Second Stage of the Havel Cycle Path: Fürstenberg/Havel - Oranienburg

Start your tour in the waterside town of Fürstenberg/Havel, which rightly bears this name: The town is on three islands surrounded by branches of the River Havel. More than half of the town area consists of water. In the nearby recreational area of Himmelpfort, Santa awaits you! If he is not there in person, you can visit his grotto and post your letter to Santa. Following the course of the river, you will discover lots of circular lakes in Mildenberg. For more than 100 years, clay was extracted here for nearby Berlin. The banks of the former clay pit have since become overgrown with reed and the many brickworks have closed. Ziegeleipark Mildenberg Brickworks Park tells the story of clay extraction and brick production back then. In Zehdenick, the monastery ruins await your visit. Follow the River Havel further to Oranienburg and wave to the many houseboat skippers on your Havel tour. Princes and Electors resided in Oranienburg and the cycle path leads right past Oranienburg Palace, the most important Baroque castle in Mark Brandenburg.

Length: 78 kilometres

Start: Fürstenberg/Havel / Finish: Oranienburg

Logo/route sign: dark blue sign with a curved light blue band, an orange bicycle and the name in white letters

How to get there: Take the RE5 (Rostock) from Berlin central station to Fürstenberg/Havel (about 1 hour).

Return journey: Take the RE5 (Wünsdorf-Waldstadt) from Oranienburg to Berlin central station (about 30 minutes).

Route: Fürstenberg / Havel, Himmelpfort, Bredereiche, Dannenwalde, Wentow, Zabelsdorf, Marienthal, Burgwall, Mildenberg, Zehdenick, Krewelin, Liebenwalde, Oranienburg

Sights:Fürstenberg: Ravensbrück Remembrance and Memorial Site, town churchHimmelpfort: Monastery herb garden, Cistercian monastery ruinsBredereiche: Village churchDannenwalde: Village churchMildenberg: Brickworks park, village churchZehdenick: Town church, monastery barnLiebenwalde: Local history museum in the town prisonOranienburg: Sachsenhausen memorial and museum, palace and park, OranienwerkPossible combinations:Berlin-Copenhagen Cycle RouteSanta and SilkwormsLakes and Culture Cycle PathTour BrandenburgQueen Luise Cycle PathOder-Havel Cycle PathHistoric Town Centres Cycle Routes - Route 2Trail conditions/surface: In the Brandenburg district of Oberhavel, between Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and the border with Berlin, the trails are in excellent condition and run exclusively along asphalted cycle paths or quiet secondary roads. In Potsdam Use of existing cycle paths, a newly developed cycle path between Potsdam and Brandenburg an der Havel, in part country roads and cycle paths along the roadside between Brandenburg an der Havel and Havelberg.

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