A well-developed network of biking paths allows for short and extensive tours through the Klützer Winkel and along the Baltic Sea coast.
Through the partly flat and partly hilly landscape, you'll pass by rapeseed and cereal fields, through bright deciduous forests and romantic avenues. In about 20 minutes of biking from Klütz, you can reach the Baltic Sea Biking Path, which leads from the island of Usedom to Denmark. It is a unique experience to bike directly along the sea and discover the beauty of the Mecklenburg Baltic Sea coast.
Our suggested routes:
Gardens and Parks
- Tour length approx. 33 km
- Elevation difference approx. 76 m
- Duration approx. 2,5 h
- Difficulty level: moderate
- Starting point: Bothmer castle
- Markings: Gardens and Parks
The starting point is "Schloss Bothmer" with the Festoon Avenue and the originally baroque park, landscaped in the 19th century. The Festoon Avenue with its garland-cut Dutch lime trees was formerly the main entrance to the castle.
From there, follow the idyllic cycle path T2 to STELLSHAGEN until you reach the Organic and Health Hotel Gutshaus Stellshagen with organic farming. Keep to the right and ride through vast fields and meadows towards GOLDBECK. In Goldbeck, keep left, ride through KÜHLENSTEIN to RANKENDORF. Continue on cycle path T2 to KALKHORST to the 1845-70 neo-Gothic-style Kalkhorst Castle with a landscape park from the 19th century. Head east along the L 01 to the Bio-Hof Hoher Schönberg. From there to GRUNDSHAGEN, keep right and ride to the Old Dairy in KLÜTZ, then turn into the street "Mühlenberg," straight ahead to the outskirts of Klütz, where you'll find the impressive old mill oak tree.
Continue towards REDEWISCH/BOLTENHAGEN. In Boltenhagen, keep right, along the coast to the Seehotel Großherzog von Mecklenburg with a herb garden. Return to KLÜTZ using cycle path T2. Turn right onto Wiesenweg and left onto Thurow towards the "Klützer Blumenkate" perennial garden. Through Thurow to the market, continue along Schloßstraße back to the starting point.
Productive landscapes
- Tour length approx. 35 km
- Elevation difference approx. 76 m
- Duration approx. 2,5 h
- Difficulty level: moderate
- Starting point: City Information Klütz / Literaturhaus „Uwe Johnson“
- Markings: Productive Landscapes
The starting point is the "Uwe Johnson" Literature House. Down Schloßstraße, turn right through the avenue to "Schloss Bothmer". Continue on the idyllic cycle path T2 to STELLSHAGEN, to the organic and health hotel Gutshaus Stellshagen with organic farming and farm shop. Turn right and head over vast fields and meadows towards GOLDBECK. In Goldbeck, keep left, drive over KÜHLENSTEIN to RANKENDORF.
Continue to follow T2, turn right into Lenorenwald towards Bio-Imkerei Steffen Schimmel near BORKENHAGEN. From there, head north towards KALKHORST and then east along State Road L 01 to the organic farm Hoher Schönberg. Continue to GRUNDSHAGEN, turn left towards ELMENHORST, then the next street right towards STEINBECK to Bauer Mann and the Steinbecker farm shop with café. From STEINBECK, continue through HAFTHAGEN on the Baltic Sea Cycle Path towards REDEWISCH AUSBAU, then keep right towards REDEWISCH.
In Redewisch, turn right over NIEDERKLÜTZ back to KLÜTZ.At the entrance to the village, on a hill to the right, you'll find the Klützer Mühle with a restaurant, farm shop, playground and petting zoo. Take the narrow path straight ahead to "Mühlenberg" street until you reach the "Alte Molkerei" Art and Culture House. From there, follow Lübecker Straße and Rudolf-Breitscheid-Straße back to the starting point.
Overcoming borders
- Tour length approx. 44 km
- Elevation difference approx. 64 m
- Duration approx. 5,5 h
- Difficulty level: challenging
- Starting point: Marketplace in Klütz
- Markings: Overcoming Borders
The starting point is the marketplace in KLÜTZ. Take Schloßstraße towards Bothmer Castle and continue along L 03 towards DAMSHAGEN passing HOFZUMFELDE. Keep right, follow T2 towards REPPENHAGEN and WELZIN heading south to ROGGENSTORF. In Roggenstorf, turn right onto T1 towards WILMSTORF, keep left there and take L 01 to DASSOW. Until the end of 1989, the town of Dassow, as the northwesternmost city in the GDR, was located within the restricted area on the GDR border and was inaccessible without special passes. The view of Lake Dassow, belonging to Lübeck and thus to the territory of West Germany, was obstructed by a 4-meter-high and 2-kilometer-long border wall. From Dassow, take the R24 cycle path towards PÖTENITZ/ROSENHAGEN on the left and continue on the Baltic Sea Cycle Path from there.
The coastal route along the Bay of Lübeck, which is now followed by the Baltic Sea Cycle Path, was once secured with a double barbed wire fence and control strips. Directly along the coastal strip, there was a protective strip approximately 500 meters deep from ROSENHAGEN to STEINBECK. Along the western edge of this protective strip, a 13 km long and 3.4 m high barrier wall was erected between PRIWALL and the fishing village BROOK. Fields and villages were leveled in this border strip. Fishing was not allowed in the Baltic Sea in this area. In BOLTENHAGEN, the beach was closed to visitors from 8 PM to 6 AM and was strictly guarded. Soldiers of the "Grenzbrigade Küste" patrolled the promenade in double posts to intercept GDR citizens attempting to escape westward across the Baltic Sea.
Since the year 2000, a memorial stone at the pier in Boltenhagen has commemorated the over 5,000 GDR refugees, of whom only about one in ten reached the safe shores in the West. Follow the Baltic Sea Cycle Path, from Boltenhagen on the R1 to Eulenkrug, then take L 01 back towards KLÜTZ.
Wide Views
- Tour length approx. 42 km
- Elevation difference approx. 78 m
- Duration approx. 3 h
- Difficulty level: easy
- Starting point: City Information Klütz / Literaturhaus „Uwe Johnson“
- Markings: Wide Views
The starting point is the "Uwe Johnson" Literature House in Thurow in KLÜTZ. From there, head towards Lübeck and follow the cycle path along L 01 at the outskirts of the village. In GRUNDSHAGEN, turn left towards HOHEN SCHÖNBERG. At the Bio-Hof Hoher Schönberg, there is an observation platform on the highest elevation of Klützer Winkel, approximately 90 meters above sea level, offering panoramic views of the landscape and the Baltic Sea. .
Turn right onto the next street until WARNKENHAGEN. In Warnkenhagen, keep left until Gut Brook in BROOK, then turn right onto cycle path T2. Behind Brook, follow the route signs due to cliffs on the steep coast. There are more beautiful viewpoints along the route, such as in GROSSKLÜTZHÖVED
From HAFTHAGEN, continue on the European long-distance hiking trail E9 to BOLTENHAGEN. In Boltenhagen, follow the promenade towards Weiße Wiek on the cycle path "Westlicher Backsteinrundweg"/Baltic Sea Cycle Path. Follow this path towards TARNEWITZER CAMP/OBERHOF. From there, head towards WOHLENBERG and turn right towards GROSSENHOF. Enjoy a beautiful viewpoint with a wide view over Wohlenberger Wiek.
From there, continue north on cycle path R1 to EULENKRUG. At Eulenkrug, keep left and follow the cycle path along L 01 via CHRISTINENFELD back to KLÜTZ. Drive on Wismarsche Straße until you reach the marketplace; the starting point is on the right on the street "Im Thurow."