2nd stage "Spree Cycle Tour": Cottbus – Lübben/Spreewald

The second stage of the Brandenburg section the Spree Cycle Path runs for 73 kilometres along the route from Forst (Lausitz) to Lübben im Spreewald. From Cottbus, the path first leads to the pond landscape around Peitz then to Burg im Spreewald. Continuing along the River Spree it then proceeds to Leipe, through the museum village of Lehde, and then to Lübbenau and finally Lübben.Length: 73 kilometresStart: CottbusFinish: LübbenLogo/route sign: "Spree Cycle Path” logo with the Spree River and the Brandenburg GateHow to get there: Take the RE2 (Cottbus) from Berlin central station to Cottbus (approximately 1.5 hours).Return journey: From Lübben, take the RE2 (Wittenberge) to Berlin central station (approximately 1 hour).Route: Cottbus, Peitz, Burg, Leipe, Lübbenau, Stottoff, LübbenPoints of interest/background information:Cottbus: Human Rights Centre and Memorial Prison, Spreeauenpark, local history museumPeitz: Ironworks and fisheries museum, fortress tower, historic town centreBurg: Spreewald herb manufactory, Bismarck Tower in Burg, Spreewald mill at the harbour, local history parlour, Kunsthalle with glass-making centre, Spa gardens and Saga ParkLehde open-air museumLübbenau: Palace park, Spreewald UNESCO Biosphere Reserve – information point, Atelier Brüggemann-RiemerLübben: Palace, Paul Gerhardt churchPossible combinationsTour BrandenburgPrince Pueckler Cycle PathLower Lusatia Mining TourGherkin Cycle PathChain of pearls between town and countryBicycle tour to log cabins and orchard meadowsHistoric Town Centre Cycle Routes – Route 6Haystack TourTrail conditions/surface: The route runs along asphalted and nearly always well-developed trails and paths.Maps/Literature: "Bikeline Radtourenbuch, Spree- Radweg. Von der Quelle nach Berlin", 1:75.000, Esterbauer, Auflage: 8. Auflage (12. Juni 2015), ISBN-13: 978-3850000703, Euro 13.90