Castle hiking trail

Aside from the many scenic attractions, the Fläming Heath region offers a large number of cultural historical highlights. As an eternal borderland and focal point of historic events, the Fläming Heath region comprises a surprisingly high amount of prestigious castles. Over the centuries, the castles served different purposes, were destroyed and rebuilt. The several preserved castles are stony witnesses of a solid cordon of fortresses of the early medieval period and represent history that can be relived. The 147-kilometre hiking trail ""Burgenwanderweg"", which cuts right through the middle of the Hoher Fläming Nature Park, has been certified as quality hiking trail. It connects the four castles of the region: Burg Eisenhardt in Bad Belzig, Burg Rabenstein in Raben, Schloss Wiesenburg and the bishop residence in Ziesar. Hikers will be crossing vast, secluded forests, maze-like, branched out dry valleys, passing giant erratic boulders and reach beautiful Fläming villages with romantic field stone churches and get to know traditional crafts from the region.

Marking of trail
red castle in a white square
- please note our map recommendations -

Single stages
Bad Belzig – Lühnsdorf: 12.6 km
Lühnsdorf – Rädigke: 16.3 km
Rädigke – Jeserig: 20.2 km
Jeserig – Görzke: 19.9 km
Görzke – Ziesar: 22.6 km
Ziesar – Groß Briesen: 24.4 km
Groß Briesen – Dippmannsdorf: 15.3 km
Dippmannsdorf - Bad Belzig: 15.7 km

Course of the route
Bad Belzig – Preußnitz - Kranepuhl – Lühnsdorf - Werdermühle – Rädigke – Neuendorfer Rummel – Rädigke - Raben – Mützdorf – Jeserigerhütten – Jeserig – Wiesenburg – Neuehütten – Görzke – Dahlen – Köpernitz – Ziesar – Bücknitz – Glienecke - Steinberg – Grebs – Groß Briesen – Klein Briesen – Ragösen – Dippmannsdorf - Lütte – Bad Belzig

Things to see along the routeBad Belzig: Burg Eisenhardt (castle), Museum Burg Eisenhardt, historic town centre Bad Belzig with St. Marienkirche, SteinTherme Bad Belzig, SpringbachmühleWerdermühle: trout breeding stationRädigke: Agricultural exhibition at Moritz' Gasthof, mouflon compound, Planetal nature reserveRaben: Burg Rabenstein (castle), Hoher Fläming Naturparkzentrum, nature exploration trail, Alpine Newt spawning water, Planetal nature reserve, Rabenstein nature reserveWiesenburg: Palace and park Wiesenburg with orangeryGörzke: Yard for crafts and potteryRottstock: Gesundbrunnen trout breeding stationZiesar: Kreuzkirche (church of the holy cross) and Museum of local history, Ziesar bishop residence with Christianisation museumGroß Briesen: Briesener Bach nature trailKlein Briesen: Artesian wellDippmannsdorf: "Paradise" source region, GalgenbergFieldstone churches in nearly all villages
Recommended mapCastle hiking trail at Hoher Fläming Nature Park with sculpture walk, editor: Tourismusverband Fläming e. V.Topographical map "Naturpark Hoher Fläming", 1:50,000, ISBN: 978-3-7490-4073-5
Recommended literatureNaturpark-Wanderfibel – The most beautiful hiking tours of the Fläming Heath ("Die schönsten Wandertouren im Hohen Fläming"). Editor: Naturparkzentrum Hoher Fläming, free