Peilturm at Cape Arkona – View of Kap Arkona loop from Putgarten
Peilturm at Cape Arkona – View of Kap Arkona loop from Putgarten
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Peilturm at Cape Arkona – View of Kap Arkona loop from Putgarten
02:50
10.8km
90m
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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: March 23, 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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2.80 km
Viewpoint
Viewpoint
3.45 km
Peilturm at Cape Arkona
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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 are an important testimony to Slavic cultural history in the Baltic Sea region. Protected on three sides by the cliffs and on the land side by a 25 meter high rampart, it was a place of worship for the natives of Rügen from the 6th to the 12th century - the Slavic Ranen. With the conquest and destruction of the sanctuary under the leadership of Bishop Absalon of Roskilde in 1168, the Christianization of the islanders was initiated. The Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus was an eyewitness to this decisive event. Only the descriptions in the 14th book of his "Historia Danica" have handed down details of how the Ranenburg looked before it was destroyed.
Natural erosion at the cape over the centuries has caused much of the inner castle to collapse into the Baltic Sea and have been swallowed up by the sea. For the excavation team and its leader Fred Ruchthöft, it is a race against time to secure the archaeological finds. For example, the archaeologists literally brought to light a spearhead, arrowheads, pearls and a spur. Imposing cultural-historical individual pieces from the archaeological excavations from inside the ramparts are exhibited in the observation tower.
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4.26 km
Chalk Cliffs and Rocky Beach Between Kap Arkona and Vitt
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4.54 km
View of Kap Arkona
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4.84 km
Vitt Pebble Beach with View of Kap Arkona
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It is very rocky and begs you to look for chicken gods. 😀
But you can also just sit on the beach, listen to the sound of the waves and let your gaze wander over the water.
From here you have a very nice view towards Cape Arkona and you can see the bearing tower.
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4.85 km
Vitt fishing village
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4.92 km
View of the Chalk Cliffs (Kreidefelsen) on Rügen
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6.73 km
View of the Kap Arkona Lighthouses
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10.8 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
6.37 km
3.42 km
908 m
107 m
Surfaces
7.16 km
1.19 km
1.04 km
710 m
704 m
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