Historic Town Centres Cycle Routes - Route 6

Through the Spreewald and the Lausitz Region - Crafts, Castles, Fortress Walls: What might the life of the lord of the castle have been like? What did the thick castle walls protect him from? And how do the crafts of times gone by differ from those of today? The magnificent surviving manor houses and the centuries-old castles tell you all about it. Elsewhere, you will come across crafts still practised today, such as in the potteries and traditional costume embroidery businesses in the Spreewald. And museums in the region ensure that other old crafts are not forgotten.
Variety is what makes the Historic Town Centres Cycle Route 6 so charming. Here you will find everything from unspoilt countryside such as the Spreewald to landscapes heavily influenced by human intervention. The tour is divided into seven stages and takes you through the Spreewald, the Elbe-Elster-Land and the Seenland Oder-Spree lake district.Length: 393 kilometresStart/finish: Beeskow (or any other town along the route)Logo/route sign: red box which transforms in a spiral into the outline of a townHow to get there: all the towns are easy to reach from Berlin within 1 to 2 hours by train or carRoute: Beeskow, Lübben, Dahme, Schlieben, Herzberg, Falkenberg, Uebigau-Wahrenbrück, Doberlug-Kirchhain, Finsterwalde, Lübbenau, Peitz, Friedland, BeeskowPoints of interest/background information:Lübbenau: Castle, Spreewald museumLuckau: Georgenkapelle chapelDahme: Castle groundsHerzberg: Brick church of St Mary’s, Botanic GardensUebigau: Market squareDoberlug-Kirchhain: CastlePeitz: Ironworks and Fishing MuseumBeeskow: Stadtkirche St. Marien town churchPossible combinations:Burg-Guben-Zielona Góra: Rivers and LandscapesDahme Cycle PathElster Bicycle TourFlaemingSkatePrince Pueckler Cycle PathGherkin Cycle PathRaddusch Historic Circular TrailHofjagdweg Cycle PathCoal, Wind and a Historic Town Centre TourPunt, Canoe and Coal TourCoal, Wind and Town of Singers TourMonk’s TourRaddusch Moor Nature TrailLower Lusatian Mining TourChain of Pearls between Town and CountryHistoric Town Centres Cycle Routes 5Beeskow - Sulecin Cycle PathSchlaubetal Bicycle TourSchwarze Elster Cycle PathSpree Cycle PathTour BrandenburgOder-Spree TourTrail conditions/surface: not specifiedMaps/Literature:Reiseführer zur Radroute Historische Stadtkerne 6 “Durch Spreewald und Lausitz - Handwerk, Schlösser, Festungsmauern”, Verlag terra press, Auflage: 1 (Juli 2019), ISBN 978-3-942917-45-2, Euro 10Radtourenbuch 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