From Guben to Ratzdorf on the Neiße

Explore the Neiße. You embark in Guben at the Neißeterrassen onto the boat (canoe, kayak, or inflatable boat) and can let yourself drift downstream, past almost untouched nature, far away from the everyday stress. With a bit of luck, you might spot herons, beavers, and kingfishers. Depending on the water level, the numerous sandbanks invite you to take a short break.The company expeditours offers this tour as a combined canoe-bike tour. Length / Duration: 16 km (3-4 hours) Start: Guben, Neißeterrassen (Alte Poststraße Nr. 4) Destination: Ratzdorf, confluence of the Neiße into the Oder Arrival: Public transport: From Berlin Hauptbahnhof with RE1 (Cottbus) to Guben (approx. 2 hours). Car: From Berlin via A113, A12, and B112 to Guben (approx. 2 hours). Route: Neißeterrassen Guben, wooden bridge to Theaterinsel Gubin, Grunewald Guben, railway bridge to Guben-Zbaszynek (Poland), near the locality Groß Breesen, bridge Coschen-Zytowan, near the locality Breslack, Krzesinski Park Krajobrazowy (Poland), confluence of the Neiße into the Oder/Odra at Ratzdorf, gauge house Ratzdorf Land excursion: Guben: City and main church Gubin, monastery church Guben, city and industrial museum Guben, exhibition Plastinarium, Neißeterrassen Ratzdorf: Picnic at the foot of the gauge house, village tour Ratzdorf Nautical information: Downstream with relatively high current (5-6 km/h). The easiest way is to paddle downstream or let yourself drift - you just have to steer a bit. There are no weirs or locks on this section. Motorboats are prohibited on the Neiße.Maps / Literature: DKV-Gewässerführer für Ostdeutschland: Kanuführer für Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Berlin, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen und Sachsen (DKV-Regionalführer), German Canoe Association: 4th edition (April 1, 2011), ISBN-13: 978-3937743288, 19.95 Euro