Forst-Bad Muskau-Zagan-Nowogrod: Parks and Churches/Parki I kościoły

The tour starts in Forst, where you should visit the Ostdeutscher Rosengarten. The next highlight is Muskauer Park with the Prince Pueckler palace. After crossing the border, you reach the Polish part of Geopark Muskauer Faltenbogen. If you wish to stop off somewhere, the villages of Winica, Gorzupia and Nowogród Bobrzański (Naumburg am Bober) with their churches are well worth seeing. Moving further on to Zielona Góra (Grünberg) you can follow the cycle path Palaces and Gardens/Pałace I ogrody or change to the train.Length: 126 kilometres (8 hours) (35-kilometre Brandenburg section) Start: ForstFinish: Zagan, PolandLogo/route sign: not specifiedHow to get there: Take the RE2 from Berlin central station to Cottbus. From here take the RB46 to Forst (approximately 3 hours).Return journey: From Nowogród Bobrzanski take the R77007 (Węgliniec) to Żary. From here take the regional train REg77007 to Forst (Lausitz). From here, take the RB46 to Cottbus and then the RE2 (Wittenberge) to Berlin central station (train journey time approximately 4 hours).Route: Forst, Groß Schacksdorf, Jocksdorf, Groß Kölzig, Preschen, Jerischke, Köbeln, Bad Muskau, Lknica, Czaple, Wlostowice, Niwica, Luków, Janików, Bogumilów, Drozdów, Mirostowice Górne, Mirostowice Dolne, Laz, Kunice Zarskie, Siodlo, Zagan, Niemcza, Gorzupia, Dobroszow Maly, Nowogród BobrzanskiSights:Forst: St. Nicholas’ church, Brandenburg Textile Museum, Ostdeutscher Rosengarten, Johann Sebastian Bach church, Catholic churchJockdorf: Monkey zooGroß Kölzig: Church of St. MaryPreschen: ChurchPossible combinations:Prince Pueckler Cycle PathOder-Neiße Cycle PathLower Lusatia Historical Mining TourLower Lusatia Mining TourTrail conditions/surface: In Brandenburg the tour mainly follows cycle paths. On the Polish side, the tour takes you alongside roads with little traffic, some country roads, paved farm tracks and forest paths. In the urban area of Zielona Góra, the route follows cycle paths. The track profile is flat to hilly.Maps/Literature:"Bikeline Radkarte Niederlausitz. Burg, Cottbus, Forst, Hoyerswerda, Lausitzer Seenland, Senftenberg, Spremberg, Südspreewald", 1 : 75 000, Esterbauer Verlag, Auflage: 1. (1. Februar 2012), ISBN-13: 978- 3850003087, Euro 6.90"ADFC-Radtourenkarte 14 Lausitz /Östliches Erzgebirge", 1:150.000, Verlag: BVA Bielefelder Verlag, Auflage: 8 (1. Juni 2016), ISBN-13: 978- 3870737221, Euro 8.95"Reise Know-How Landkarte Polen, Süd ", 1:400.000, Verlag: Reise Know-How Verlag Peter Rump GmbH, Auflage: 1 (18. August 2014), ISBN-13: 978- 3831772650, Euro 9.95“Reise Know-How Landkarte Polen, Nord”, 1:350.000, Verlag: Reise Know-How Verlag Peter Rump GmbH, Auflage: 5 (14. März 2016), ISBN-13: 978-3831773725, Euro 9.95