Queen Luise Cycle Path

The Königin-Luise route is some 220 kilometres long and follows in the footsteps of the Prussian Queen Luise who died in 1810. The route starts in Hohenzieritz near Neustrelitz in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where she died, and finishes in Paretz near Ketzin in the Havelland region. The southern part of the route takes you from the burial site in Charlottenburg Palace Park via the Pfaueninsel and the Luisen Temple to Paretz Palace, once the summer residence of Queen Luise and her husband Frederick William III.Length: 222 kilometres (Brandenburg section - 148 kilometres)Start: HohenzieritzFinish: ParetzLogo/route sign: black coat of arms with a white “L” and a crownHow to get there: Take the RE5 (Stralsund) from Berlin central station to Neustrelitz. From here it is about 12 kilometres by bicycle to Hohenzieritz (about 2 hours).Return journey: From Paretz, it is about 12 kilometres by bike to Wustermark. From here, take the RB13 to Berlin Jungfernheide and then the RB10 to Berlin central station (about 1 hour)Route: Hohenzieritz, Neustrelitz, Fürstenberg (Havel), Gransee, Oranienburg, Hennigsdorf, Berlin, Potsdam, Werder (Havel), Ketzin, ParetzPoints of interest/background information:Charlottenburg Palace Park: Burial sitePfaueninsel: Luisen TempleParetz: Paretz Palace (once the summer residence of Queen Luise and her husband Frederick William III)Possible combinationsHavel Cycle PathTour BrandenburgRuppin Lakes and Culture Cycle PathBerlin-Copenhagen long-distance cycle routeOder-Havel Cycle PathMauerweg (Berlin Wall Trail)Havelland Cycle PathEuropean Bicycle Route R1Trail conditions/surface: The route takes you along sections of the following cycle paths: Havel Cycle Path, European Bicycle Route R1 and Berlin-Copenhagen Cycle Route. The section in Berlin is not signposted; some of it follows roads in residential areas. Between Ketzin ferry and Paretz some sections are unpaved and narrow.Maps/Literature:“Bikeline Havel-Radweg: Mit Havelland-Radweg. Von der Mecklenburgischen Seenplatte an die Elbe”, 1:75.000, Esterbauer, Auflage: 05. (3. Februar 2016), ISBN-13: 978-3850004428, Euro 13.90“Potsdam Havelland mit Tagestouren-Vorschlägen”, Bielefelder Verlag, Auflage: 6 (1. März 2014)1:75.000, ISBN-13: 978-3870735784, Euro 7.95“Radkarte Ruppiner Land”, 1:75.000, Esterbauer Verlag, Auflage: 1. (15. April 2011), ISBN-10: 3850003043, Euro 6.90