Klocksin: Lakes, Park and Cycling Tours
Accommodation in Klocksin
Klocksin is characterised by a glacial lake landscape and various ways to explore the surrounding area by water or by bike. The Klocksiner Seenplatte covers about 20 km². It was formed during the last Ice Age in a meltwater channel in the northern main terminal moraine. If you want to focus on nature and exercise during your stay, you will find a range of options here to help plan your days.
Lakes and waterways
For paddlers, Flacher See, Tiefsee, Hofsee and Bergsee in the Klocksiner Seenplatte form a water trail. The four lakes are thus described as a connected route for a trip on the water. Another point of reference is Flachsee near Klocksin, which is designated as a swimming lake. This lets you distinguish between a paddling route and a designated swimming lake when choosing your activities.
The history of the landscape can also be explored on site: The cycling tour “Rund um die Klocksiner Seen” has a covered rest area with an information board about the Ice Age. It explains that the Klocksiner Seenplatte was formed around 15,000 years ago. The stop combines a break during the tour with a specific insight into the region’s landscape history.
Exploring by bike
The cycling tour “Rund um die Klocksiner Seen” starts in the centre of Klocksin and follows a chestnut avenue to Gutshof Klocksin. It also passes through the Klocksiner Seenplatte to Schloss Blücherhof and through the Schwinzer Heide forest.
Another route with its own focus is the Ice Age Route: In Klocksin, it passes the stork’s nest. This means you can choose between a named cycling tour around the lakes and a route linked to the Ice Age when finding your way around the area. Which one suits your stay depends on whether you want to explore the lake district and its surroundings by bike or include the route past the stork’s nest in your plans.
Parkland and culture in Blücherhof
The Blücherhof estate in the municipality includes a dendrological park with more than 100 tree species. The estate park was laid out from 1900 to 1906 and covers eight hectares. These details of its size and history give the park a distinct historical and botanical significance within the municipality. The dendrological garden in Blücherhof is intended to remain open to the public.
In the municipality, the “Blücherhofer Truhe” in the ballroom mainly offers Low German programmes, which are often combined with guided tours of the park. The park and the Low German programmes appeal to different interests: you can take botanical themes and regional culture into account separately when planning your trip. In Klocksin itself, the romantic manor house park leads down to the lake. In summer, visitors can admire large stands of yellow oxeye, a member of the daisy family, in the park.
More things to discover in Klocksin
At the stargazing site in Klocksin, visitors will find a sundial; the site also offers an especially wide horizon over the fields. Both features give the place a clear connection to observing the sky, without requiring a specific programme. Between the water trail, designated swimming lake, cycling routes and parkland, you can give different interests different priority during your stay.
For further orientation, you can also visit the local pages for Neu Gaarz, Jabel, Dratow-Schloen, Klink, Grabowhöfe, Torgelow Am See, Moltzow and Varchentin.
For the wider travel overview: Amt Seenlandschaft Waren.
