Cul­tu­re, lei­su­re and sport

A pu­re na­tu­re ex­pe­ri­ence at the Ros­to­cker Hei­de

Few Ger­man ci­ties have a ci­ty fo­rest lar­ger than Ros­tock’s. The Ros­to­cker Hei­de, which stret­ches along the Bal­tic co­ast from Mark­gra­fen­hei­de to the Bal­tic sea­si­de re­sort of Gr­aal-Mü­ritz, spans 6,000 hec­ta­res. On­ce a hun­ting dis­trict and tim­ber store for the con­st­ruc­tion of hou­ses and ships, the Ros­to­cker Hei­de, with its dis­tinc­ti­ve, health-pro­mo­ting cli­ma­te, is to­day a uni­que re­crea­ti­on area for hi­king, cy­cling and hor­se-ri­ding – a va­ried land­s­cape of beech and pi­ne fo­rests, wet­lands and sea sand. 87 ki­lo­me­t­res of bi­king and hi­king trails and 60 ki­lo­me­t­res of hor­se-ri­ding tracks make it per­fect for ex­plo­ring on your own. Catch the oc­ca­sio­nal glim­pse of the sea and be­ach, and ad­mi­re cen­tu­ries-old up­right and wind-bent trees.