If you want to explore the area around Lübeck up close and with a sporting activity, jogging and walking are ideal for this, because there are a whole range of interesting running routes around Lübeck.

Here you can find out which running and jogging routes are particularly recommended and what you should take with you when running if you are still a beginner. If you already know what you need, you can scroll down to our top 3 route suggestions.

What to take with you

Before you just start walking, you should think about what you need and want to take with you on the road. The following tips can help you think of everything and do without everything superfluous.

Light luggage is preferable

Under no circumstances should you take a fully packed backpack with you. Always limit yourself to the most important things. A small fanny pack or a functional vest with many pockets is better than heavy bags or even a backpack that only hinders you while running.

Running belts are also useful helpers, offering small pockets for storing keys and other utensils as well as space for attaching a water bottle.

The most important utensils

Beginners in particular often don’t know what they should really take with them for running. The most important utensils are certainly a sports bra for women and good running socks, a heart rate monitor or fitness tracker as well as functional shirts and pants for all runners. If you want to use an app for your smartphone, you must of course also take your mobile phone with you. For this purpose, a pocket close to the body is recommended so that the mobile phone does not interfere with running.

In addition, on sunny days, it is recommended to bring sunscreen and sunglasses, as well as a headband, cap and perhaps a running belt to which you can attach a drink bottle. If you want to take care products such as refreshing wipes or a deodorant with you, you should pay attention to small package sizes and not take deodorant spray with you, but rather a roll-on deodorant. Recommendations and test reports on dermarollers can be found in this article.

If you want to motivate yourself and energize yourself, sports headphones (preferably well-fitting in-ear headphones) as well as energy or muesli bars are also recommended. For running in the evening, a headband with headlamp may also be recommended.

The footwear

When running, good footwear is indispensable. For most beginners, a well-cushioned footbed and good cushioning of the outsole are recommended, which supports your personal running style. It is important that you can step and roll well. Too much damping should be avoided as well as too little damping.

In addition, good stability for the ankles is important. If you run in a natural environment, you should also rely on functional materials such as water-repellent Gore-Tex fabrics for the shoes. This keeps them breathable and still water-repellent.

The three best running routes in and around Lübeck

We have briefly summarized which routes are recommended and also worthwhile for beginners for you here.

1. Lift bridge – 45 minutes, 7.4 kilometres, low gradient

The running route is considered to be of medium difficulty and leads almost exclusively along well-paved and easily accessible paths. Nevertheless, we recommend sturdy shoes with high tread resistance. The circular route begins and ends at the lift bridge and leads along the Elbe-Lübeck Canal to the Stecknitzstraße bridge, where you change sides of the canal and walk along the bank past the rest area on the Way of St. James and along the Glitter Bridge back to the starting point.

2. Hermannshöhe – 2 hours, 17.5 kilometres, medium gradient

If you like it a little more close to nature, you will get your money’s worth with the challenging running course, which starts at Travemünde beach. Via the rest areas Eule, Fuchs and Hase you continue along the shore to turn around at the corner of Strandstraße and Travemündener Landstraße and walk back on the right side of the beach via the path along the steep cliffs. With sturdy shoes and sufficient physical condition, the route can be done well even without special skills or previous knowledge.

3. St. Gertrud City Park Tour – 45 minutes, 6.6 kilometres, slight incline

The moderately difficult route offers very good conditions and leads mainly along well-paved paths. It is ideal to start at Bertramshof, from where you can cross the Wakenitz via Moltkestraße and walk right along the bank, parallel to Falkenstraße. In front of Gustav-Radbruch-Platz, turn right and walk along Roeckstraße to the circular path around the city park. Along the other bank of the Wakenitz you will then return to your starting point via Jürgen-Wullenwever-Straße.

The northern German city of Lübeck, which is particularly characterized by its brick Gothic buildings, is a popular destination for tourists all year round. The famous buildings around the city’s landmark – the Holsten Gate – were built as early as the Middle Ages. St. Mary’s Church is also a brick building built as early as the 13th century, which fits perfectly into the cityscape.

If you are on holiday in Lübeck, you can also do something for your well-being in addition to the sights, because the city has a variety of luxurious wellness hotels to offer where you can pamper yourself. We have briefly summarized the best wellness hotels in Lübeck for you below.

1. Hotel Hanseatischer Hof

The elegant 4-star hotel, which is only five minutes away from the main train station, is not excellently rated for nothing. With a 2,700m² wellness area including a large indoor pool, steam bath and Finnish sauna, it is ideal for those looking for the ultimate wellness experience. Within only 15 minutes the old town is within walking distance. Accordingly, you can also fully enjoy the main sights of the city without having to put up with long journeys.

