Rügen Clifftop Trail – Cape Arkona Lighthouse loop from Schaprode

Mountain biking trails

Germany

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Vorpommern-Rügen

Schaprode

Rügen Clifftop Trail – Cape Arkona Lighthouse loop from Schaprode

Moderate

4.8

(44)

155

riders

Rügen Clifftop Trail – Cape Arkona Lighthouse loop from Schaprode

03:55

64.8km

160m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 14, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 9.15 km for 409 m

Open: • May-October: 5:50 AM-9:00 PM • November-April: 5:50 AM-7:00 PM (otherwise closed)

After 56.2 km for 409 m

Open: • May-October: 5:50 AM-9:00 PM • November-April: 5:50 AM-7:00 PM (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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13.5 km

Wieker Lagoon

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In May it is a pleasant 18 degrees and sunny, but be careful: the mosquitoes are very aggressive.

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29.8 km

Fairy Tale Forest Trail (Rügen)

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The so-called fairytale forest is a beautiful forest section between Varnkevitz and the campsite in Nonnevitz. a nice root trail for MTB riders. But beware of oncoming traffic and a lot of people in the season.

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30.5 km

Rügen Clifftop Trail

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Beautiful flow trail along the cliffs

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33.6 km

Cliff Coast Trail (Steilküstentrail) on Rügen

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Brilliant drive along the cliffs with always great views and lots of driving fun to the Nonnevitz campsite.

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34.7 km

Cape Arkona Lighthouse

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The path from the northern beach along the coast below the cape to the fishing village of Vitt is great and varied, especially for kids...and the smoked fish in Vitt …

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35.1 km

Peilturm at Cape Arkona

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The Jaromarsburg

In the middle of the castle stood the temple in 1168 with the oversized wooden image of the four-headed god Svantevit.

The remains of the Arkona Temple Castle …

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39.1 km

View of Cape Arkona

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View over the sea to the lighthouse of Cape Arcona

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40.5 km

View of the Tromper Wiek from the cliffs

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That makes Rügen

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64.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.5 km

19.9 km

8.78 km

6.55 km

6.33 km

817 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.9 km

18.6 km

8.41 km

5.96 km

4.18 km

817 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 15 October

18°C

9°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

July 9, 2022,Mountainbike-Tour Schaprode, Fähre Wittow, Wiek, Kap Arkona, Breege, und zurück

At the end we did a nice round .... and we say goodbye to Rügen ... 😀

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September 30, 2023,Tag 7: Bei 5 bft WSW 🧭↗️ Tromper Wiek - Wieker Bodden - Wittower Nordwestufer - Kap Arkona: Runde von Juliusruh

July 3, 2024,Ostsee 4, Vaschvitz - Kap Arkona - Breege

We take the Wittover ferry to the north side of Rügen and follow the Baltic Sea Cycle Route northwards.
We visit Wiek, the harbour and the church.
We continue to Cape Arkona in strong winds.
The last 10 km to there are exciting, on narrow forest trails under old thick trees and through narrow meadow paths.
Every now and then …

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July 13, 2023,🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️🚴🏼‍♂️🚴🏽‍♂️🚴🏿‍♂️🚴🏿‍♂️ umradeln den Norden von Rügen

Beautiful round with 8 people on Rügen through the north of the Wittow peninsula. Seen a lot and watched a lot. The mood was great and everyone was satisfied, at the end there was a delicious 🍦❗

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