Warnowtal circular route

River with many faces

2021_Route logo_Warnowtal circular route, © TMV

Route

230 km

Etappen

4

Sunrise in Rostock's city harbor, © TMV/Gänsicke
Breakthrough valley of the Warnow, © TMV/Gohlke
Warnow wooden bridge near Groß Görnow, © TMV/Gohlke
Experience the culture of the Slavic tribes at first hand in the open-air museum Groß Raden in the middle of the Sternberg Lake District, © TMV/Werk3

Route

  • © Schwaaner Fischwaren GmbH

    Schwaan fish products factory outlet

    • Opened today by: 09:00 - 15:00
    • Niendorfer Chaussee, 18258 Schwaan

    Fish delicacies have been produced in Schwaan for more than 100 years. Just as self-evident as the know-how of our employees is the use of only high-quality ingredients. What we put in the can has tradition and is always reinvented for you.

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  • Winter light on Ottos, © Ottos

    Otto's restaurant ship

    • Stadthafen, 18057 Rostock

    Welcome on board! Enjoy the 360 degree panoramic view over the Rostock city harbor. With exceptional dishes from our menu, special wines or coffee and cake.

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  • Exterior view of the brewery pub "Zum alten Fritz" Rostock, © BgH Alter Fritz/M. Krüger

    Brew pub "Zum Alten Fritz

    • Open today
    • Warnowufer, 18057 Rostock

    Located in the middle of the city harbor and only a few minutes walk from the city center, we welcome you to our brewery inn "Zum alten Fritz" in Rostock daily from 11.00 am for a convivial get-together.

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  • Smoked fish offer in fish store, © F&F Fisch und Feinkost GmbH

    Rostock fish market

    • Warnowpier, 18069 Rostock

    In the rustic fish fry kitchen in the Rostock fish market you can enjoy delicious fish directly where it is traded daily. Everything is freshly prepared and you can taste that. In the fish shop of the Rostock fish market you will find a wide selection of fresh fish, raw fish for smoking, frozen fish, seafood and marinades.

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  • The castle received its current form after a reconstruction in 1910/11., © Frank Burger

    Castle Bützow

    • Schlossplatz, 18246 Bützow

    Bützow Castle once served as a bishop's residence.

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  • © Joachim Kloock

    Rostock Botanical Garden

    • Hamburger Straße/Holbeinplatz, 18055 Rostock

    The Botanical Garden is a scientific institution of the University of Rostock for research, teaching, education about the importance of biological diversity, and conservation of rare plant species. It is also available to the public as a source of information and a green oasis. Around 7,000 plant species are biologically cultivated in scientific departments, biotope facilities, greenhouses and a university garden on the 7.8 hectare landmark.

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  • © TMV/Gohlke

    Sternberg lake bathing establishment

    • J.-Dörwald-Allee, 19406 Sternberg

    Lido

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  • Monastery building with tavern, © Frank Burger

    Rühn Monastery

    • Klosterhof, 18246 Rühn

    Rühn Monastery is a well-preserved monastery complex dating from 1232. The owner is a non-profit, voluntary association. The monastery includes a monastery store and a tavern as well as an oil, mustard and vinegar manufactory.

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  • Penguins in the polarium at Rostock Zoo, © Zoo Rostock/Braun

    Rostock Zoo

    • Open today
    • Barnstorfer Ring, 18059 Rostock

    At Rostock Zoo, the best zoo in Europe, experience 4,200 animals in 430 different species from all over the world in just one day. In the DARWINEUM, you will embark on a spectacular journey through evolution. The heart of the living museum beats in the Tropical Hall - home to the gorillas and orangutans. Open daily from 9 a.m.

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  • View of the nature village Eickhof, in the middle of Sternberger Seenland, © Naturdorf Eickhof/ Abeln

    Nature village Eickhof

    • Open today
    • Dorfstraße, 18249 Eickhof

    The nature village Eickhof is an idyllic spot in the heart of Mecklenburg, located directly on the Warnow River. On almost 6 hectares of nature village there is a lot of space and in the outdoor area with volleyball field, playground, campfire sites and wood oven also a lot to discover. You can even find a trail riding station for riders with their own horse here.

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  • Freizeit- und Familienpark Miniaturstadt Bützow, © Freizeit- und Familienpark Miniaturstadt Bützow

    Leisure and family park miniature town Bützow

    • Nebelring, 18246 Bützow

    Bützow in miniature, the "miniature town", is equally attractive to locals and guests. Set back in time to around 1850, the viewer here feels like a giant in dwarf land.

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  • © Kunsthalle Rostock

    Rostock Art Gallery

    • Open today
    • Hamburger Straße, 18069 Rostock

    The Kunsthalle Rostock shows exhibitions of contemporary art and modern classics. The listed building (1969) houses a collection of graphic sheets, paintings and sculptures, especially pieces of the region and East German art.

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  • © Tourismusverband Mecklenburg-Schwerin

    Landscape Park and Castle Raben Steinfeld

    • Temporarily closed
    • Forststraße, 19065 Raben Steinfeld

    The landscape park was originally designed by court gardener Theodor Klett and belonged to a grand ducal estate. The English-style park on a steep bank above Lake Schwerin incorporates existing trees and opened up to the landscape and the village of Raben Steinfeld with picturesque view axes.

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  • © Rostock Marketing /S. Krauleidis

    Petri Church Rostock

    • Open today
    • Bei der Petrikirche, 18055 Rostock

    St. Peter's Church was first mentioned in 1252.

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  • the water mill Bützow from the street side, © Frank Burger

    Water mill Bützow

    • Bahnhofstraße, 18246 Bützow

    To the left of the Bützow harbor there is a mill complex, of which the mill building and one of two water wheels are still preserved.

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Right at the beginning of the tour, the Warnow shows its versatility. Shortly before its mouth, in Rostock's city harbor, large sailing ships can drop anchor. A few kilometers further on, it flows peacefully through meadows and riparian forests. Cyclists follow the river along dense reed belts, through quiet villages with small village churches and neat manor houses.

In the wildly romantic Warnow Breakthrough Valley, the Warnow really lets off steam. Over large boulders and fallen trees it becomes a raging torrent. The ancient Slavic temple town of Groß Raden promises further adventures. From afar, the magnificent Sternberg town church invites you to visit the half-timbered town.

In the Sternberg Lake District Nature Park, one lake after another beckons you to take a dip. The path leads through woods and meadows to Crivitz. On the way, a white fairy-tale castle sits enthroned on a hill in the landscape park of Kaarz. After a few kilometers, Lake Pinnow glistens and shortly thereafter the southern part of Lake Schwerin. From Raben Steinfeld, a detour to the nearby state capital is worthwhile. On the eastern shore of Lake Schwerin, there is a dreamlike view of the magnificent Schwerin Residence Palace.
Cyclists experience the ride back to Sternberg as charming and beautiful. In their natural splendor, rustling deciduous forests, tranquil ponds and flower-strewn meadows are on display.

The last stage follows the Warnow downstream to the romantic Rühn Monastery, through the old town alleys of Bützow, to Schwaan. In the 19th century, landscape painters founded an artists' colony here. Flower meadows and forest islands line the further way to Rostock.

Service

Arrival

Public transport:

Rail connections: Rostock, Schwaan, Bützow, Crivitz, among others

More information

More info / links:

  • Tour tips: Rostock with historic old town and city harbor, Warnow breakthrough valley, Sternberg Lake District Nature Park with crystal clear waters.

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