Cycle tour Usedom & Szczecin Lagoon

You can look forward to a cycle tour on the island of Usedom and along the Szczecin Lagoon. Along the way you’ll get to enjoy lots of sea views, white beaches and a unique lagoon landscape, which is home to many animal species. You’ll cycle through romantic and historic cities and villages on the “sunny side of Germany”, as well as visiting former imperial spa towns with impressive piers. This tour is easy to cycle, but you should nevertheless have a basic level of fitness.

Day 1 Arrival in Greifswald
This Brick Gothic university town is the birthplace of the painter Caspar David Friedrich. It has picturesque gabled houses and the largest museum harbour in Germany.

Day 2 Greifswald - Wolgast, approx. 50 km / 31 mi
You’ll cycle past the ruins of the Eldena Monastery and through lake, moor and meadow landscapes that are typical for this region. The romantic half-timbered houses and brick buildings of Wolgast are worth seeing.

Day 3 Wolgast - Mellenthin region, 40-50 km / 29-31 mi
Over the Peenestrom you’ll cycle strait to Usedom, Germany’s sunniest region. Small lakes, boulders and sandy beaches characterise this landscape. You’ll be able to see a rare runestone in the New Pudagla rock garden.

Day 4 Mellenthin region - Ueckermünde, 50-60 km / 31-37mi, boat trip
Visit the moated castle before cycling to the fishing village of Kamminke in the Achterland region, with its distinctive thatched-roof houses. You’ll then take the ferry across the Szczecin Lagoon to the seaside resort of Ueckermünde with its beautiful historic centre and the Pomeranian Castle.

Day 5 Ueckermünde - Stolpe region, 35/50 km / 22/31 mi
Take a look at the Ueckermünde sanatorium and learn more about its dark and troubled history, before cycling along the reed-covered Szczecin Lagoon. The Hanseatic city of Anklam has a Dutch windmill, stone gate and is home to the Otto Lilienthal Museum.

Day 6 Stople region - Wolgast, 40/55 km / 25/34 mi
Today you’ll cycle through the lagoon landscape of the Lassaner Winkel and visit the harbour town of the same name, Lassan, known for its brightly coloured front doors. You’ll while away the evening hours in the old town of Wolgast.

Day 7 Wolgast - Peenemünde - Greifswald, 50 km / 31 mi
The World War II rocket research facility has been transformed into an exciting history and science museum. However, the Vikings also left their mark here, with gold rings from the time of the Kings Gorm the Old and Harald Bluetooth.

Day 8 Return or Extension
The tour ends after breakfast. Why not extend your cycle tour in Usedom and the Szczecin Lagoon?

Included in "Cycle tour Usedom & Szczecin Lagoon":

• 7 overnight stays incl. breakfast
• luggage transport from hotel to hotel,
  no maximum number of items,
  maximum weight: 20 kg/ item (44 lbs/ item)
• boat trip Karnin-Kamp incl. bike
• boat trip Peenemünde-Freest incl. bike
• travel documents and maps in english
• visitor taxes payable on site
• 7-day customer helpline
• optional rental bike

Accommodation:

• Category M:
  Hotels at the international 3* level as per Hotelstars Union. All rooms are en suite with bath or shower.

Bikes for hire:

• Comfortable unisex bikes available in different frame sizes with 8 gears/rear brake or 27 gears/freewheel. Equipped with panniers, lock and repair kit. E-bikes available upon request.
• If you choose to wear a helmet, we recommend using your own due to the variety of head sizes and shapes and for hygienic reasons.

Travel time 2024:

• arrivals daily from 27.04. to 05.10.
• the day of arrival determines the price of your tour

Prices:

All prices apply per person in a double room, incl. breakfast.

•  949 € super saver price
  27.04.-03.05. + 22.09.-05.10.
• 1049 € saver price
  04.05.-07.05. + 21.05.-31.05. + 08.09.-21.09.
• 1149 € basic price
  08.05.-15.05. + 01.06.-28.06. + 21.08.-07.09.
• 1249 € seasonal price
  16.05.-20.05. + 29.06.-20.08.
   
• 300 € single room surcharge
•   95 € rental bike
•   50 € kid bike/trailer
• 260 € e-bike
   
•   65 € extra night Greifswald, double room, B&B
• 100 € extra night Greifswald, single room, B&B

• booking code "Cycle tour Usedom & Szczecin Lagoon":
  OS-GG-7M
• how you can save some money

For children:

• Discount in the room of two adults
  (only 1 child in double room possible)
  00-05 years: 100 %
  06-11 years:   50 %
  12-17 years:   25 % 

The booking process

Arrival:

• Parken in Greifswald:
  Parking, cost approx. 1 €/day.
  Parking Hansering, costs, approx. 1 €/day.
  Hotel parking spaces subject to a fee and availability, details in the travel documents.

• Arrival by train:
  Greifswald train station

• Arrival at Berlin airport:
  by train, every hour, duration approx. 3,5 h, 1 change, normal fee approx. 50 €

• Pre-booked rental bikes are ready for you in your hotel.

Perfectly looked after:

• During your tour, we are available between 8 am and 8 pm, 7 days a week. We are happy to help with any kind of problems you might be having. You will find this emergency number in your travel documents.