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Nienhagen Ghost Forest – Molli Narrow-Gauge Railway loop from Steilküste

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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Landkreis Rostock

Wittenbeck

Nienhagen Ghost Forest – Molli Narrow-Gauge Railway loop from Steilküste

Easy

4.7

(330)

1,152

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Nienhagen Ghost Forest – Molli Narrow-Gauge Railway loop from Steilküste

01:59

31.6km

100m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 23, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 11.0 km for 83 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

The steep coast in Nienhagen - consisting of ice age deposits - is a defining feature of the state-approved seaside resort and is therefore subject to strict protection conditions. Along …

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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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10.8 km

Wooden bridge in Nienhagen's Ghost Forest

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small bridge in the forest

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11.0 km

Steep Coast Section in the Ghost Forest (Gespensterwald)

Highlight • Forest

Beautiful in every season. Especially at sunset.

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11.1 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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11.6 km

Viewpoint

19.9 km

Doberan Minster (Doberaner Münster)

Highlight • Religious Site

I associate two things with Bad Doberan: the Molli railway and this gigantic, former monastery complex with the cathedral as the centre. A masterpiece of North German Brick Gothic!

The …

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23.8 km

Molli Narrow-Gauge Railway

Highlight • Structure

You can hear it from afar, and when it has passed you can still smell the coal dust. Simply beautiful - something from the old days.

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24.6 km

Cycle Path Along the Molli Railway near Heiligendamm

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The route leads past the oldest racecourse on the European continent, always along the railway line.

Sometimes wave to the train drivers, mostly they wave back. 🙋‍♀️🚂🚃 🙋‍♂️

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31.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.6 km

5.91 km

5.43 km

4.90 km

1.74 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

19.1 km

4.97 km

4.68 km

1.98 km

865 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 27 June

32°C

21°C

40 %

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Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h

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Comments

September 4, 2025,Gemütliche Radtour nach Bad Doberan mit meinem Schätzchen

In great weather, cycle tour from Kühlungsborn to Bad Doberan

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August 16, 2023,Kurze Fahrradtour mit Leo

This short tour with Leo took us from Bad Doberan via Heiligendamm along our beautiful Baltic Sea coast to the ghost forest of Nienhagen. The weather was nice and there were few tourists around, so it was a relaxing time.

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September 29, 2024,Bad Doberan-Heiligendamm-Nienhagen

Sunday tour with friends, in great weather, first along the Molli route and the sea, then through the ghost forest. There are places to stop for refreshments along the route.

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September 23, 2022,Runde Bad Doberan- Heiligendamm- Nienhagen

This is a nice tour to start or end your holiday. You can comfortably drink coffee in one of the 3 places or doze off on the beach in Heiligendamm.

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August 2, 2025,Heiligendamm

On the way back from Darß,
I stopped off.
A lovely tour along beautiful coastal cycle paths with fantastic
views. 🤩

That was the icing on the cake
of my short vacation on the Baltic Sea
in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 👍

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August 19, 2021,Kühlungsborn - Bad Doberan - Nienhagen Runde

Great round and everything stayed dry 😉😂🙋‍♂️

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Cliff Coast of Börgerende-Nienhagen

Shelter at the Gespensterwald (Nienhagen Cliffs)

Wooden bridge in Nienhagen's Ghost Forest

Steep Coast Section in the Ghost Forest (Gespensterwald)

Nienhagen Ghost Forest

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