Short trips in Northern Germany

Does anyone have any experience of short tours in Northern Germany?
I've cycled lots in Germany but not the North. Any route advice would be much appreciated.
I was thinking maybe the Baltic coast, but would this be too busy in early August?

Many thanks!

@pastry_bot @laner
You guys been around here?

This calls for @fussballclub!

Too Prussian for me. @Thuekr or @Lolo?

That's gonna be a nice one.

@sorethroat do you prefer gravel?

Is there an alternative to flying to get there? I fancy riding home to the UK from Copenhagen

Thanks @fussballclub and @Thuekr

My main concern is the whether or not it will be too busy with tourists?
With regards to gravel/paved, I'm not particularly bothered either way...do you know if this route would be mainly paved?

Any ideas about the campsite situation? I guess it's gonna be a matter of booking well in advance. My google maps research tells me that lots of it is definitely wild campable, but I can't be dealing with that stress every day.

Wild camping is illegal in Germany. You are allowed to sleep one night in a bivvy sack outside of private property and not on nature reserves or restricted areas. You might be able to wild camp with a tarp tent. However, whether that counts as a tent is up to the discretion of whoever found you. Be warned that anti-camping laws are actually enforced!!!

I've done it on a tour a few years ago without trouble, but it was much more remote. I didn't realise the anti camping laws were actively enforced, I must have been quite lucky! Ignorance is bliss

Ignorance is bliss

Until you get caught

https://www.tour-magazin.de/touren/reviere/deutschland/deutschland-und-polen-rennradtouren-rund-ums-stettiner-haff/a46287.html

https://www.tour-magazin.de/themen/tag/Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.html

Thanks so much! I shall forward these to my German touring companion.

I rode through this area as part of London - Copenhagen a few years ago. As far as route goes I just selected 'cycling' on google maps and tweaked the route around where I was staying each night. That generally resulted in lots of lovely small lanes through farmland, one section through a military area (on public roads though) which was desolate but nice. The only tricky bit was when it sent me down a 'cycling path' through a forest, which was absolutely stunning, but made up of deep sand so impossible with 25c road tires. It's flat as a pancake if that's your thing, but I had a bloody great time. Cake stops were spread out but excellent when I found them...

Ah that looks great. That's cool you got such a good route from google maps!
They ferry is a huge plus as well. I think we're going to have to fly to Hamburg then train to Lübeck to start. I just absolutely hate taking bikes on the plane though :(

Flying will be a lot cheaper and quicker, but if you have the time and money the ferry plus continental trains would get you there and be a lot more fun... there is nothing quite like cycling onto a massive cross-channel ferry. Although if you're flying budget I think they land at 'Hamburg' Lübeck anyway!