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Nienhagen Ghost Forest – Nienhagen Ghost Forest loop from Ostseebad Nienhagen

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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Nienhagen Ghost Forest – Nienhagen Ghost Forest loop from Ostseebad Nienhagen

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Nienhagen Ghost Forest – Nienhagen Ghost Forest loop from Ostseebad Nienhagen

01:48

6.94km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 23, 2026

Waypoints

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Bus stop

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1.20 km

Cliff coast near Nienhagen

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Great forest with crooked trees.

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1.39 km

Bench With a View of the Baltic Sea

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Undisturbed bench (2 pieces) in the midst of a never-ending bustle of bicycles

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1.60 km

Wooden owl sculpture in Gespensterwald

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Nice sculpture

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1.75 km

Nienhagen Ghost Forest

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The Ghost Forest is a mixed forest of approximately 180 hectares. The forest is named for its bizarrely shaped and fairy-tale-like trees.

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View of the Baltic Sea from the Gespensterwald

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The bank is a bit broken but you have a great view of the Baltic Sea.

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4.78 km

The Nienhäger wood, the official name of the forest section around the seaside resort, better known as the ghost forest of Nienhagen, belongs to the forest of the Rostock district and is managed by the forest authority. The approximately 180 hectare mixed forest looks extraordinarily spooky, especially in fog or wind: when the trees, bushes and grasses growing here lay in bizarre shapes in dim light and are pushed towards the ground by the storm. When there is a strong storm from the direction of the Baltic Sea, it seems as if the gnarled trees with their sparse crowns whispered to one another in a wind-fleeing form.

Source: meck-pomm-lese.de

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Cliffside Trail in the Ghost Forest of Nienhagen

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The path directly on the cliff should not be used with bikes 🚲. Please stay on the trail about 10 meters away 👍🏻

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Pavilion at the entrance to the Gespensterwald (Ghost Forest)

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The pavilion is located directly at the east entrance to the Ghost Forest. The wooden building is a good shelter when it rains, but you can also stand under its roof when it is too hot. There are also a few places to sit where you can linger for a while.

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6.94 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.34 km

1.62 km

721 m

244 m

Surfaces

4.20 km

1.21 km

1.13 km

236 m

144 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 23 July

21°C

13°C

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Comments

November 27, 2024,... ab in den 'Märchenwald' (Gespensterwald) von Nienhagen ☁️☀️🐲🍂🍄‍🟫

Since my bike isn't cleaned yet from Tuesday's tour, I set off through the ghost forest (I prefer fairytale forest!) near Nienhagen. By train and bus to Nienhagen... a beautiful and currently very quiet place👍. First to the beach and then into the forest. It was very quiet there, only the sound of the waves could be heard...
The still …

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October 31, 2022,Ostseebad Nienhagen: Gespensterwald und Steilufer

A trip to the ghost forest near Nienhagen, suitable for Halloween, fog and haze provided the right setting. Almost bare gnarled trees with strange shapes give the impression that you are about to meet a witch, a ghost or a mean gnome. The uniqueness of the coastal forest lies in the bizarrely shaped deciduous trees that have developed over the …

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May 12, 2022,Gespensterwald Nienhagen

Since the Ghost Forest was recommended to us, we put it on the "ToWish" list for our vacation.
And we are very glad that we saw it. The forest was already quite beautiful in advance, but to see these long trees that only show their green in the crown was nice to see. Definitely mega at sunrise or sunset or …

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May 31, 2026,Tag 2 Gespensterwald 👻👻👻👻👻

Gespensterwald Nienhagen

So today it went into the Gespensterwald, what can I say, when you walk through the forest it is very mystical. The "Gespensterwald" is a popular destination for nature lovers. It was declared a nature reserve in 1943. With a width of about 100 meters and a length of approx. 1,300 meters, it is part of the Nienhäger …

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October 15, 2022,Gespensterwald Nienhagen – Steilküste Nienhagen Runde von Ostseebad Nienhagen

In the best weather on the cliffs of Nienhagen, through the ghost forest, past fields and through forests and the ghost forest back ---🌳🌲🌱🍁🍃🍂☘️
Pure relaxation 🌞🧘‍♂️🧘‍♀️🍦

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October 3, 2024,Ostseebad Nienhagen

We need to spend at least a few days on the Baltic Sea this year. The ghost forest of Nienhagen has been on our to-do list for a long time. So we set up camp here for this long weekend. The first round already included a lot of forest, wind and wet feet. A nice start...

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December 20, 2021,Winter-Rundwanderung im Ostseebad Nienhagen (mit Gespensterwald)🌊🛰️📷

After teasing the creepy atmosphere of the ghost forest in the morning and taking a walk on the beach, I thought to myself, I would take a lap around the small Baltic Sea resort of Nienhagen.

In the meantime the sun has pulled its course and what can I say - just wonderful to look out over the Baltic Sea …

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June 27, 2026,2026, Rundwanderung im Gespensterwald Nienhagen

Good morning☀ 🌝⏰, got up very early, packed the car🚗 and off we went to the Gespensterwald Nienhagen☺... You simply have to see this and this last tour was really worth it 🥰😍. What Mother Nature has created. We will definitely come back🤗😇😊

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Cliff coast near Nienhagen

Bench With a View of the Baltic Sea

Wooden owl sculpture in Gespensterwald

Nienhagen Ghost Forest

View of the Baltic Sea from the Gespensterwald

Nienhagen Ghost Forest

Cliffside Trail in the Ghost Forest of Nienhagen

Pavilion at the entrance to the Gespensterwald (Ghost Forest)

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