Day Tour 13 to the Historic Town Centres of Doberlug-Kirchhain, Luckau & Lübbenau

This day tour takes you through the historic town centres of Doberlug-Kirchhain, Luckau and Lübbenau. This very scenic tour takes you through the Lower Lusatian Heath Nature Park, the Lower Lusatian Ridge Nature Park and the Spreewald Biosphere Reserve.Length: 61 kilometresStart: Doberlug-Kirchhain, Finish: LübbenauLogo/route sign: not provided, part of the “Historic Town Centres Cycle Routes 5 & 6”How to get there:Train: take the RE5 (Elsterwerda) from Berlin central station to Doberlug-Kirchhain (about 2 hours)Car: from Berlin via the A13, B87 and B96 past Lukau and then to Doberlug-Kirchhain (about 2 hours)Return journey:Train: from Lübbenau, take the RE2 (Wismar) to Berlin Lichtenberg and then take the S5 to Berlin central station (about 1.5 hours)Car: from Lübbenau, take the RB24 (Senftenberg) to Calau and from there the RB43 (Herzberg) to Doberlug-Kirchhain (about 40 minutes). From here, return by car to Berlin (about 2 hours)Points of interest/background information:Doberlug-Kirchhain: Monastery, hunting lodge and Renaissance palace, centre of DoberlugLuckau: Georgenkapelle chapel, town houses, ramparts, Niederlausitz MuseumLübbenau: Old town streets and squares, Lübbenau Palace, Spreewald museumRoute: Doberlug-Kirchhain, Münchhausen, Sonnewalde, Zecherin, Großkrausnik, Wehnsdorf, Walddrehna, Gehren, Waltersdorf, Luckau, Frankendorf, Egsdorf, Hindenberg, LübbenauPossible combinations:Gherkin Cycle PathHofjagdweg Cycle PathDahme Cycle PathPrince Pueckler Cycle PathCoal, Wind and Water TourHistoric Town Centres Cycle Routes 5Historic Town Centres Cycle Routes 6Trail conditions/surface: The tour takes you mostly along natural, flat pathsMaps/Literature: Radtourenbuch Historische Stadtkerne im Land Brandenburg 2: Teil 2: Süden - Routen 4 bis 6, 1:50.000, Esterbauer; Auflage: 1. (15. Februar 2013), ISBN-13: 978-3850003582, Euro 13.90