5th Full-day Tour “FONTANE.RAD" - From Wusterhausen/Dosse via Kyritz

The area around Wusterhausen/Dosse appeared isolated to the German poet and novelist Fontane. He found this section extremely gloomy – today it is a wonderful route, escaping from small areas of forest and arable land to breathe in the country air.

Wusterhausen/Dosse – starting point of the full-day tour – is the perfect place for a leisurely look around with its picturesque old town. The tour continues on to Brunn. In front of the church there is a tombstone, which Fontane described in his walks. The manor house belonging to the von Rohr family originally stood in the next village of Tramnitz. There are still traces of the family in the village church. The next stop on the bike tour is Tornow. The manor house and a park designed by Lenné are an example of how life is once again being breathed into old Brandenburg estates. The former owners bought it back years ago and carefully developed it into an organic farm with riding school. A small ferry carries cyclists over to Untersee Island on Lake Untersee. The last stop is the town of Kyritz, which used to carry the nickname “Kyritz on the Rattle” owing to the many clattering water mills in the town.

Length: 30 kilometres (2-2.5 hours)

Start / Finish: Wusterhausen/Dosse

Logo / Route sign: FONTANE.RAD on a dark green and white background

How to get there: From Berlin Central Station (Hauptbahnhof), take the RE 2 (Wittenberge/Wismar) to Neustadt (Dosse) and from there take the RB 73 (Kyritz) to Wusterhausen/Dosse (about one hour 15 minutes).

Return journey: From Wusterhausen/Dosse , take the RB 73 to Neustadt (Dosse) and from there take the RE 2 (Cottbus) to Berlin Central Station (Hauptbahnhof) (about one hour 15 minutes).

Route: Wusterhausen/Dosse, Brunn, Tornow, Kyritz, Wusterhausen/Dosse

Points of interest/background information:Wusterhausen/Dosse Old TownBrunn Church and GravestoneTramnitz Village ChurchTornow Manor House and ParkLake Untersee with Untersee Island“Kyritz on the Rattle” Old Town
Possible combinations:FONTANE.RAD Version 1 from Neustadt (Dosse)/to Neuruppin
Trail conditions/surface: 97% paved –3% unpaved

Maps/Literature:Detailed tour information in the Tourguide FONTANE.RAD and Cycle map.
The website //www.fontanerad.de" target="_blank"FONTANE.RAD provides everything you need to know about the cycle route.