10th stage “66-Seen-Wanderweg”: High points and huge rocks walking tour

The 10th Stage of the 66-Lake Hiking Trail leads from Hangelsberg via Fürstenwalde to Petersdorf and Bad Saarow. The highest point of the hike is in the Rauen Hills, where you have a broad view across Lake Scharmützelsee from a height of 150 metres. Overall, you will reach a maximum height of 145 metres above sea level and a minimum height of 39 metres above sea level, rising by 133 metres and dropping by 126 metres.Length: 26 kilometres (6 hours)Start: HangelsbergFinish: Bad SaarowLogo/route sign: Blue circle against a white backgroundHow to get there: From Berlin central station take the R1 (Frankfurt (Oder)) to Hangelsberg (around 45 minutes).Return journey: From Bad Saarow take bus no. 430 to Fürstenwalde (Spree). From here continue by the RE1 (Brandenburg an der Havel) to Berlin central station (around 1.5 hours)Route: Hangelsberg, Fürstenwalde (Spree), Bad SaarowRoute description: The unique charm of this tour lies in its diversity and variety as you walk near the banks of the River Spree. It is bordered by large meadow lands, but there a lots of old oak trees here too, and the atmosphere is calm and peaceful. In contrast to the peaceful landscape, Fürstenwalde is a modern town that still retains signs of its medieval past. The “Markgrafensteine” boulders, relics from the last Ice Age found in the Rauen Hills, point back into the distant past. There is an exhibition about them in the Markgrafenhof in Rauen itself. The highest point of the hike is in the Rauen Hills, where you have a broad view across Lake Scharmützelsee from a height of 150 metres.Sights: Exhibition in the Markgrafenhof in RauenTrail conditions/surface: Not specifiedMaps/Literature:"66-Seen-Weg, Hikeline Wanderführer", 1:50,000, Verlag: Esterbauer, Auflage: 2 (2012), ISBN-13: 978-3850005012, Euro 14.90Reschke, Manfred: "Die 66-Seen-Wanderung. Zu den Naturschönheiten rund um Berlin", Trescher Verlag; Auflage 8, aktual. A. (2017), ISBN 978-3-89794-369-8 (www.trescher-verlag.de/reisefuehrer/deutschland/66-seen-wanderung.html)