First Day Tour FONTANE.RAD – From Rheinsberg via Molchow

The area around Rheinsberg is wonderful for an extended day trip: along numerous lakes, the route leads through old parklands and forests around Rheinsberg to the romantic Binenwalde manor house and through charming little villages with medieval cobblestone pavements.

Rheinsberg is the starting point of this circular tour past picturesque lakes such as Kalksee and Tornowsee, where Boltenmühle mill is located. Theodor Fontane described this mill, which today houses a café and restaurant. The route continues to Stendenitz on the shores of Lake Zermützelsee. Cyclists and hikers will find the more than 100-year-old Waldschenke restaurant here with its large beer garden directly by the lakeside. The next village, Molchow, captivated Fontane with its wooden bell tower in the middle of the village. From here, the circular tour following the yellow markings of the main FONTANE.RAD route via Zippelsförde with its large fish farm back to Rheinsberg.

Length: 42 kilometres (3 to 3.5 hours)

Start/finish: Rheinsberg

Logo/route sign: FONTANE.RAD against a green and white background

How to get there: From Berlin central station (Hauptbahnhof), take the RE 5 (Stralsund/Rostock) to Löwenberg (Mark) and from there take the RB 54 to Rheinsberg (about one hour 45 minutes).

Return journey: From Rheinsberg, take the RB 54 (Löwenberg (Mark)) to Löwenberg (Mark) and from there take the RE 5 (Elsterwerda) to Berlin central station (Hauptbahnhof) (about one hour 45 minutes).

Route: Rheinsberg, Binenwalde, Tornow, Stendenitz, Zermützel, Molchow, Zippelsförde, Rheinsberg

Points of interest and background information:Lake KalkseeLake TornowseeHotel & Restaurant BoltenmühleLake ZermützelseeWaldschenke StendenitzBell tower in MolchowFish farm in ZippelsfördePossible combinations:FONTANE.RAD main route between Oranienburg and PotsdamFONTANE.RAD Day Tour 2 from Rheinsberg via Lindow (Mark)
Trail conditions/surface: 82% asphalted – 18% non-asphalted

Maps/Literature:For details, see the FONTANE.RAD tour guide and cycle map.
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