Stork Tour

This bicycle tour begins and ends at Burg im Spreewald tourist information centre. Start by taking a look at Burg local history parlour, a typical log cabin with a thatched roof that houses a small but excellent historical collection relating to the history of Burg. Before heading toward Schmogrow, you should enjoy the view of the unique Spreewald landscape from the 27-metre-high Bismarck Tower. The tour takes you along the river Spree, past green meadows and the auroch pastures by the renaturated River Spree, to Dissen, which is also called Storchendorf (“Stork Village”) due to its many stork nests. The enthusiastically maintained local history museum offers interesting insights into the customs and traditions of the Sorbs/Wends and is also home to a stork exhibition. The return journey is via Briesen, where you can take a break for a snack at the historic Spreewald railway station. You can finish off your cycling tour at Spreewald Therme – the thermal spas in Burg.

Length: approximately 29 kilometres

Start/finish: Burg (Spreewald), tourist information centre Burg im Spreewald

Logo/route sign: not specified

Directions:Train: From Berlin take the RE 2 to Cottbus, from there take bus 47 to Burg. From Dresden take the RE 15 or RE 18 to Cottbus, from there take bus 47 to Burg.Car: From Berlin Schönefelder Kreuz A13 follow signs to Dresden-Forst as far as Dreieck Spreewald, then take the A15 for Cottbus-Forst. Exit Vetschau, continue in the direction of Burg. From Dresden Dreieck Nord A13 Berlin to Dreieck Spreewald on the A15, following signs to Cottbus-Forst. Exit Vetschau, continue in the direction of BurgParking: At the Festplatz not far from the tourist information centre, or behind the Spreewaldmühle (Hauptstrasse 31), at the end of the village in the direction of Lübben
Route: Burg-Dorf – Schmogrow – Fehrow – renaturalised Spree meadows – Dissen – Striesow – Briesen – Guhrow – Werben – Burg-Dorf

Points of interest/background information:Burg-Dorf: Local history parlour, Bismarck Tower, Weidenburg, Spreewald Biosphere Reserve information centre at Schlossberghof with Annemarie Schulz HouseSpreeaue renaturation area with auroch reserve, observation hill with huge wooden sculpture of the devil with yoked oxenDissen: Local history museum with costume and stork exhibition, Stary Lud, half-timbered church with Sorbian inscriptions, Spreeauenhof, herb gardenBriesen: Historic Spreewald railway station, Briesen churchWerben: late Gothic cycle path church made of brick, Gutshof Seydlitz, Spreewald herb manufactory at Spreewald chef Peter Franke’s Un-Kraut-Laden
Possible combinations:Spree Cycle PathGherkin Cycle Path
Trail conditions/surface: not specified

Maps/Literature:
For optimum preparation and planning of the bicycle tour, the tourist information centre at the Haus des Gastes offers a detailed cycling map which can also be purchased from the online shop on the website.