Bugewitz: Church History and Hiking Trails

Bugewitz Church: Building history in several stages

Bugewitz Church is a late-medieval fieldstone building dating from the 15th century, and it took on its present form in 1718. Its furnishings include a mechanical slider-chest organ. B. Grüneberg built it in Stettin in 1886; it was restored in 2011. The history of the building can therefore be traced through several dates: the medieval structure was followed by its present form in the early 18th century, while the organ marks a later stage in the village’s history. Its restoration in 2011 adds a more recent milestone to this chronology. For those interested in cultural history, the significance lies in considering the building and instrument across more than a single date.

Hikes from Bugewitz: observation tower or nature discovery trail

The hike “Observation Tower at the Old Mill Ditch” starts at a car park in Bugewitz. It leads through the village and along the Old Mill Ditch to an observation tower with views of the Anklamer Stadtbruch nature reserve. There are benches and information boards at the tower. This route thus links a starting point in the village with a clearly identified destination and a view of the protected area.

The hike “Anklamer Stadtbruch from Bugewitz” follows a different route: it takes a nature discovery trail along the Anklamer Mühlgraben into the nature reserve and reaches a bridge with information boards about the Anklamer Stadtbruch. The focus of the two hikes therefore differs: the first highlights the observation tower and views into the protected area, while the second features the nature discovery trail, the mill ditch and the bridge with its information boards. Check local trail conditions before setting out; conditions and infrastructure can change.

For cyclists, a cycle path runs from Bugewitz alongside the wetland areas of the Anklamer Stadtbruch. This route adds another option to the two hikes, without conflating the activities: the hiking routes have the tower or the nature discovery trail and bridge as specific landmarks, while the cycle path follows the wetland areas along the route. When planning your trip, you can weigh up whether to focus on a hike, a bike ride or a mix of activities.

The wider region: Vorpommern-Greifswald

The wider travel destination of Vorpommern-Greifswald extends beyond the trails around Bugewitz. Three nature parks cover almost 40 percent of the district’s area. Regional cycling routes for exploring the district include the Stettiner Haff Circular Route and the Route of North German Romanticism. The Baltic Sea Cycle Route, part of the EuroVelo EV10 route, also runs through the district. These district-wide details place the local nature and cycling highlights in a broader regional context; they do not describe the individual trails from Bugewitz.

Which of these you want to make a focus of your stay is a helpful starting point when choosing your destination.

Discover more destinations: Spantekow, Ducherow, Stolpe an der Peene, Neu Kosenow, Postlow, Liepen, Rossin, Boldekow.

For the wider travel overview: Amt Anklam-Land.