Hike around Lake Seddiner See

This tour takes you to some prominent places and people around the lake. Here you will experience regional culture and relaxing countryside. Bathing in Lake Seddiner See is pure pleasure, do make sure you don’t forget your bath towel!

Distance: 10.3 kilometres (3 hours)

Start/finish: Gasthof zur Linde (Kunersdorfer Strasse 1), Wildenbruch

via: Kähnsdorf, Seddin, Wildenbruch, Lehnmarke

Marking/logo: dark green dot, Lake Grosser Seddiner See Circular Trail

How to get there
Public transport: Take the RE7 (Dessau) to Michendorf. Continue on bus no. 608 (Dobbrikow) to Wildenbruch (bus stop Potsdamer Allee), about 45 minutes from Berlin central station
Car: via the A115/E51. On the A10 take exit Michendorf (a good 45 minutes from Berlin’s centre)
Free parking is available outside Hotel & Gasthof zur Linde.

Route description
The tour starts in the old centre of the village of Wildenbruch. It passes the old fortified church dating back to the 13th century, and then crosses the Dorfstrasse to the small bathing area on Lake Seddiner See. At this point, the Lake Seddiner See circular trail continues along dirt tracks and the lakeside to the village of Kähnsdorf. The Kähnsdorf Kulturscheune cultural centre regularly hosts art exhibitions or events. The Findlingsgarten, a boulder park on Lake Seddiner, is just a short walk from the hiking route as you leave Kähnsdorf, with wealth of information on the geological history of the region. It is worth taking a short break on the water in Seddin and hiring equipment from the local boat rental company. The hiking trail continues along the northern shore of the lake to the edge of the Lake Seddiner See golf club. From here, it passes along dirt tracks or through the central path through the golf course back to Wildenbruch.

SightsWildenbruch fortified church - the oldest church in the area (13th century)Weinschmiede restaurant in Fresdorf“Heimatstube & Kulturscheune Kähnsdorf” museum - this half-timbered house built around 1700 showcases objects from past country life. The “Kulturscheune” also hosts art exhibitions and readings.Boulder garden - with lots of information about the geological history of the regionAt Fischerhof Seddiner See offers a large range of ready-to-cook and smoked fish
Maps/LiteratureHikeline Wanderführer: Fernwanderweg 66-Seen-Weg: Eine abwechslungsreiche Rundtour durch die schönsten Regionen rund um Berlin, 1:50.000, 420 kilometres / 8. März 2019