Mellenthin Village Church – View of Balm Across the Water loop from Mellenthin

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Mellenthin

Mellenthin Village Church – View of Balm Across the Water loop from Mellenthin

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Mellenthin Village Church – View of Balm Across the Water loop from Mellenthin

03:16

12.7km

50m

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: August 27, 2026

Tips

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Insel Usedom

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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59 m

Mellenthin Village Church

Highlight • Religious Site

The village church in Mellenthin was probably built at the end of the 13th century. Between 2000 and 2005 the paintings were extensively renovated and preserved.

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1.42 km

Tree-Lined Path on Insel Usedom

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1.95 km

Mellenthiner Os Nature Reserve

Highlight • Forest

The Mellenthiner OS nature reserve was created during the last ice age.
In the southwest there is a Slavic hilltop castle at the highest point, the so-called "Schwedenschanze". Only the …

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6.02 km

Natural swimming spot at the Achterwasser

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suitable as a break area

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6.04 km

Bathing Beach on Usedom Island

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A nice place by reeds into the water

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6.73 km

Biber Valley (Insel Usedom Nature Reserve)

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Building castles with natural materials, in the middle of the NSG 👍😊

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6.87 km

Halbinsel Cosim

Nature Reserve

7.26 km

Pier with a view of Balmer See

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From the jetty you have a good view of Lake Balmer and the golf resort.

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10.7 km

Mellenthiner Os

Nature Reserve

12.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.41 km

3.29 km

2.71 km

1.32 km

Surfaces

4.93 km

3.87 km

2.21 km

1.52 km

191 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 19 October

11°C

7°C

60 %

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Comments

November 17, 2023,Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Usedom): Urlaub auf der Sonneninsel. Von Mellenthin auf die Halbinsel Cosim. 171123

Before we go back home, we do a tour of the island. Like the last one, this one also comes from the hiking guide “Usedom (with Wollin and Stettiner Haff)” from Rother Bergverlag by Manfred Schmid-Myszka, 2nd edition 2020, Tour 16 on page 75 ff.

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May 17, 2026,Mellenthin Wasserschloß

Well avoided Sunday mass tourism today and went to the Balmer See of the Achterwasser to the water castle of Mellenthin. I have the impression that spring is particularly beautiful this year, because the fresh green and the blue of the sky form a beautiful contrast.

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August 1, 2025,Wanderung Balm / Achterwasser / Mellenthin

The stations: Balm / Balmer See / Achterwasser / Balm Golf Course / Mellenthin Castle / Mellenthin Church / Balm.

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January 20, 2024,Usedom: Mellenthin - Achterwasser (NSG Cosim)

A hike to the Achterwasser was on the agenda today. We started at the beautiful Mellenthin moated castle, continued through the NSG Mellenthiner Os, through Balm with its golf resort (which seems a bit out of place to me) to the NSG Cosim on the Achterwasser. What surprised us was the construction activity in the NSG... the beaver has really …

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