Jasmund National Park Overview

Carved out by massive glaciers 12,000 years ago, Jasmund’s jagged, white Kreideklippen (chalk cliffs) drop into an emerald-green sea. Thanks to erosion, the sheer faces of the tooth-like cliffs hang precariously over the stormy coast, receding 2-5cm each year. Fortunately, the roots of the red beech trees above the cliffs help the chalk to weather fierce Baltic winds, although nature can at times overpower these safeguards, sending sections of chalky rock into the sea. These 5000-year-old groves, as well as miles of canopied forest (the Baltic’s largest), and the highest cliffs on the German coast make Jasmund Rügen’s most attractive landscape.

• Transportation

Rügen is small enough that no matter where you stay, getting to the park will not take long. Unfortunately, public transportation runs sporadically, often turning back before reaching more distant park ...more

• Orientation And Practical Information

Jasmund is a peninsula of Rügen that is nearly an island itself, flanked by the Großer Jasmunder Bodden on the west and the Baltic Sea on the east. The national park is at the easternmost tip of the ...more

• Camping

The closest campsite to the park is Wald-Camping-Nipmerow 1 , 4km west of Königsstuhl. Take bus #20 or 23 from the Sassnitz station (dir.: Königsstuhl) to “Nipmerow.” Most buses do not ...more

• Hiking

HERTHASEE. Running from the Hagen parking lot to the Königsstuhl beneath the shelter of red beech trees, this 3km trail offers an alternative to the shuttle bus. Two kilometers into the walk is the ...more