Wieck Wooden Drawbridge – Wieck Hand-operated Drawbridge loop from Klosterruine Eldena

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Wieck Wooden Drawbridge – Wieck Hand-operated Drawbridge loop from Klosterruine Eldena

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Wieck Wooden Drawbridge – Wieck Hand-operated Drawbridge loop from Klosterruine Eldena

00:30

1.97km

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

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After 141 m for 13 m

After 1.70 km for 13 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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53 m

Wieck Wooden Drawbridge

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Impressive wooden bridge with hand-activated pulleys

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153 m

Wieck Hand-operated Drawbridge

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This bascule bridge leads over the Ryck River and connects the two Greifswald districts of Eldena and Wieck. It was inaugurated in 1887 and is now one of the oldest …

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469 m

Ueckermünde Port Authority

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The record high water mark is to the right of the front door of the harbor office

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927 m

Mouth of the Ryck River at Dänische Wiek

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Here the Ryck flows into the Bodden. In front of here you can easily watch incoming and outgoing ships.

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954 m

Three Wise Men Sculptures at the Harbor

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The Hamburg sculptor Johannes Speder made the three wooden heads during the first international wood sculpture symposium in Greifswald in 1996. The artists' meeting was organized by the Wieck sculptor …

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1.17 km

Greifswald Flood Barrier (Ryck Flood Barrier)

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Rarely is a useful facility also pretty to look at. This weir is ;-)

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1.80 km

Wiecker Fish Smokehouse and Restaurant

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The Fischerhütte - excellent fish dishes to be recommended but not without a table reservation

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1.97 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.40 km

441 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.73 km

152 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 29 October

13°C

4°C

12 %

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Expect light wind and shifting conditions.

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Comments

November 24, 2022,Wieck/ Ryck

...unfortunately Komoot started too late....a wonderful little harbor with a great bridge....one of my favorite places 🥰🤟 you should definitely stop by at Jack&Richis...the spare rips are a mega hit 🥰🥰🥰 🥰🥰🥰🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟 never ate BETTER 👍👍👍👍☝️

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June 4, 2023,Wieck 04.06.2023

Harbor festival in Wieck near Greifswald. I was enthusiastic about Thomas Putensen.

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June 11, 2022,romantisches Wieck an der Mündung der Ryck

The best-known landmark of the more than 800-year-old town is the Wieck bascule bridge. Other sights are the fishing port, the many thatched houses and, among other things, the barrage of the Ryck river.

The 7 meter high barrage, inaugurated on April 27, 2016, is intended to seal off the Ryck if there is a risk of flooding at the …

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