Stage 3 Märkische Umfahrt - Great Canoe Tour on Spree and Dahme

The Spree is very calm in this section, as all shipping traffic passes through the Oder-Spree Canal beyond Fürstenwalde. After a short distance on the canalized Spree, you turn into the Müggelspree at the Große Tränke. Downstream, the canoe now floats very comfortably through the winding area with extensive willows on the created floodplains thanks to the gentle current. These areas create particularly romantic images when the mist rises in the early morning. The kilometers to Hangelsberg are covered on this relaxed tour day on the large detour.Length: 20 km / 1 dayStart: Berkenbrück / Destination: HangelsbergRoute: Fürstenwalder Spree, MüggelspreeLandmarks: Berkenbrück: Village first mentioned in a border document from 1285, ChurchFürstenwalde: St. Marien Cathedral, Brewery Museum, Local Wildlife ParkGrünheide: Church Zum grünen Hirten, Citizen Park, Climbing ForestHangelsberg: Hangelsberg ChurchWater profile: varied: Spree with many old and side arms, low current (possibly stronger on the Spree in spring), navigation and mooring prohibited on the Spree main river and old arms, locks Maps / Literature:DKV Waters Guide for Eastern Germany: Canoe Guide for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Brandenburg, Berlin, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia and Saxony (DKV Regional Guide), German Canoe Association: 4th edition (April 1, 2011), ISBN-13: 978-3937743288, 19.95 eurosTourenAtlas Water Hiking / TA5 Berlin-Brandenburg with Spreewald: Oder, Havel, Spree + Tributaries, 1:75,000 &: 1:25,000, Publisher: Jübermann, 5th edition (July 5, 2013), ISBN-13: 978-3929540666, 25.00 euros