A Tour by Bicycle or Canoe to the “Alte Louise” Briquette Factory

The bicycle tour can be combined with a canoe trip on the Schwarze Elster River in the area around the spa town of Bad Liebenwerda. By arrangement, boat rental companies in Neumühl will transport the bikes to the small village of München. Nobody needs to fear that they will overexert themselves. The route eventually leads downstream. Even if you don’t feel like paddling, you don’t have to miss out on the water experience. You can sit in a large punting boat in the Kleiner Spreewald park in Wahrenbrück and travel through the fairytale landscape. Length: 35 kilometresStart/finish: Bad LiebenwerdaLogo / route sign: not specifiedHow to get there:Train: Take the RE3 (Elsterwerda-Biehla) regional express train from Berlin to Bad Liebenwerda (about 2 hours)Car: Take the A13 motorway and B87 from Berlin to Bad Liebenwerda (about 2 hours)Points of interest / background information:Bad Liebenwerda: Museum, Lubwartturm observation tower, Naturparkhaus nature park centre, petting zoo, Lausitztherme Wonnemar leisure complexWahrenbrück: Kleiner Spreewald park (punting tours are available) and millNeumühl: Hydropower plant, paddling on the Schwarze Elster RiverTröbitz open-air swimming poolDomsdorf: “Louise” briquette factoryMaasdorf: Elster-Natoureum museum and Biber-Lehrpfad nature trailRoute: Bad Liebenwerda, Wahrenbrück, Langennaundorf, Schilda, Tröbitz, Domsdorf, Rothstein, Prestewitz, Maasdorf, Bad LiebenwerdaPossible combinations:Apfelroute TourElster Bicycle TourFürst-Pückler Cycle PathHeide-Moor TourKohle, Wind und eine Kurstadt (Coal, Wind and Spa Town TourKohle, Wind und Wasser-Tour (Coal, Wind and Water TourHistoric Town Centres Cycle Routes 6Schwarze Elster River Cycle PathTour BrandenburgTrail conditions / surface: not specifiedMaps/Literature: Naturpark Niederlausitzer Heidelandschaft / Kurstadt Bad Liebenwerda - Mühlberg - Schradenland, SACHSEN KARTOGRAPHIE; Auflage: 3 (18. Juni 2014), ISBN 978-3-86843-063-9, Euro 5.90