Third Day Tour FONTANE.RAD – From Neuruppin via Karwe

The stages of this tour are to be found in the very first chapters of Theodor Fontane’s Walks: from Neuruppin, the route goes to Wustrau and other villages where Fontane discovered the “poetry of silence”. Nowadays the detour to Radensleben does lead along a busy country road, however.
If you wish to discover Brandenburg through Fontane’s eyes in a short time, take this day tour around Lake Ruppiner See. The first stop after Neuruppin is Wustrau, to which the first chapter of Fontane’s Walks through the Brandenburg Marches is dedicated. Wustrau impressed Fontane with its rustic beauty: along the route there is a whole series of Fontane locations. The detour to Radensleben has a special feature: behind the church there is a Campo Santo – a cemetery designed according to the Italian model. At the next stop in Karwe, the old park belonging to the von dem Knesebeck family has been reconstructed based on the original, while Gnewikow features an impressive manor house. Wuthenow is a charming village, and there is also a detour to Wulkow.

Length: 31 kilometres (2.5-3 hours)

Start/finish: Neuruppin

Logo/route sign: FONTANE.RAD against a blue and white background

How to get there: From Berlin central station take the S-Bahn (rapid transit train) to Berlin Gesundbrunnen or Berlin-Spandau and from there take the RE 6 (Wittenberge) to Neuruppin Rheinsberger Tor (approximately 1 hour 30 minutes).

Return journey: From Neuruppin Rheinsberger Tor take the RE 6 (Berlin Gesundbrunnen) to Berlin-Spandau or Berlin Gesundbrunnen and from there take the S-Bahn (rapid transit train) to Berlin central station (approximately 1 hour 30 minutes).

Route: Neuruppin, Wustrau, Radensleben, Karwe, Gnewikow, Wuthenow, Wulkow, Neuruppin

Points of interest and background information:Lake Ruppiner SeeWustrau Local History MuseumRadensleben Church and CemeteryVon dem Knesebeck Family Park in KarweGnewikow EstatePossible combinations: FONTANE.RAD main route from Oranienburg to PotsdamFontane town tour in NeuruppinFONTANE.RAD variant 1 from/to Neustadt (Dosse)
Trail conditions/surface: 91% asphalted – 9% non-asphalted

Maps/Literature:For full tour details, see tour guide FONTANE.RAD and cycle map.
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