Cape Arkona Lighthouse – Vitt fishing village loop from Putgarten

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Vorpommern-Rügen

Putgarten

Cape Arkona Lighthouse – Vitt fishing village loop from Putgarten

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Cape Arkona Lighthouse – Vitt fishing village loop from Putgarten

02:44

10.4km

80m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 17, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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497 m

Fallada-Sicht

Viewpoint

2.39 km

Gellort – Northernmost Point of Rügen

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From Gellort, the northernmost point of the island of Rügen, it is only about 70 kilometers to Sweden and just over 50 kilometers to the island of Mon (Denmark). If …

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2.94 km

Cape Arkona Lighthouse

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The path from the northern beach along the coast below the cape to the fishing village of Vitt is great and varied, especially for kids...and the smoked fish in Vitt …

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3.44 km

Peilturm at Cape Arkona

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The Jaromarsburg

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 …

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3.71 km

Viewpoint

4.25 km

Chalk Cliffs and Rocky Beach Between Kap Arkona and Vitt

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While strolling along the beach to the fishing village Vitt you can find beautiful stones. In Vitt itself there is something to eat, drink and souvenirs.

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4.52 km

View of Kap Arkona

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Postcard motif - a great landscape in every season.

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4.82 km

Vitt Pebble Beach with View of Kap Arkona

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The beach of Vitt can only be reached via the riverside gorge, in which the fishing village of Vitt is also located.
It is very rocky and begs you to …

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4.83 km

Vitt fishing village

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The idyllic and somewhat remote fishing village invites you to stop off in the warm months with many small cafés. From the beach you already have a great view of the cliffs.

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4.90 km

View of the Chalk Cliffs (Kreidefelsen) on Rügen

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Beautiful beach overlooking chalk cliffs

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10.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.99 km

3.62 km

745 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.12 km

1.15 km

1.01 km

625 m

512 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 29 October

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9°C

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Comments

September 22, 2024,Insel Rügen: Kap Arkona – der nördlichste Punkt Rügens

Of course! If you're hiking on Rügen, you'll also look at the northernmost point, Cape Arkona. The 43-meter-high chalk cliff is really very impressive. And the lighthouses give you a real coastal feeling. It's possible that it didn't just stop at a fish sandwich.

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April 13, 2025,Kap Arkona 🌊🐞🦭 Rundtour

Easter holidays 🎊...we're conquering Rügen. In my opinion, the most beautiful island in Germany 💖, with stunning beaches, a tranquil lagoon landscape, ancient tree culture, and a unique national park. No matter the season or the weather, the island has always been beautiful. Today we explored the northernmost part of Rügen🔜 Cape Arcona with its lighthouses. This is, of course, …

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May 30, 2026,Kap Arkona, windzersaust

Rügen without Kap Arkona, that's not possible⁉️
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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October 2, 2022,Kap Arkona ab Nordstrand

Today I'll take you to my old home, to Rügen, and hike with you around Cape Arkona. Start is the parking lot at the north beach, then it goes along the Hochuferweg to Gellort. Here you have to go down the stairs 👍 to see the cape from below, the architecture with the flint strips running through it, seaweed, fallen …

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June 20, 2026,2026-06-20 Rügen- Putgarten- Vitt- Kap Arkona- Gellort

The altitude meters are actually only 70m! It measured criss and cross again...

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October 24, 2024,Kap Arkona Nordstrand Runde

Last day on Rügen.
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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January 18, 2024,18.01.2024 Kap Arkona 🌤

Cape Arkona was the destination of today's tour.
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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June 18, 2023,23.06.18 Rundtour Nordstrand - Kap Arkona - Vitt

Today we walked a route according to the hiking guide (warning: unpaid advertising) from Kompass Verlag.
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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