2. Blue City Apartments

If you prefer to feel at home, the Blue City Apartments may be something for you. It is a 4-star hotel in the style of a holiday resort. The complex is located directly on the beach, has a spa & wellness centre and a swimming pool. Pets are also allowed, making it the ideal place for families. If you take additional wellness and beauty products such as masks, massage oil and other care products with you for your stay, you can pamper yourself as a couple. Ideas and tests for suitable wellness products that round off the stay in a holiday apartment can be found, for example, on sichgutfuehlen.com.

3. Barefoot Hotel Timmendorfer Strand

If you are looking for a wellness hotel on Timmendorfer Strand that is relatively cheap and yet offers ultimate relaxation, we can recommend the Barefoot Hotel without reservation. Just a four-minute walk from the beach, it features a well-equipped spa and wellness centre, and offers luxurious vintage style in all rooms. Although it is “only” a 3-star hotel, it offers all the comfort and luxury you would expect from a good wellness hotel.

4. Beach apartment at the Maritimhotel

The luxurious 5-star beach apartment in the Maritimhotel offers plenty of space for two people and even includes its own small kitchen. You can fall back on a rich breakfast buffet, can use two pools and a large spa and wellness area and it is – as the name suggests – located directly on the beach. Thanks to sea views, beautifully landscaped gardens and luxurious furnishings, you can fully relax and unwind.

5. Landhaus Töpferhof

If you like it a little more rural and love the vintage style, the Landhaus Töpferhof is the right place for you. The 4-star country hotel has a gym, a small Finnish sauna in the wellness area and also offers many amenities for your stay. There are free rental bikes, a massage area, a steam bath, pottery courses and a table tennis room. Wine lovers will also get their money’s worth here, as the hotel’s historic wine cellar invites you to taste exquisite international wines.

In addition to the top hotels mentioned above, there are many other highly recommended wellness hotels in and around Lübeck, such as the SlowDown, the Baltic House or the Grand Hotel Seeschlösschen, which are well equipped and offer all the amenities you could wish for.

If you want to take your pet with you on holiday in Lübeck, for example to enjoy long walks on the beach with your dog, you will find many hotels where pets are also welcome. With the Strandgrün Golf & Spa Resort, there is also a highly recommended hotel for all those who want to combine their holiday in Lübeck with a golf course or extensive golf games.

Before every flight, as a traveler, you have to ask yourself the question: How do I, and my luggage, get to the desired destination airport in the best and most comfortable way? Just recently I read a “virtual cry for help” in an online forum, in which someone had to quickly move from Wiesbaden to Frankfurt Airport. The holidaymaker was unable to access public transport due to train cancellations and fully booked buses.

An alternative is to book an airport taxi. However, this convenient option is not cheap and therefore not suitable for every budget.

So if you want to get to the airport comfortably and inexpensively, we can only warmly recommend arriving in your own car. The advantages are obvious:

• You pack your car in good time before departure and can thus make your home fit for a holiday without stress, e.g. close doors and windows, use up food or distribute it in the neighbourhood, take electronics off the grid
• You have the security of arriving on time and are not dependent on the reliability of the taxi company or public transport.
• Even after returning from vacation, you return home stress-free

Cost-effective parking

Cost-effective parking? At the airport? Yes, you read that right. That is possible. We tested the renowned provider Parkos (the parking space was booked easily and quickly via the online portal) and flew to Mallorca for four days. Our flight at Frankfurt Airport didn’t leave until late in the evening at 7:30 p.m. on Saturdays. We had already done the most important errands the day before, so we spontaneously decided to travel to Frankfurt early to look around the city after dropping off our luggage.

But first things first: After we had parked our car in the shuttle parking lot shortly after twelve, the shuttle service took us to the desired Terminal 1 in less than 15 minutes.

Sightseeing in Frankfurt

What do you do in the Rhine-Main metropolis of Frankfurt if you have set yourself a time limit of just under five hours? Of course, first go out for a bite to eat.

What could be better suited here than the “Freßgass”, which is known beyond the Hessian state borders. Since the 1st World War, grocery stores have been coming here on Große Bockenheimer Straße.

Freshly strengthened, window shopping on the Zeil followed. Although you have to admit that window shopping is only half as much fun if you know from the outset that you won’t buy anything so as not to burden your holiday budget unnecessarily. After a visit to the Römerberg and extensive relaxation on the banks of the Main, we made our way back to the airport.

Returning from vacation – The car is already waiting

Four days later. Unfortunately, the vacation went by much too quickly. After we had taken our luggage off the conveyor belt, we called the Parkfuchs team. After the message that we landed safely, we were picked up directly in the entry and exit zone and driven to our car. As expected, this was still in the best condition in our chosen parking lot.

We would always fall back on the possibility to park our car in the shuttle parking lot. There are many advantages to this travel option to the airport:

• Cheap price compared to the classic airport taxi
• No dependence on train and train
• Easy online booking
• Video-monitored pitches
• Fast and friendly shuttle service
• The provider we have chosen, Parkos, also offers other services, but we have not used them. If you don’t want to use the shuttle bus, you can hand over your vehicle to the service provider directly at the airport at the valet parking service (Valet) and get the car keys handed over in person after your return, of course including the vehicle.

