Schorssow: Haussee, Castle Park and Trails

For a trip to Schorssow, Haussee and the walking and cycling trails provide a first sense of direction. Haussee is located in the village of Schorssow in the Rostock district, close to Lake Malchin.

Haussee, lakeshore and castle park

Haussee is part of the “Mecklenburger Seenlandschaft” Nature Park and the “Wald- und Kleingewässerlandschaft südlich von Teterow” FFH area. Its shore is lined with dense woodland, except at the bathing area and the castle grounds. Schorssow Castle Hotel is situated directly on Haussee in an English landscape park.

These details distinguish the shore and the park as two landscape features around the same lake: the woodland describes the shore, with the explicitly named exceptions, while the castle and park identify the setting of Schorssow Castle Hotel. The castle grounds are one exception to the dense woodland; the other is the bathing area.

Getting around on foot and by bike

The Haussee circular hiking trail follows the lake’s western shore and is marked with a green dot. Check the signs and trail conditions before setting out. This identifies both the stretch of shore and the trail marker to look for. Numerous cycling routes through Mecklenburg Switzerland also start right in front of Schorssow Castle Hotel. These cycling routes have a different geographical scope from the hiking trail: one description refers to the western shore of Haussee, the other to the wider landscape.

Two routes in the wider region each have their own character. The Little Castles Tour is an approximately 25-kilometre circular route that visits castles, tree-lined avenues and villages. The approximately 33-kilometre “Around Lake Malchin” cycling tour crosses the glacially shaped landscape of Mecklenburg Switzerland and passes picturesque churches and old avenue roads. The two routes can be distinguished by their length, format and theme: a circular tour featuring castles, avenues and villages contrasts with a cycling tour through a glacially shaped landscape with churches and old avenue roads. Check the route conditions before setting off on either one.

Attraction and cultural event

The thatched fisherman’s house is an attraction in Schorssow. For the Haussee Festival, the 7th instalment of the saga of ruins—the open-air medieval drama “The Fateful Sign”—was scheduled for 18 July 2026 on the lakeside stage at Schorssow’s Haussee.

If you are looking for a hotel in Schorssow, you can choose the focus of your trip from these different options: Haussee and Schorssow Castle Hotel offer a sense of place, the green-marked trail is for a walk along the western shore, and the two tours are excursions into the wider region. You can start by deciding whether to focus your plans on the village itself or on a regional route.

Discover more destinations: Dalkendorf, Groß Roge, Schwasdorf, Groß Wüstenfelde, Dahmen, Groß Wokern, Sukow-Levitzow, Warnkenhagen

See the overview of the wider travel area: Amt Mecklenburgische Schweiz.