Hiking trail around Lake Wernsdorf

As a charming and well-maintained forestry hiking trail along the Oder-Spree canal with two footbridges, few houses, forest and natural landscapes and views of the water, this trail is ideal for the urban dwellers of Berlin and the surrounding large communities. There are bus stops, parking spaces and eateries directly at the start and finish points.

Length: around 6 kilometres, about 1.5 hours

Start/finish: Wernsdorf

Route: Wernsdorf lock - along the canal - two pedestrian bridges - road 791 - road 790 - forest path - Eichwalder Strasse - livestock track - path through the Luch - turn right along the recultivated waste disposal site - forest path to the starting point of the hike

Marking of the route: diagonal green bar on a white background

How to get there by public transport: From Zeuthen or Königs Wusterhausen train station by bus to Wernsdorf Schleuse

Description of the route: The circular hiking trail first goes along a charming stretch along the Oder-Spree Canal. Watching the boat traffic on the canal and at the lock is interesting. Two pedestrian bridges connect the Oder-Spree Canal with Wernsdorfer See and a branch canal. The bridges can only be used by hikers and are crossed during the hike. An interesting passage is the stretch between the renatured landfill and the lake shore in the nature conservation and FFH area Wernsdorfer See.

Points of interest/background information:Wernsdorf lock200-year-old restored small village church in the village centreLake Wernsdorf nature reserveTrail conditions/surface: not specified

Recommended maps:Große Radwander- und Wanderkarte Naturpark Dahme-Heideseen: Ausflüge zwischen Märkisch Buchholz, Teupitz, Königs Wusterhausen und Storkow (Mark). 1:35000 (Schöne Heimat) Landkarte – Gefaltete Karte, 1. Januar 2021, ISBN-13: 978-3895910920, 6,90 EuroRad-, Wander,- und Gewässerkarte, "Dahme-Spree", Verlag Grünes Herz, Maßstab 1: 35.000, Preis: 4,95 EURO