Boat Lift Tour

This structure is a colossus: The Niederfinow boat lift, which went into operation in 1934, is considered to be the oldest boat lift still in working order in Germany. This steel giant on the Oder-Havel Canal allows ships to overcome a height difference of 36 metres. The water trough only needs five minutes to do this. But there is also plenty to discover around the technical monument - for example along the boat lift tour.

Length: 43 kilometres

Start/finish: Bad Freienwalde

Logo/route sign: not provided

How to get there:Train: Take the RE3 (Stralsund) from Berlin central station (Hauptbahnhof) to Eberswalde. Continue from here by taking the RB60 (Frankfurt / Oder) to Bad Freienwalde (about 1 hour).Car: From Berlin via the A10 and B158 to Bad Freienwalde (about 1.5 hours).
Route: Bad Freienwalde, Schiffmühle, Altglietzen, Hohenwutzen, Hohensaaten, Oderberg, Bralitz, Liepe, Niederfinow, Falkenberg, Bad Freienwalde

Route description: The start is in the spa town of Bad Freienwalde. Cyclists reach Oderberg via Schiffmühle and Altglietzen. There, the inland shipping museum tells you all about the history of navigation on the Oder. You can take a refreshing swim in the idyllic Lake Dornbuschsee in Bralitz. Then you continue to the boat lift via Liepe. From there you have magnificent views of the Oderbruch, the former marshland.

Sights:Bad Freienwalde: Observation tower on the Galgenberg, castle, Eulenturm tower, Schanzenturm ski jump tower, St. Nikolai churchSchiffmühle: Fontane houseOderberg: Inland shipping museumNiederfinow: Boat lift
Possible combinations:Oder-Neiße Cycle PathBarnim Triangle TourTour Brandenburg
Trail conditions/surface: mainly asphalted paths

Maps/Literature: “Seenland Oder-Spree (Landkreise Oder-Spree und Märkisch Oderland): Fahrrad- und Erlebniskarte”, Maßstab 1 : 100.000 / 1 : 175.000 Landkarte-Folded Map, Verlag: Pietruska; Auflage: 4 (August 2017), ISBN 978-3-945138-01-4, Euro 6.90