Located in the far northeast of Germany, the island of Rügen is a popular holiday destination and one of the most beautiful destinations in eastern Germany. In the east of the island lies the municipality of Sellin, which scores with many interesting sights and a special scenic location. Sellin is located in the Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve in a hilly landscape. Here, bathing enthusiasts, as well as sun-seekers, hikers, cyclists and families will find a varied holiday destination. Surfers and sailors also benefit from the location of the town on the Baltic Sea. Sellin was awarded for the fact that the Baltic Sea resort is extremely family-friendly. The resort architecture is a listed building and is an attraction not only for architecture lovers. They are drawn to Sellin’s boulevard, Wilhelmstraße.

Beach fun for all ages

Those who drive to Rügen are looking for sun and sand. Sellin offers two beaches for this purpose. The main beach is located at Rügen’s landmark, the almost 400-metre-long pier with its pretty spa architecture. The beach measures only one kilometer in length, but is 60 m wide. Here, the beach chairs are lined up and invite you to enjoy the sunny morning hours. This beach is in the shade in the afternoon, as it can be found on the high shore with its forest. Families are just as well catered for here as sun-seekers. When the little ones are not romping in the water, they can go to the bouncy castle or trampoline to jump. On the south beach there is full sun only in the afternoon. The bay is guarded and, at 2 kilometers, is significantly longer than the main beach. On the other hand, the beach measures only 25 meters in width. The very fine sand invites you to build castles, swim and play beach volleyball. Animators invite you to play games throughout the day. The physical well-being is also taken care of. There is a mobile supply on the south beach, while there is a restaurant on the main beach.

Our tip: Rent one of the 13 beautiful Sellin holiday apartments at Villa Celia. This is only 200 meters away from the white Baltic Sea beach.

A different kind of “submersion”

If you enjoy your time on the main beach, you should not miss a very special sight in Sellin: the diving gondola at the pier. If you don’t want to or can’t dive yourself, you’re in good hands in the large gondola for a good 30 people. This pressure-resistant construct dives 4 m into the Baltic Sea. The gondola is also an educational institution and provides interesting details about the Baltic Sea, as well as the plants and animals that can be observed here, in half an hour. An underwater film in 3D takes the gondola divers even further into the depths of the Baltic Sea. With the WWF as a partner for nature conservation and a marine biologist from Greifswald , a designer from the surrounding area is building the gondolas. The diving gondola in Sellin is the largest in Europe.

When the sun isn’t shining

In bad weather, families in particular are drawn to the modern “Ahoi” swimming pool with its adventure world. A ride on the “Rasender Roland” spa train is also something for a not so sunny day. Owners of a spa card can use the narrow-gauge railway with its steam locomotive free of charge. The train connects Putbus with Göhren and also runs via Sellin, as well as Binz and Baabe. The train has been chugging across the island at 30 km/h since 1895 and offers a leisurely view of the popular seaside resorts and the varied landscape.

Unusual means of transport

Sellin is scenically located on the Baltic Sea and Lake Sellin in the east of the “Granitz”, a coastal high forest with a large extent. From here, head southeast to “Mönchgut”, a peninsula with a nature reserve of the same name. There is also the village of Baabe, the seat of the municipal administration, to which Sellin also belongs. Baabe scores with its natural harbour Baaber Bollwerk, which is considered one of the most beautiful of its kind in Germany . Fishermen’s houses with roofs made of reeds line the path from Sellin. It is also worth visiting the suburbs that belong to Sellin, such as Moritzdorf, Neuensien, Altensien and Seedorf. Moritzdorf and Baabe on Mönchgut have been connected by a special vehicle since 1890. Since then, a rowing ferry has been running here from Baabe to Moritzdorf and back. The ferryman used to row goods and people. Today, it is often tourists who would otherwise have to take a detour of 8 kilometers around Lake Sellin. Bicycles are also allowed to ride. If you prefer sailing, you can go to the harbour in Seedorf. From here it goes to a popular sailing area. You can also start a discovery tour on the ground from here, because the hilly country around Sellin invites you to take long walks.

Cultural attractions

There is also always something going on culturally in and around Sellin. For example, a visit to the post mill in Altensien, the last remaining mill on the island, is worthwhile. On baking days, visitors can lend a hand here, otherwise an exhibition about the history of the mill beckons. There is an exhibition of a completely different kind in the Sellin Amber Museum. Here you can experience how amber is actually made and what it is used for. On Lake Sellin is also the “Seafarer’s House”, a small museum about the lives of the people who went to sea. In Sellin, culture, sand, sun, sea and landscape are combined to create a holiday for everyone.