Vitt fishing village – View of Kap Arkona loop from Putgarten
Vitt fishing village – View of Kap Arkona loop from Putgarten
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Vitt fishing village – View of Kap Arkona loop from Putgarten
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10.4km
100m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: June 21, 2026
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Parking
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156 m
Nordstrand Beach at Cape Arkona
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5.51 km
View of the Chalk Cliffs (Kreidefelsen) on Rügen
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5.58 km
Vitt fishing village
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Vitt Pebble Beach with View of Kap Arkona
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It is very rocky and begs you to look for chicken gods. 😀
But you can also just sit on the beach, listen to the sound of the waves and let your gaze wander over the water.
From here you have a very nice view towards Cape Arkona and you can see the bearing tower.
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View of Kap Arkona
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6.15 km
Chalk Cliffs and Rocky Beach Between Kap Arkona and Vitt
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Peilturm at Cape Arkona
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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 are an important testimony to Slavic cultural history in the Baltic Sea region. Protected on three sides by the cliffs and on the land side by a 25 meter high rampart, it was a place of worship for the natives of Rügen from the 6th to the 12th century - the Slavic Ranen. With the conquest and destruction of the sanctuary under the leadership of Bishop Absalon of Roskilde in 1168, the Christianization of the islanders was initiated. The Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus was an eyewitness to this decisive event. Only the descriptions in the 14th book of his "Historia Danica" have handed down details of how the Ranenburg looked before it was destroyed.
Natural erosion at the cape over the centuries has caused much of the inner castle to collapse into the Baltic Sea and have been swallowed up by the sea. For the excavation team and its leader Fred Ruchthöft, it is a race against time to secure the archaeological finds. For example, the archaeologists literally brought to light a spearhead, arrowheads, pearls and a spur. Imposing cultural-historical individual pieces from the archaeological excavations from inside the ramparts are exhibited in the observation tower.
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Viewpoint
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7.96 km
Gellort – Northernmost Point of Rügen
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10.4 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
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5.46 km
3.90 km
958 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
6.70 km
1.21 km
1.11 km
846 m
486 m
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Parking lot on the north beach
Costs €5 for the whole day.
You can pay with coins, EC card or QR code.
From the parking lot in the direction of Cape Arkona, you can go straight down the stairs and along the beach or you can go upstairs.
The beach is fantastically beautiful.
After about 1.37km we used …
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We wanted to see Cape Arkona. We decided on the car park on the north beach. An absolute dream beach. Wide, beautiful sand and, at least today, almost deserted. The cape itself was much busier. The view from the lighthouse is really spectacular. Unfortunately, we didn't make it to the bunker exhibition. Mrs. Dog and I …
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After we aborted the tour the day before yesterday, today followed the 2nd, successful attempt.
Compared to the fantastic hikes of the last few days, today's was slightly less impressive, but it certainly had its own charm.
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At first it was very nice sunny weather, but then a few patches of fog quickly rolled in...
No problem with the strong wind...
Next to the two lighthouses there is also a huge bunker complex of the GDR-NVA Navy, which can of course now be visited. The tour lasts at least …
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It started at the parking lot on the north beach near Cape Arkona. Here you can also get to the beach, but we left that right at the beginning. We walked along the path along the high shore, but after a while we made …
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