Bug near Dranske

The Bug peninsula near Dranske - a unique headland on Rügen

The Bug near Dranske is the westernmost headland of the Wittow peninsula on the island of Rügen in the north of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The peninsula stretches from Dranske in a south-westerly direction for around 8 kilometers and covers an area of around 500 hectares. At its narrowest point in the northeast, it measures just 55 meters, while it is up to 1,500 meters wide in the southwest.

Between the Baltic Sea and the Bodden - the location of the Bug

The Bug is nestled between the open Baltic Sea in the west and several Bodden waters: The Wieker Bodden in the north-east, the Buger Bodden and the Rassower Strom in the south-east separate the peninsula from the rest of Rügen. The Vitter Bodden borders the Bug to the southwest, while the northern part of the island of Hiddensee is located off the eastern shore. The southernmost tip of the peninsula is the so-called Buger Haken.

National park and nature conservation on the southern Bug

The southern part of the Bug has been part of the Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft National Park since September 1990. As the area was a restricted military zone for many decades, nature was able to develop here largely undisturbed. Today, guided nature tours are offered across the southern Bug, which can be booked through the tourist office in Dranske.

The most convenient way to get to the Bug near Dranske is via the Wittow ferry, which is around 5 to 6 kilometers away and connects the Wittow peninsula with the rest of Rügen. From the Kloster ferry pier on Hiddensee it is around 8 kilometers. By car, we recommend taking the B96, the central Rügen route, in the direction of Wittow and Dranske.