Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania) is a beautiful state! Located in the northeast of Germany and bordering Poland, it delights people with its beautiful Baltic coast, cozy towns full of tradition and its gigantic lake district.
Just 1.6 million people live here in an area of over 23,211 square kilometers, making Mecklenburg-Vorpommern the most sparsely populated state in Germany.
Three of Germany's 16 major national parks are located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, along with eight nature parks and hundreds of landscape and nature conservation areas.
The famous Mecklenburg Lake District with its 1117 lakes offers an incredible variety of flora and fauna and partly still untouched nature. The Müritz National Park belongs to the UNESCO World Natural Heritage. If you look into the sky in the evening, you have a good chance to see the Milky Way, because here the air is still pure and not polluted.
Wir hoffen, wir haben Dir den Besuch dieses wunderbaren Bundeslandes schmackhaft gemacht. Und wenn Du schon in Mecklenburg bist, dann umrunde doch gleich die zehn größten Seen Mecklenburg-Vorpommerns und genieße wunderbare Stunden mit Bewegung, toller Natur, wunderschönen Orten und einer schmackhaften Küche. Aber es wird hart, denn die Seen sind riesig! Auf Dich warten fast 400 Kilometer!
Rules
The rules for the Iron Lake Challenge Mecklenburg-Vorpommern are very simple. Nevertheless, we would like to clarify them again at this point:
- Register for the Iron Lake Challenge Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (click on the logo below)!
- To conquer this challenge and earn the beautiful collector's medal, you have to walk around the ten largest lakes in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern after your registration.
- Bicycles, skates, etc. are not allowed, but you are welcome to hike or run.
- Each lake must be circumnavigated "in one piece". This means that you are welcome to take breaks, but you should complete the lake within one day, unless there is a special regulation. Of course you can divide the 10 lakes into different days. Do only one lake per day, because you want to enjoy this time!
- You have as long as you want for the ten lakes. You don't have to go around them within a year. You should enjoy and not rush!
- We trust you that you have really circumnavigated the lakes. However, if you want to be included in the time ranking, we need a copy of your tracking. We don't care what you use (watch, smartphone or app).
General PLEASE NOTE!
- Please note that the Road Traffic Act applies in public traffic areas and along roads and cycle paths. So move considerately.
- You circumnavigate the lakes at your own risk and at your own risk. The operator of this website assumes no liability.
- Please heed medical advice if necessary or have a medical examination before the start of the Challenge. You are responsible for your own health, equipment and condition. Breaking off a tour is not a disgrace, health always comes first!
A few rules for dealing with nature during your lake tour:
- Please take into account the local instructions for the protection of nature.
- Please do not go off the trails.
- Please do not make noise.
- Please do not collect rocks or minerals.
- Please do not collect mushrooms.
- Please do not leave trash lying around.
- Please do not feed animals.
- Please do not make an open fire.
- Please do not pick plants.
This should be obvious to all of us, but it doesn't hurt to remember it from time to time.
Registration and scope of services
The registration fee for the Iron Lake Challenge Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is 24,- EUR.
In this entry fee is our Iron Lake Challenge "Mc Pomm Edition" collector medal and the green marble (35mm) of the Timeless Challenge included.
However, for this you first have to go around the ten largest lakes in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern! Only then we will send you the well-deserved medal and marble! After all, you want to earn them and not get them as a gift.
With your registration fee you support my heart project of the Reforestation of one million trees worldwide!
How to register:
- Please click on the logo and you will be redirected to the registration page of our partner Digistore24
- You will now receive a registration confirmation
- Now you have to walk around the ten largest lakes in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. As soon as you have completed this, please send us an excerpt of your tracking as proof.
- After we have checked this, you will receive your well-deserved medal and marble. Easy, isn't it?
Your medal and your marble
If you have walked around the ten largest lakes in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, then you have earned the beautiful Iron Lake Challenge "Mc Pomm-edition" medal. This can be the first in your upcoming Iron Lake Challenge collection or add to your existing one.
Life Score points and the Timeless marble
The Iron Lake Challenge is part of our Timeless Challenge. Therefore, you deserve (in addition to the collector's medal) the marble in green (health/sport). This will also be sent to you. The marble will have a diameter of 35mm.
You earn with your performance ca. 40 Life Score Punkte. These will be presented to both the Ehrentafel Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, as well as the Life Lake Museum credited.
The ten largest lakes in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Müritz
With its 11,000 ha, the Müritz is the queen of the Mecklenburg Lake District and the largest lake in Germany, if Lake Constance (as a multi-country lake) is left out. Its name comes from the Slavic and means "small sea".
o go around the Müritz on foot you have to cover about 85 kilometers. Since it would be a shame not to enjoy its wonderful shores, towns and people, you have three days to circumnavigate the Müritz.
By the way, this lake is also part of the Iron Lake Challenge Germany. So you can "kill two birds with one stone".
Tour suggestions for circumnavigating the Müritz:
Lake Schwerin
Lake Schwerin is a large glacial tongue lake and dates back to the ice age. With a water surface of 61 square kilometers, it is really huge. If you want to go around this lake, you have to walk about 61 kilometers.
Lake Schwerin belongs to the famous Mecklenburg Lake District and is located in the west of Mecklenburg. Lake Schwerin includes the "Schweriner Innensee" and the "Schweriner Aussensee", which are separated by a narrow headland. Of course, you have two days for this.
By the way, this lake is also part of the Iron Lake Challenge Germany. So you can "kill two birds with one stone".
