Bike tour "Haveltraum" with pedales

Southwest of Potsdam, an idyllic landscape with castles, parks, pine forests, and fishing villages extends around Lake Schwielow, which Theodor Fontane already raved about and where Albert Einstein withdrew to. This guided tour by pedales leads you right there. You start from Caputh and cycle for about 4 hours, 32 km, around Lake Schwielow. The bike tour is available for groups of 4 or more people at any time by appointment; price starting from €25 per person.

Distance: 32 km
Duration: approx. 4 hours
Start / End: Tourist Information in Caputh (Straße der Einheit 2)
Logo / Route marker: guided tour by pedales

Arrival / Departure: Public transport: from Berlin Hauptbahnhof take RE1 (Brandenburg, Magdeburg) to Potsdam Hbf. (approx. 20 minutes), then take Bus 607 to Caputh stop Schloss. Car: From Berlin Mitte follow A 100 and A115/E51 to L73 in Michendorf, exit A10, take exit L73, Potsdamer Str. to Caputh, parking at Michendorfer ChausseeRoute: Caputh, Ferch, Petzow, Glindow, Werder (Havel), Geltow, Caputh

Sights to see during the tour around Lake Schwielow:
Caputh - Einstein's House, Caputh - Stüler Church, Caputh - Caputh Castle, Ferch - Obstkistenbühne (fruit box stage), Ferch - Fischer Church, Ferch - Museum of the Havelländische Malerkolonie, Ferch - Wiesensteg, Ferch - Bonsai Garden, Petzow - Castle, Petzow - Brick Houses, Petzow - Schinkel Church, Glindow - Ziegeleimuseum (brickworks museum), Werder (Havel) - Lindow House & Schuffel Gardens, Werder (Havel) - Panoramic View, Werder (Havel) - Church of the Holy Spirit, Werder (Havel) - Bockwindmill, Geltow - Hand Weaving, Geltow - Geltow Church, Geltow - Baumgartenbrück

Directions: The guided bike tour by pedales starts from Caputh Castle and takes you past Stüler Church to Ferch. Here, the Museum of the Havelländische Malerkolonie, the Bonsai Garden, and the Obstkistenbühne invite you to visit. Passing through Petzow with its remarkable Schinkel Church, you continue to Glindow and then to Werder (Havel). The journey here takes you to the Old Town. The size of the Church of the Holy Spirit on the island in Werder (Havel) impressed Theodor Fontane, who referred to it as a "small-town cathedral" in his travel report. The tour then continues to Geltow, where you can discover the colorful roof of the church, which Geltow owes to Emperor Friedrich III. From Baumgartenbrück and with the car ferry, you return to Caputh, where you can reach Caputh Castle with the Tourist Information via Straße der Einheit.

Maps / Literature: "Cycling, Hiking and Water Map Havelseen 3: Werder-Potsdam: With Fahrland, Glindow, Geltow, Caputh, Ferch, Michendorf", 1:35,000, Publisher: grünes herz, 6th edition (2010), ISBN-13: 978-3929993936, €5.95 "Cycling and Hiking Map Potsdamer Havelseen, Blütenstadt Werder and Surroundings: Excursions between Ketzin, Michendorf, and the Grunewald", 1:35,000, Publisher Barthel, A; 4th edition (May 1, 2014), ISBN-13: 978-3895910883, €5.90