Jasmund National Park

After a morning visit to Sellin, it was time to visit the northern part of the island. The island of Rügen is famous for its coastal cliffs and we decided to explore one of them. We had once been on a cliff in Denmark and wanted to compare how they would look here.

The area north of the town of Sassnitz is covered by forests belonging to the Jasmund National Park. Access to the park by car is restricted, so we left the car at the edge of the park and rode to the center on bicycles. We found parking at a bend on the L303 road; there is a small tavern at which you can park your car.

Fun fact: Jasmund National Park was created in 1990 and is the smallest national park in Germany. Since 2011 its old beech forests have been on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the “Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe”.

We got our bikes out of the car and rode. Before us was a road just over 2 km long. We didn't even have time to get tired. The road towards the Nationalpark-Zentrum Königsstuhl leads downhill, but the return would be a little more difficult.

The path we were taking had restrictions on car traffic. Only buses and taxis are allowed to drive here.

We reached the car park in front of the museum. That was where we left our bikes. We went for a walk in the direction of the Victoriasicht cliff. Our joy didn't last long. After several hundred meters we reached the steps that should lead us down the cliff. We saw that the stairs were closed. Unfortunately, there was an information board, but only in German.

Fortunately after a while we found a young couple who helped us to translate the text into English. We learned that, unfortunately, the stairs were closed due to fallen rocks and were currently under repair. It's a pity we didn't know this before arriving. Unfortunately, sometimes it happens that the main part of the tour can't be reached due to force majeure.

Well, all we could do was continue walking in the upper part of the cliff. We had the opportunity to see the view from the viewpoint where there was a small metal bridge with padlocks that couples had left.

Better than nothing!

We need to mention that we didn't enter the museum. The price was not encouraging, and we had another great trip scheduled for that day - we wanted to visit the abandoned buildings of Prora.

Good to know: in April 2023 a Skywalk opened next to the Nationalpark-Zentrum Königsstuhl. It is a round viewing walkway hanging above the Königsstuhl, the highest chalk cliff in Germany (118 m). It replaced the old viewing platform on top of the cliff and today it is part of what the centre offers. We checked this in November 2026.