On foot or by bike via Branitz to the Cottbus Ostsee

Cyclists and hikers are recommended to go on a circuit tour from CottbusService (Stadthalle Cottbus) via Fürst-Pückler-Park and Branitz PalaceKastanienalleeKirschalleeDissenchen district to Merzdorf. The final destination is the observation tower there. Directly by the lakeside there is a path to the inlet structure. For the way back we suggest the route from Lakoma to Saspow and then along the River Spree to the city centre. On the way, a stop at the Spreewehrmühle is recommended with its restaurant and museum.
Allow some time to explore the park with its two pyramids and impressive landscape paintings on foot (cycling is not allowed in the park). Inside Branitz Palace you will also detailed information on the life and work of Prince Pueckler.

And what is there to explore on the way?Cottbus park complex – Branitz Park, zoo* and SpreeauenparkBranitz Palace with its library, Prince Pueckler’s breakfast room and bedroom, the recipe for the famous Pueckler Ice Cream and much more besidesCottbus park railway*Brandburg State Museum of Modern Art at AmtsteichCotttbus stagecoach memorial* at LindenpforteSt. Nicholas Oberkirche church including ascent to the church tower*Altmarkt with town houses, cafés and restaurantsMonastery church with Klosterplatz surrounded by high treesSpreewehrmühle* Spreemeile* – training equipment course of some 2 kilometres in lengthObservation tower by the lakeMIA* wooden boat on the shore of the future lakeThe inlet structure by the lake
Our special tips for families are marked with an asterisk*.

The tour consists of asphalt and grit tracks.

Start/finish: CottbusService at Stadthalle Cottbus
Length of the tour: approximately 19 kilometres
Route signage: red-and-white intersection signposts
Directions to and from Cottbus:
Public transport: take the RE 2 from Berlin or the RB 65 from Zittau/Görlitz to Cottbus central station
Car: from Spreewald junction A15 as far as the exits Cottbus-West and Cottbus-Süd

Possible combinations:Spree Cycle PathTour BrandenburgGherkin Cycle PathPrince Pueckler Cycle Path