1st stage of the “Fontanewanderweg” from Berlin-Schmöckwitz to Königs Wusterhausen

The Fontane hiking trail runs mainly through urban areas between Berlin and Königs Wusterhausen, sometimes past gardens and villages on the banks of Lake Zeuthener See, through the Höllengrund nature conservation area and over the Funkerberg elevation in Königs Wusterhausen. Parks, interesting town centres, memorial sites and Theodor Fontane references make this a fascinating and varied walk. Various cafés and restaurants along the way invite you to linger for a while.
Length: around 13 kilometres, about 3 hours

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Route
Adlergestell - cross over the traffic light crossing - Godbersenstrasse - turn left onto Lindenstrasse - on the bank of Lake Zeuthener See towards Zeuthen - rest stop with bathing area - Friedenstrasse - lakeside promenade by Lake Zeuthener See - villa district on Niederlausitzstrasse - Platz der Demokratie with memorial to the victims of the Nazi regime - Dorfaue (meadow) - Eichenallee - Platanenallee - Lindenallee - Fontane memorial on the banks of Lake Zeuthener See - right onto Westkorso - cross the railway - right onto Birkenallee - Rheinstrasse - left onto Hankelweg - Miersdorf field stone church - left into the entrance of the Höllengrund nature conservation area - left to Wildbahn - right onto Fliederweg - left onto Magnolienweg (keeping left all the time) - right onto Freiheitstrasse - Dorfaue (meadow) - left onto Goethebahn - A10 motorway bridge - Funkerberg hill, Königs Wusterhausen - Berliner Strasse - Palace Park - Königs Wusterhausen Palace and Cavaliers’ Houses - Gerichtsstrasse - Water tower

Points of interest along the routeLakeside promenade by Lake Zeuthener SeeZeuthen villa districtPlatz der Demokratie in Zeuthen with the memorial to the victims of the Nazi regimeFontane memorial in Zeuthen, a memorial to the poet’s visit in May 1884Höllengrund nature conservation areaFunkerberg hill in Königs Wusterhausen with the transmitter and radio technology museumKönigs Wusterhausen Castle with Cavaliers’ HousesWater towerHow to get there by public transportEichwalde S-Bahn station: S-Bahn (rapid transit train)Berlin-Schmöckwitz: Tram, busZeuthen station: S-Bahn (rapid transit train), busWildau station: S-Bahn (rapid transit train), busKönigs Wusterhausen station: RE, RB, S-Bahn, BusRecommended maps:“Fontanewanderweg”, Flyer, Tourismusverband Dahme-Seenland e.V.“Dahme-Seengebiet - Topographische Freizeitkarte 1:25.000 im Sonderblattschnitt mit Wanderwegen”, ISBN 978-3-7490-4078-0, Landesvermessung und Geobasisinformation Brandenburg, Euro 7