1st stage Märkische Umfahrt - Great canoe tour on Spree and Dahme

The landscape conservation area along the river Spree shows itself from its most beautiful side very early on. The primeval banks, lush meadows, and dense reed belts with the animals living in them begin the day with you. The longest two-day stage section of about 42 km is right at the beginning of the large Märkische Umfahrt and may bring a little headwind. The longest tour section of the Märkische Umfahrt also holds the first adventures with two locks before reaching the destination in Briesen. One starts at the boathouse in the Spreepark in Beeskow and follows the course of the Drahendorfer Spree into the Spree, where there is a former foresters house on the opposite bank. As an alternative, the tour section from Beeskow to Raßmannsdorf with 14 km is recommended (guesthouse in the village) or overnight stays at one of the waterway rest areas, for example in Neubrück (18 km).Length: 28 km / 1 dayStart: Beeskow (Spreepark, Boathouse Beeskow on the banks of the Spree)Destination: Briesen (Foresters house on the Spree)Onshore activities: Beeskow: Castle, St. Marien Church, Oldest HouseRaßmannsdorf: Alwine - Country house on the Spreewiesen (restaurant and guesthouse)Water profile: close to nature, with locks or portage options, downstream, low to light currentLocks: Beeskow Lock (automatic operation after self-triggering)Neubrück LockMaps / Literature: Märkische Umfahrt - Circular tour between Spreewald and Berlin - Canoe Compact, 1:75,000, Publisher: Thomas Kettler Verlag, 1st edition (May 2013): ISBN-978-3-934014-32-9, 9.95 €