Outdoor PitstopCycle route · Świnoujście · Updated on 14 November 2026
EuroVelo 13 - Iron Curtain Trail - part 1 cycle route
EuroVelo 13 - Iron Curtain Trail - part 1 is a cycle route of 142.4 km from Świnoujście. Along the way you'll find 895 benches, 9 water fountains and refill points, 68 public toilets, 3 bike pumps and 1 honesty box.
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The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 142.4 km
- ± 9:30 h
- ↑ 406 m · ↓ 413 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- International route
- Colour of the signs
Start in Świnoujście
0 km387 m · 4 benches
Public toilet
387 m1.4 km · 8 benches
Public toilet
1.8 km467 m · 7 benches
Public toilet
2.3 km315 m · 7 benches
Public toilet
2.6 km152 m · 7 benches
2 public toilets
2.7 km242 m · 47 benches
Public toilet
3 km313 m · 17 benches
Public toilet
3.3 km272 m · 27 benches
Public toilet
3.6 km430 m · 12 benches
Public toilet
4 km263 m · 9 benches
Public toilet
4.2 km301 m · 10 benches
Public toilet
4.6 km445 m · 14 benches
3 public toilets
5 km476 m · 57 benches
Public toilet
5.5 km445 m · 17 benches
2 public toilets
5.9 km278 m · 3 benches
Public toilet
6.2 km623 m · 25 benches
Public toilet
6.8 km405 m · 4 benches
2 public toilets
7.2 km275 m · 22 benches
Public toilet
7.5 km305 m · 43 benches
Public toilet
7.8 km269 m · bench
Public toilet
8.1 km3.7 km · 10 benches
Public toilet
11.7 km1.4 km
Public toilet
13.2 km1.4 km · 2 benches
Public toilet
14.5 km447 m
2 public toilets and water point
15 km164 m
Public toilet and 3 water fountains and refill points
15.1 km215 m · bench
Public toilet
15.3 km3.1 km · 4 benches
Public toilet
18.5 km564 m · 27 benches
Public toilet
19 km179 m · 16 benches
Public toilet and water point
19.2 km
Show the other 43 steps
1.6 km · 16 benches
Public toilet
20.8 km1.3 km · 20 benches
Public toilet
22.2 km284 m · 5 benches
Public toilet
22.5 km294 m · 22 benches
2 public toilets
22.8 km297 m · 13 benches
Public toilet
23.1 km716 m · bench
Public toilet
23.8 km744 m
Public toilet
24.5 km1.1 km · 5 benches
Public toilet and bike pump
25.6 km708 m · 23 benches
Public toilet
26.3 km2.2 km · 6 benches
Public toilet
28.5 km363 m · 6 benches
Public toilet
28.9 km385 m · 33 benches
Public toilet
29.3 km185 m · 42 benches
Lift-Cafe
29.5 kmPublic toilet
311 m · 39 benches
Public toilet
29.8 km440 m · 2 benches
Public toilet
30.2 km1.5 km · 21 benches
Public toilet
31.7 km484 m · 5 benches
Public toilet
32.2 km214 m · 8 benches
Public toilet
32.4 km3.4 km · 4 benches
Public toilet and water point
35.8 km154 m
2 water fountains and refill points
35.9 km192 m
Public toilet
36.1 km237 m
Public toilet
36.3 km584 m · 7 benches
Water point
36.9 km833 m · 10 benches
Public toilet
37.8 km5.9 km · 4 benches
ehem. Sauerstoffwerk II
43.7 kmRuins
4.8 km · 2 benches
Public toilet
48.5 km195 m
Bike pump
48.6 km7.9 km · 5 benches
Peenebrücke
56.5 kmAttraction
361 m · 7 benches
Dampffährschiff Stralsund
56.9 kmAttraction
373 m · 9 benches
Public toilet
57.3 km20.4 km · 24 benches
Public toilet
77.6 km805 m · 3 benches
Eisenbahnwagen Kleinbahn Greifswald-Wolgast
78.4 kmPublic toilet
6.9 km · 13 benches
Public toilet
85.4 km7.4 km · 12 benches
Schloss Ludwigsburg
92.7 kmCastle
5.4 km · 8 benches
Honesty box
98.2 km5.2 km · 10 benches
Wiecker Brücke
103.4 kmAttraction
265 m · 5 benches
Public toilet
103.6 km3.8 km · 37 benches
Public toilet
107.5 km214 m · 10 benches
Museumshafen
107.7 kmAttraction
2.8 km · 26 benches
Bike pump
110.5 km397 m · 2 benches
Public toilet
110.9 km31.2 km · 17 benches
2 public toilets
142.1 km294 m · bench
Finish
142.4 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 31.2 kmBetween 110.9 km and 142.1 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
8 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
Observation tower · after 29.5 km
Ruins · after 43.7 km
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Photo: Хрюша · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 56.5 km
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Photo: McKarri · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 56.9 km
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Photo: Assenmacher · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 78.4 km
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Photo: onnola · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 92.7 km
Attraction · after 103.4 km
Attraction · after 107.7 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 406 m
- Down
- ↓ 413 m
- Highest point
- 51 m
- Lowest point
- -1 m
Nowhere steeper than 5%.
Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.
produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved
Way types
142.4 km in total- Path: 62.2 km
- Road: 29.9 km
- Street: 25.9 km
- Track: 13.9 km
- Footpath (walk your bike): 6 km
- Busy road: 2.8 km
- Cycle path: 1.4 km
Surfaces
142.4 km in total- Asphalt: 74.1 km
- Paved: 38.4 km
- Gravel: 26.6 km
- Unknown: 3.1 km
About the cycle route EuroVelo 13 - Iron Curtain Trail - part 1
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you cycle?
EuroVelo 13 - Iron Curtain Trail - part 1 is a cycle route of 142.4 km that starts in Świnoujście. It does not end where it starts. Along the way you pass Lift-Cafe (after 29.5 km), ehem. Sauerstoffwerk II (after 43.7 km) and Peenebrücke (after 56.5 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 406 m in total and descend 413 m. Allow ± 9:30 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What roads do you cycle on?
The longest part is path (62.2 km), road (29.9 km) and street (25.9 km). Of the surface, 74.1 km asphalt and 38.4 km paved. For 3.1 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 895 benches, 9 water fountains and refill points, 68 public toilets, 3 bike pumps and 1 honesty box. You can fill your bottle after 15.1 km, after 19.2 km, after 35.8 km, after 35.9 km, after 36 km and after 36.9 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 31.2 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of EuroVelo 13 - Iron Curtain Trail - Inner German part
Website of the routeCycle routes nearby
6- Usedom RundwegHard · Circular ride146.5 km
- Stettiner Haff RundwegHard · From A to B107.4 km
- D2 Ostseeküsten-Radweg - Abschnitt MV-NordostHard · From A to B128.8 km
- EV10 Ostseeküsten-Radweg - Abschnitt Deutschland MV-NordostHard · From A to B125.9 km
- Wokół Zalewu SzczecińskiegoHard · From A to B113.6 km
- Berlin-Usedom RadwegHard · From A to B337.6 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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OzeaneumMuseum · 1.3 km from the route - 2
AKW Lubmin - InformationszentrumMuseum · 91 m from the route - 3
Maritime MuseumMuseum · 1.3 km from the route - 4
Atelier Otto Niemeyer-HolsteinMuseum · 101 m from the route - 5
Klosterruine EldenaAttraction · 202 m from the route - 6
Mahn- und Gedenkstätte KarlshagenMemorial · 422 m from the route - 7
Pommersches LandesmuseumMuseum · 446 m from the route - 8
U-461Museum · 459 m from the route - 9
Rubenow-DenkmalMemorial · 485 m from the route - 10
Historisch-Technisches Museum PeenemündeMuseum · 544 m from the route - 11
BismarcksäuleMemorial · 585 m from the route - 12
Russischer FriedhofMemorial · 657 m from the route - 13
Nautineum StralsundMuseum · 708 m from the route - 14
Museumsschiff "Hans Beimler"Museum · 762 m from the route - 15
Peenemünder SchanzeArchaeological site · 1.2 km from the route - 16
MuseumshausMuseum · 1.2 km from the route - 17
UNESCO World Heritage: Historic Centre of StralsundAttraction · 1.2 km from the route - 18
Gorch Fock IAttraction · 1.3 km from the route - 19
KütertorAttraction · 1.5 km from the route - 20
Altes RathausAttraction · 1.5 km from the route - 21
Bezirksfriedhof 2 der Roten ArmeeMemorial · 1.6 km from the route - 22
KniepertorAttraction · 1.7 km from the route - 23
Steintanz von NetzebandArchaeological site · 1.8 km from the route - 24
Schill-DenkmalMemorial · 1.8 km from the route - 25
Ernst-Thälmann-DenkmalMemorial · 2.2 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is EuroVelo 13 - Iron Curtain Trail - part 1?
EuroVelo 13 - Iron Curtain Trail - part 1 is 142.4 km long. Allow ± 9:30 h of riding: 15 km an hour, without breaks.
Is this route a circular ride?
No, the route starts and ends at different spots.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Świnoujście.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 406 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 68 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 31.2 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 9 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Lift-Cafe, ehem. Sauerstoffwerk II and Peenebrücke.
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