Baltic Coast 08: Międzyzdroje - Seebad Bansin
8th of 8 stages on my route along the Baltic Sea coast from Gdańsk to Seebad Bansin
Part 034 of my Way of St. James from Saint Petersburg to Santiago de CompostelaMy adjacent routes:
- previous: East Prussia
- next: Oder-Neisse
From Międzyzdroje on the Wolin Island to the ferry in Świnoujście for the crossing to Usedom Island with crossing from Poland to Germany
Restaurants in: Międzyzdroje, Świnoujście, Ahlbeck, Heringsdorf, Bansin
Author’s recommendation
Accommodation in Międzyzdroje: Hotel "Vestina" / ul. Promenada Gwiazd 30 / PL-72-500 Międzyzdroje / Phone: 0048 913 28 11 21 / e-Mail: recepcja(at)hotelvestina.pl / GPS: 53.935478, 14.457302)
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Accommodation in Bansin: Baltic Sea Hotel "Villen im Park" / Seestrasse 59 / DE-17429 / Seebad Bansin / Phone: 0049 383 78 49 990 / e-Mail: reservierung(at)vip-usedom.de / GPS: 53.967697, 14.135683
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
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Safety information
All information to the best of my knowledge, but without guarantee
Trail markings:
- from Międzyzdroje: cycle routes EV10 / R10
- from ferry Świnoujście the cycle routes are somewhat confusing
- from Uzdrowiskowa in Świnoujście: cycle routes EV10 / R10
- from border crossing: cycle routes B-U / D2 / EV10 / EV13 / FRT / Lakes / URW
Tips and suggestions
"¦" lies on the route, ">" lies within 500 m of the route, ">>" lies further away
Worth seeing in Międzyzdroje:
- ¦ The seaside resort with the pier
Worth seeing after Międzyzdroje:
- >> Bunker V3; Nadbrzeżna, PL-72-500 Wicko / GPS: 53.900408, 14.437798
Worth seeing between Przytór and Warszów:
- ¦ Underground city / Podziemne Miasto na wyspie Wolin: long-time secret tunnel system / GPS: 53.902251, 14.333227
- ¦ Wieża Goeben: former artillery observation tower with wide view / GPS: 53.906279, 14.323799
Worth seeing in Warszow-Świnoujście:
- > Lighthouse with small lighthouse museum; ul. Bunkrowa 1, PL-72-600 Świnoujście / GPS: 53.915980, 14.284180
- > Fortress Gerhard / Fort Gerharda - Coastal Defense Museum: eastern part of the Fortress Swinemünde; Bunkrowa 2, 72-600 Świnoujście / GPS: 53.917796, 14.287051
Worth seeing in Świnoujście:
- ¦ Spa park Zdrojowy
- ¦ Fountain and promenade
- > Catholic church / Kościół pw. Chrystusa Króla: One Saturday from June to August international music festival “Swinemünde Organ Evenings”; Plac Kościelny 1 / GPS: 53.908339, 14.247628
- > Engelsburg: Werk III of the Fortress Swinemünde; Jachtowa 1 / GPS: 53.914648, 14.273401)
- > West Battery: western part of the Fortress Swinemünde; ul. Jachtowa 8 / GPS: 53.918164, 14.275545
Worth seeing in Ahlbeck:
- ¦ Ahlbeck Pier: oldest pier in Germany; DE-17419 Heringsdorf / GPS: 53.944016, 14.192068
Worth seeing in Heringsdorf:
- ¦ Heringsdorf Pier: longest pier in Europe; Strandpromenade 1, DE-17424 Seebad Heringsdorf / GPS: 53.956318, 14.170445
Worth seeing in Bansin:
- Villas in spa architecture (e.g. Bergstrasse
Noteworthy about Bansin:
- Hans Werner Richter (1908–1993): writer and founder of the “Group 47”
Subsequent stages:
- previous: Baltic Coast 07: Rewal - Międzyzdroje
- in between: excursion to Peenemünde
- next: Oder-Neisse 01: Zempin - Usedom City
Roadbook
From the hotel to the pier and then back to the cycle route:
On Turystyczna towards the sea, turn left onto Promenada Gwiazd and continue to the pier. 260 m further in the same direction, then turn left onto Rybacka, which after 200 m meets Gryfa Pomorskiego. Turn right here.
From Międzyzdroje to Bansin:
Gryfa Pomorskiego leads into the coastal forest and turns west-southwest. After the hotel Lubiewo Forest & Sea Resort located in the forest (to the left), it soon continues only on a forest path. The path approaches many railway tracks (to the left) up to about 200 m, then sharply turns right onto a driveway. 250 m further northwards there is a bunker facility (Podziemne Miasto na wyspie Wolin) on the way and just under 1 km further the former artillery observation tower Wieża Goeben. When leaving the forest, you reach Ku Morzu. Here you can
- either turn right for a short detour to the lighthouse. Cyclists can proceed beyond the upcoming parking lot further on, keeping left to the lighthouse
- or immediately turn left towards the ferry.
After the railway crossing, turn right onto Norberta Barlickiego and continue to the ferry port.
Ferry crossing to Usedom Island
In Świnoujście head north on Bolesława Chrobrego through the park and later turn left onto Uzdrowiskowa. Follow this promenade. On its extension, Stefana Żeromskiego, enter the coastal forest and after the parking lot (on the right) reach the border crossing from Poland to Germany. Follow the promenade through Ahlbeck and Heringsdorf to Bansin. At the Schloonsee, the cycle routes D2 / EV10 / E13 leave the shore and lead left first over Badstraße, then Waldstraße to the forest where Fischerweg is crossed.
To the hotel:
Turn left onto Fischerweg. The hotel is 350 m further left.
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