Tour suggestions for circumnavigation of Lake Schwerin:
- Blaue Acht – Umrundung des Schweriner Sees (ACHTUNG: Hier wird auch die Landzunge zwischen den Seen gemacht)
- Umrundung des Schweriner Sees (Schweriner Rundtour)
Lake Plaue
Lake Plauer See is the third largest lake in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and is surrounded by beautiful, small villages and a large nature reserve. With an area of about 38 square kilometers and a shore length of about 48 kilometers (depending on the selected round trip), it is challenging but also rewarding.
By the way, this lake is also part of the Iron Lake Challenge Germany. So you can "kill two birds with one stone".
Suggestions for tours around Lake Plaue
Lake Kummerow
With the attributes "castles, parks and starry skies, forests, pastures and animals, giant trees, rare plants and moors, stories, art and music, beaches, watercourses and lakes galore", the local tourist office advertises a visit to the beautiful and, at 32.55 square kilometers, really large Kummerow Lake.
It is located in the Mecklenburg Lake District and is an insider tip for a wonderful vacation. If you want to go around it, then you have to plan time, because there are about 45 kilometers waiting for you. However, maybe there is another route (but we could not find any so far), which is shorter.
By the way, this lake is also part of the Iron Lake Challenge Germany. So you can "kill two birds with one stone".
Suggestions for tours around the Kummerow Lake
Schaalsee
The Schaalsee is the center of the UNESCO biosphere reserve and is located between Schleswig Holstein and Mecklenburg Vorpommern. The biosphere reserve is characterized by moors, lakes, fields, pastures and wet meadows as well as near-natural beech forests. The 24 km2 arge Schaalsee is the center of the UNESCO biosphere reserve and gives it its name. With its 24 square kilometers of water surface, it is still huge. 46 beautiful kilometers await you on the shores of the Schaalsee.
By the way, this lake is also part of the Iron Lake Challenge Germany. So you can "kill two birds with one stone".
Tour suggestions for circumnavigating the Schaalsee:
Kölpinsee (and Fleesensee)
The Kölpinsee of this challenge is located between the Müritz and Fleesensee in the Mecklenburg Lake District. Not to be confused with the Kölpinsee on Usedom 😉
It is flowed through by the river Elde. With an area of just under 30 square kilometers, this lake, which belongs to the Mecklenburg Lake District, is quite impressive. Unfortunately, the lake can not be circumnavigated on foot, because it is cut by the Fleesenseekanal (without bridge). Therefore, you have to do this lake in combination with the circumnavigation of the neighboring Fleesensee. Together it is about 46 kilometers, but for that you have also done two lakes at once for this challenge.
Suggestions for tours around Kölpinsee (and Fleesensee)
Tollensesee
The Tollensesee is located south of the city of Neubrandenburg, belongs to the famous Mecklenburg Lake District and is a popular destination and recreation area there. Around the Tollensesee and the Lieps leads a developed, approx. 35 km long bicycle circuit (which pedestrians can of course also use) with numerous natural and cultural sights. While cycling around the Tollensesee you can enjoy 35 kilometers.
Suggestions for tours around the Tollensesee:
Krakow lake
Krakow Lake is beautiful, especially if you like small islands. Located a bit further north than the other large Mecklenburg lakes, Krakow Lake is famous for its excellent canoeing routes. But it can also be circumnavigated on foot and promises wonderful hours on its shores. But you have to be prepared for about 35 kilometers of walking. Isn't that beautiful?
Suggestions for tours around the Krakow Lake
- Treffpunkt Ostsee – Rund um den Krakower See
- Mecklenburger Seenplatte – Radtour Krakower Seen-Rundweg
Lake Malchin
Lake Malching is located exactly between the districts of Rostock and Mecklenburg Lake District. Its shore zones are mostly surrounded by dense reeds, which is due to its shallow depth. It is connected with the Kummerower See via the Peene and the Dahmer Kanal, which is of course fantastic for canoeists. A circumnavigation gives you about 30 kilometers on foot.
Suggested tours around the Malchinger Lake
Fleesensee (and Kölpinsee)
Like the Kölpinsee, the Fleesensee can only be circumnavigated on foot in combination with the adjacent Kölpinsee in the east due to the Fleesenkanal. This circumnavigation brings you two of the lakes necessary for this challenge in one day, but will also challenge you for about 46 kilometers.
Fleesensee itself has an area of 10.8 square kilometers.
Suggested tours around the Fleesensee and Kölpinsee:
The Iron Lake Challenge on social media
We would be happy if you share pictures, videos and your experiences around the Iron Lake Challenge with others. For this purpose we provide you with the following hashtags:
- #ironlakechallenge
- #ironlakechallengemv
- #timelesschallenge
The Iron Lake Challenge on Facebook
Of course we also invite you to join our Facebook group "Iron Lake Challenge Discussion Board".
IRON LAKE CHALLENGE MECKLENBURG VORPOMMERN EHRENTAFEL
Here you can quickly and easily enter your results and upload the evidence (e.g. screen copy of your tracking). We check them and approve them. Then your result is saved and appears in the honor roll.
This is how our honor board works
- Register on our site
- Select the lake you are circumnavigating under "Summit/Lake
- Enter the distance you have covered (in meters) under "Length / Mountain height (in m)"
- Enter the required time (in minutes) under "Time needed (in min).
- Enter the date of your circumnavigation under "date"
- Now you can upload the evidence (e.g. a screenshot of your tracking) under "Upload proof (optional)"
- Now all you have to do is SAVE!
- We check your round and release it. Then you will see your result in the ranking.
Points
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