Ortolanrundweg, walking trail

The Ortolan Circular Trail gets its name from the small ortolan bunting bird. The ortolan is a sparrow-sized bunting, which lives in a small, structured cultural landscape with forest edges, field groves, isolated trees and hedges. It breeds in the Nuthe-Nieplitz-Niederung nature reserve and on the East and West Jüterbog military training areas. This little bird is at serious risk of extinction. The circular path leads around Stücken through the Nuthe-Nieplitz nature reserve with its rich bird populations. Back in Stücken, round off the day with a sumptuous dinner in the Fliederhof or in the Landhaus "Zu Stücken” country house restaurant.

Length
6 kilometres

Start/End
Nuthe-Nieplitz-Niederung Friend’s Association e.V. in Stücken, Zauchwitzer Strasse 51

Route sign/logo
Boulders marked "Ortolanrundweg” (Ortolan Circular Trail)

How to get thereTake the regional bus no. 644 from Beelitz railway station to Stücken, villageBy car, take the A10, B2 and B246 to the Michendorf village district of Stücken
How to get there
From the headquarters of the Nuthe-Nieplitz-Niederung Friends’ Association e.V. in Stücken (Zauchwitzer Strasse 51, 14552 Michendorf village district of Stücken), turn right onto the Zauchwitzer Strasse, heading west towards Mühlenfließ. Turn right and head for the Reformation pond and the Farmers' pond. After that, the trail passes a dune and the remains of an alluvial forest before coming to the "Grüner Steig" hedge path. Cross the Allee Fresdorf-Stücken and walk around 700 metres along the side of the hedge until you come to the pine trees and tussocks of the high hill and onward to the Ungeheuerwiesen lowland meadows. By walking over the Weinberg hill you approach Stücken from the southeast and cross the Dorfstrasse back to your starting point.

Possible combinationsTravel from Trebbin to Blankensee with the Kranich-Express (R778 on-call bus) and then walk from Blankensee via Gut Breite to Stücken (about 5 kilometres)By bike from Beelitz railway station: follow the cycle path along the B246 to Stücken, park your bike and continue the circular trail on foot
Conditions of the trail/Surface
well established paths, field tracks and agricultural roads, along country roads

Maps/Literature
Naturpark Nuthe-Nieplitz: Topographische Freizeitkarte, 1:50.000, Landesvermessung und Geobasisinformation Brandenburg; Auflage: Neuauflage. (1. März 2012), ISBN-13: 978-3749040940, Euro 6