It lies on the island of Rügen on the northern coastline of the Bay of Greifswald.

It was granted protected status on 12 September 1990 as part of the creation of the Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve.

The conservation aim of the two-part nature reserve is, on the one hand, the preservation and development of a deciduous forest of old trees in the Goor forest and the preservation of Freetz Lowland (Freetzer Niederung) and, on the other hand, the protection of a steep wooded slope near Muglitz, which is interspersed with wild fruit trees.

Under EU law, the nature reserve is part of the SAC known as Southeast Rügen Coastal Landscape (Küstenlandschaft Südostrügen).

Today, the Goor, which is up to 36 metres high, is flanked to the east by the Freetz Lowland, which is located in an area of glacial ground moraine