Reveries in the Baltic Sea on the Island of Rügen

Level 2/5. Easy to moderate. No technical difficulties. 3 to 6 hours of hiking per day; little elevation gain. The terrain is flat to rolling; the highest point reaches 150m altitude at Jasmund!

You only carry a small backpack with your daily items, picnic, and snacks. Your baggage is transported from hotel to hotel: 2 items per person possible (15 kg max. per item). We advise you to carry spare clothes in your bags, as in rare and unforeseen cases, for example due to traffic delays, your baggage may be delivered late.

Accommodation

• Category A: 3*+ hotel or 4* equivalent in double room with private bathroom/shower
• Category B: 2* to 3* hotel or guesthouse or equivalent in double room with private bathroom/shower

Meals

Breakfasts included. Dinners and lunches are not included but you will have no problem finding food on the route. Note! Dinners are often early. Please respect opening hours. Please let us know at registration of any food allergies or special diets; we will do our best to adapt your meals.

Registration possible from 2 people.

8 days, 7 nights, 6 days of hiking

We will send you a digital travel document by email which includes:

• access to our smartphone navigation app,
• the list of your accommodations,
• any exchange vouchers,
• information for your arrival on site and how your stay works (practical guide),
• the roadbook in French

You will find at your first hotel on site:

• your printed vouchers,
• your baggage labels,
• the roadbook in English – useful for the maps it contains.

This is a self-guided stay, without a guide, so you will be in complete autonomy throughout your stay.

Paper folder sent to your home, for an additional fee.

Start

Day 1 in Stralsund Day 1 in Stralsund at the end of the day.

End

Day 8 in Stralsund after breakfast.

By plane

Hamburg Airport

• Stralsund – Hamburg connection: by train (1 or 2 changes, 3h to 3h30) or by train to Greifswald (25min) and bus (Flixbus, https://www.flixbus.fr/voyages-car)
• Regular flights often direct or direct low-cost; in 2 cases, departing from Paris, Geneva and several provincial cities: Lufthansa, Air France, Vueling, Easyjet, Ryanair, etc.

Berlin Airport

• Stralsund - Berlin main station connection: by train (direct, approx. 3h10) or by bus (Flixbus)
• Regular flights often direct or direct low-cost; in 2 cases, departing from Paris, Geneva and several provincial cities: Lufthansa, Air France, Vueling, Easyjet, Ryanair, etc.
• Regular flights often direct or direct low-cost; in 2 cases, departing from Paris, Geneva and several provincial cities: Lufthansa, Air France, Vueling, Easyjet, Ryanair, etc.

By train

Stralsund station (from Paris, via Cologne or Mannheim and Berlin). Consult the German railway website: www.dbfrance.fr Example: Departure from Paris Est at 7h08, arrival in Stralsund at 18h51 (connections at Frankfurt and Berlin)

By car

Consult the website www.viamichelin.fr

Parking:

• Around our partner’s office in Stralsund, in adjacent streets (subject to availability, limited capacity, no advance reservation possible, to be paid on site).
• Other parking options (free or paid) on: https://www.parkopedia.de/

All information above is provided for information purposes only, subject to changes, and must be verified before your departure.

A number of our trips offer the opportunity for swimming, during a stopover or at the end of the day. It would be a shame not to take advantage of it! However, we emphasize that you are the sole judge of the appropriateness of a swim; these swims are therefore at your responsibility and at your own risk.

Multiple swimming opportunities in the Baltic Sea seaside resorts.

Don’t forget to bring your swimsuit and towel. Temperature generally varies between 15°C and 30°C during the proposed period.

Member of Responsible Tourism Action (ATR)

Since 2012, Grand Angle has been a member of ATR, the leading association for more responsible tourism. We design our trips – on foot, by bike, on snow – to invite everyone to discover the world differently: with curiosity, respect, and kindness.

Present on the board of directors since 2018, we actively contribute to evolving sector practices toward greater meaning. Concretely, we ensure that:

• Transparency in our practices and our pricing
• Respect for our partners and local populations
• Preservation of the environment on each of our stays

We also share the values of the traveler’s ethical charter, which encourages everyone to adopt simple actions to protect the places visited and promote meaningful encounters.

Travelife Partner

Since 2025, Grand Angle is recognized as a Travelife Partner, an international label that certifies our responsible practices in terms of environment, ethics, and sustainable management, both within our company and with our partners and in the organization of our trips.

