Gosań

Gosań is the highest hill on the Polish coast (93.4 m AMSL) situated directly by the sea. The top can be reached by a 300 m long trail which runs through a beech forest. The observation point offers a view over the Baltic Sea and the Bay of Pomerania. On the left there are outlines of the towns of Międzyzdroje and Świnoujście, and if the weather is fine, you may be able to see the German town of Ahlbeck. On the right and straight ahead there is nothing more but a boundless sea. In addition, you will see the precipitous cliffs overgrown with beech and pine woods, and a wreck of a German concrete ship on the bottom of the Baltic Sea. The ship went down in 1945 during the air raid of allies on Świnoujście. There is also an observation tower and a bunker on top of Gosań. 

The hill of Gosań is an interesting example of a heap cliff. The sandy and gravel slope is washed over by the waves. In addition, the slope is dried by the wind. Another destructive power is the meteoric water which flows down the slope. It all makes the cliff undergo constant changes which lead to abrasion. It is estimated that the sea devours one metre of land every year. The sand and gravel falling down the slope form heap cones. The sea washes away the small remains of the heap. As a result, there are only larger stones at the foot of the cliff.