Fourth Stage “Lower Lusatian Mining Tour”: Vetschau - Cottbus

From Vetschau im Spreewald, this stage takes you to Gräbendorfer See, a lake which emerged as a result of the flooding of a former surface mine. Then you continues through small villages until you get to Cottbus. Length: 39 kilometresStart: Vetschau, Finish: CottbusLogo/route sign: The route logo is the red record devil.How to get there: Take the RE2 (Cottbus) from Berlin central station to Vetschau (about 1 hour).Return journey: From Cottbus, take the RE2 (Wittenberge) regional express train to Berlin central station (about 1.5 hours).Route: Vetschau, Lobendorf, Tornitz, Wüstenhain, Casel, Illmersdorf, Koschendorf, Kolkwitz,Points of interest/background information:Vetschau: Wendish-German twin churchLake Gräbendorfer See and Gräbendorfer garden environmental and meeting centreCottbus: Airfield museum, historic town centre, Wendish museum, art museum, diesel power stationPossible combinationsPrince Pueckler Cycle PathGherkin Cycle RouteSpree Cycle PathTour BrandenburgOder-Neiße Cycle PathTrail conditions/surface: The tour takes you along a completely newly created cycle path with an asphalt covering.Maps/Literature: “ADFC-Regionalkarte Niederlausitz mit Tagestouren-Vorschlägen. Mit kompletter Niederlausitzer Bergbautour und Fürst-Pückler-Radweg”, 1:75.000, Bielefelder Verlag, Auflage: 1 (1. April 2009), ISBN-13: 978-3870734664, Euro 6.80