combined with a touch of breeze drove us to the coast again.💧
South of the Schlei begins the Schwansen region with its NSG Schwansener See.🤩
So off to Schönhagen🏖 and from there always along the cliff path …

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August 3, 2024,2 wunderbare Kilometer entlang der Steilküste im Schwanenparadies.

A short but beautiful hike with an equally beautiful woman along the Baltic coast that is worth it - wild, rugged and yet fragile. The Schönhagen cliffs tell a story of constant change through wind and waves. The Baltic Sea re-forms the landscape year after year, while landslides and collapses illustrate the forces of nature. A narrow trail along the …

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April 2, 2023,Schönhagen Steilküste und Schwansener See

The Café Hof Schwansen is highly recommended. Delicious breakfast, coffee/cake, other small hearty dishes, beautiful decorative and gift items, etc. Definitely worth a visit! Dogs are very welcome!

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March 15, 2023,Schönhagen

The cliffs should protect us from the west wind. She did too.
However, at some point the cliffs flattened out again and then there were two heavy snow and sleet showers with an ice-cold wind.

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June 2, 2025,Vogelreich am Schwansener See

Our first hike of the vacation took us to Lake Schwan-Senser – and even the approach across the open fields was the right choice: Right at the beginning, we spotted a pheasant, accompanied by the song of skylarks and the flight of many swallows. Shortly before reaching the lake, we even saw two deer.

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