This label, the second level of a demanding international certification, attests to our concrete actions in favor of responsible tourism. We actively continue our progression toward the higher level, Travelife Certified, in accordance with our sustainable development policy

For carrying your belongings

• A comfortable backpack of 30 to 50 L with ventral belt to carry your personal belongings and lunch during the day
• Follow-up luggage: a backpack, a travel bag in good condition, or a not too bulky suitcase. One bag per person only; limited to 15kg

Discover in our Magazine how to pack your backpack properly.

For hiking

• Mountain boots that support the ankle with a good treaded sole, featuring a heel counter and good water resistance

• Comfortable socks “hiking special” (3 pairs minimum)

• A fleece jacket

• Comfortable pants for walking (technical material drying quickly)

• Shorts, t-shirts, and technical underwear (quick-drying material)

• A long-sleeved shirt (technical material drying quickly)

• Hiking poles (telescopic), very important for facilitating walking

Note: synthetic technical clothing is very performant. New merino wool clothing has also appeared; they are very performant and pleasant to wear, and have the advantage of not developing perspiration odors! (Brand Icebreaker, Ruka, etc.).

In general, avoid cotton, which cools when wet.

• Mosquito repellent (at certain times, in summer, there can be an increase)

For midday lunch

• Bowl, box, or plastic plate

• Utensils (spoon, fork, knife)

• Minimum one-litre water bottle (mandatory); a thermal water bottle for winter

Sun and rain protection

• Sunscreen (high protection) and sunglasses

• Hat, cap or sun hat

• A rain cape or “Goretex” and possibly Goretex trousers

After the effort

• A pair of jogging-style trainers for the evening

• Change of clothes and personal items

• A sleeping bag liner

• Toiletry bag and towel (mini)

• A mini first-aid kit: personal medications, plasters, biogaze or “2second skin”, gauze, disinfectant, arnica granules and aspirin for minor ailments… (quite a list! but don’t worry, the first-aid kit often comes back intact from your week of hiking)

• Swimming costume not to be forgotten – swimming is often possible

The Grand Angle team is at your disposal for the successful realisation of your trip, so please do not hesitate to contact us: we will do everything to ensure your stay is a success.

Documents

Travellers, including minors, must be in possession of a national identity card or passport (EU nationals).

Health

Bring your European health insurance card, to be requested from your health insurance company at least 15 days before departure. Health conditions are similar to those in France.

German National Tourism Office 21 Rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris Tel: 0140200188, Fax: 0140201700
www.germany-tourism.de

From France to Germany: 0049

From Germany to France: 0033

No time difference, GMT+1

Rügen is the sunniest region in Germany; indeed, the microclimate on the island of Rügen allows for pleasant and sometimes hot days from April (between 15° and 20°) until October. May and September are particularly beautiful. Swimming is possible from June onwards; until the end of September the water temperature is equivalent to that of the Atlantic (French coast). Despite the sea breeze in summer (late June to mid-September), temperatures can reach 35°.

Some legends of the island of Rügen

Klaus Störtebeker (pronounced shteur-te-becker): Nicknamed the Red Corsair, Klaus Störtebeker, whose name in Low German means “hits the cup”, is a famous pirate from northern Germany who lived in the 14th century. The city of Hamburg supposedly tasked Simon Utrecht with capturing him, which he succeeded in doing despite the pirate’s bribery attempts. According to the tales, he was either burnt or beheaded in 1401. According to the latter version, he was promised that all the pirates before whom he could walk after being beheaded would be pardoned. 11 pirates were thus to be saved but the mayor of Hamburg broke his promise. Legend also tells that his ghost still roams the shores of the Baltic Sea in search of his treasure which he supposedly buried in Rügen…

Königsstuhl : From the sea these are 118m meters of crumbly rocks, beaten by spray, almost smooth in places. They say that whoever dares to climb the cliff and then sit on the stone forming a seat would become king of Rügen… (It is absolutely forbidden to attempt to climb the cliff, it would prove fatal).

The Woman of the Watchtower Rock : At the foot of Königsstuhl stands a huge granite block, smoothed by erosion, called the watchtower rock. Every 7 years a beautiful young woman would appear at the first light of the day of 24 June (Saint John). Whoever greeted her like this: « Guten Tag, Gott helfe » (« Good day, may God be with you »), would free her from a curse. To thank him, she would show him the location of a treasure. Less risky than climbing Königsstuhl, this legend nevertheless requires working on your German pronunciation…

Country: Germany

Capital: Berlin

Language: German

Currency: Euro