Wittenbeck brings together several highlights for a stay: hiking routes in the Kühlung excursion area, a natural beach north of the town and the Wittenbeck Golf Resort. When choosing accommodation, you can consider whether landscape, coast or golf is of greatest interest for your trip.
Kühlung and Hiking Routes
Wittenbeck borders the Kühlung Landscape Conservation Area to the southwest. The Kühlung forest offers excellent recreational value and is a popular destination for residents and visitors. Many hiking routes in the Kühlung excursion area start in Wittenbeck. For those who enjoy hiking, this creates a clear connection between the town and the routes: many begin here but lead through the Kühlung excursion area. This makes Wittenbeck a possible starting point for planning a hike.
The landscape and the trails are two distinct points of reference: the landscape conservation area describes Wittenbeck’s location to the southwest, while information about the routes identifies the starting point for many hikes. You can take both into account when planning, without assuming a particular route or walking time.
Natural Beach and Coastal Landscape
Wittenbeck’s beach is about 2.5 kilometres long, and its cliffs are approximately 4 to 8 metres high. The Wittenbeck natural beach lies north of the town. These approximate measurements give an impression of the coastal landscape, while the natural beach’s location offers a separate point of reference when choosing places to visit. The coast and Kühlung provide different highlights: here, the focus is on the beach and its cliffs; there, on the forest and hiking routes.
Golf with Two Courses
The Wittenbeck Golf Resort covers around 86 hectares and has two courses with a total of 27 holes. The 18-hole Eikhof championship course has a par of 72 and is considered a challenge for ambitious players. The public 9-hole Höstingen course has a par of 56; it also has a golf school and practice facilities with pitching and chipping areas.
The two courses differ in hole count and character. Eikhof is described as a championship course and a challenge for ambitious players. In addition to its nine holes, Höstingen offers a golf school and practice areas. If you are considering the courses when planning your trip, you can compare these differences. Check the public course’s current operating status before planning a game.
Information about Angling
At Schote's Angelturm in Wittenbeck, visitors can get information about angling and fishing licences. For guests interested in this subject, this adds a distinct option to the nature and golf activities. It is an information service; no specific opening hours are given here.
More to Explore in the Rostock Destination
The wider Rostock destination also offers other nature and cultural attractions. At Wildpark-MV, visitors can explore the park independently or join guided walks, including wolf, owl and evening walks. Discovery tours to see beavers, wolves and white-tailed eagles are available in several nature parks as well as at Wildpark-MV. These are regional additions, not features of Wittenbeck.
For a different kind of excursion, the historic Molli narrow-gauge railway runs between Kühlungsborn and Bad Doberan; it is the oldest narrow-gauge railway on the Baltic coast. Those interested in culture will also find the Wolhynian Resettlers Museum in Linstow within the Rostock destination. Guided tours for groups and individuals use ethnographic objects, photographs and documents to present the history of the Volhynian Germans from the mid-19th century until their resettlement in Mecklenburg after the Second World War. Alongside Wittenbeck’s local attractions, there are therefore other options that are explicitly part of the Rostock destination.
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