Day Tour 15 to the Historic Town Centres of Peitz & Beeskow

This day tour takes you through the historic town centres of Peitz und Beeskow. This tour takes you to the Peitz pond landscapes, the heath landscape and the Schlaubetal Nature Park, one of Germany’s most beautiful brook valleys. The day tour begins in the fishing and fortress town of Peitz with its medieval fortress tower and the museum of ironworks and fisheries.
It finishes in Beeskow, which is situated directly on the Spree and surrounded by woods and lakes. The town wall with its seven towers has been almost completely restored and protects the historic town centre of Beeskow with its St. Marien hall church. The impressive castle is also worth a visit.Length: 62 kilometres (4 hours)Start: Peitz, Finish: BeeskowLogo/route sign: logo with town silhouetteHow to get there: From Berlin Zoologischer Garten, take the RE2 to Cottbus. From here it is about 15 kilometres by bicycle to Peitz (about 2 hours).Return journey: Take the RB36 regional train from Beeskow to Königs Wusterhausen. From here, take the RE2 (Wismar) to Berlin central station (about 2 hours).Route: Peitz, Tauer, Pinnow, Reicherskreuz, Chossewitz, Oelsen, Friedland, Leißnitz, BeeskowSights:Peitz: Fortress, fish pondsPinnow: Village church, Lake Pinnower See bathing areaFriedland: Historic Strele castleLeißnitz: Lake Leißnitzsee bathing areaBeeskow: Music museum, “oldest house”, St Mary’s church, castle, regional museumPossible combinations:Spree Cycle PathPrince Pueckler Cycle PathChain of Pearls between Town and CountryGherkin Cycle PathTour BrandenburgSchlaubetal Bicycle TourOder-Spree TourMonk’s TourMärkische Schlössertour Castle Bicycle TourTrail conditions/surface: not specifiedMaps/Literature:“Bikeline Radkarte Spreewald, Burg, Eisenhüttenstadt, Guben, Lübben, Lübbenau”, 1:75.000, Esterbauer Verlag, 1. Auflage (2012), ISBN-13: 978-3850003070, Euro 6.90“Seenland Oder-Spree Südteil: Fahrrad- und Erlebniskarte für den Landkreis Oder-Spree”, 1:75,000, Pietruska Verlag, Auflage: 2 (3. Mai 2010), ISBN-13: 978-3934895768, Euro 6.90