Germany's coasts and the Rhine - From Tutow to St Gallen Altenrhein

Germany's coasts and the Rhine

Germany’s coasts and the Rhine is the first in a series of three bush trips that celebrates the beauty, grandeur, and history of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, together known as DACH (Deutschland, Austria, Confederation Helvetia). This route explores the country’s Baltic and North Sea coastlines and then strikes south, following the Rhine river corridor to the border of Switzerland at Lake Constance.

 

The journey weaves a path that visits some of Germany’s most renowned and spectacular sights, both natural and human made. Pilots will visit Rügen, Germany’s largest island, the Black Forest, and several cities teeming with history and culture, including Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, and Heidelberg. Many of the locations are noteworthy in the history of aviation.

 

The trip was carefully tailored for the CubCrafters NXCub to maximize both flight experience and breathtaking sights throughout this diverse journey and the two that follow.

 

Flight instructions:

Weather, date, and time can be adjusted for pilot preference.

Several other options have been unlocked to optimize the flight experience.

Set the NXCub to "cold and dark" after each landing to complete the leg.

ATC is available if you would like to use it.

See trip in Skyvector

Total Legs: 23     Total Distance: 1137     Total Time(125kts): 9 hours 5 minutes

 

Leg 1

Tutow to Heringsdorf

Leg Distance: 33.96     Approximate time at 125kts: 16 minutes.

 

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Tutow(EDUW) to Jarmen(POI1)

Distance: 4.25NM     Bearing: 83°     2 minutes

 

Lift off in the XCub at Tutow Airfield (EDUW) and follow the River Peene to the east. The region is home to a Bronze Age settlement that dates to 830 BC and was subsequently settled by the Slavs. The area became a center of agriculture and trade beginning in the 1800s.

Jarmen(POI1) to Anklam(POI2)

Distance: 13.24NM     Bearing: 105°     6 minutes

 

Follow the Peene, which flows into the Baltic Sea, to the town of Anklam. Anklam is the birthplace of Karl Wilhelm Otto Lilienthal, the first person to make documented glider flights. His work provided both a technical basis and inspiration for other aviation pioneers, including the Wright Brothers.

Anklam(POI2) to Heringsdorf(EDAH)

Distance: 16.47NM     Bearing: 78°     8 minutes

 

Continue tracking the Peene and pass over the Zecherin bridge to reach the island of Usedom. Follow the island’s southern shore to reach Heringsdorf Airport (EDAH).

Heringsdorf Regional Airport is one of the oldest German air destinations and was the second oldest airport on the territory of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany).