Great Boitzenburger

Boitzenburg, like many areas of the Uckermark, was shaped by the noble family of the von Arnim. From this family came writers, politicians, diplomats, and scientists. The castle in the village was the ancestral seat of the Boitzenburg line, which included the Carolinenhain, a park laid out by Lenné, and the Tiergarten, where wisents were bred until 1945. The tour leads, among other places, through the former hunting grounds of the von Arnim family, the Tiergarten, with the largest remaining stocks of 300 to 900-year-old beeches and oaks in Central Europe. The hiking trail is impressive not only because of its ancient huge trees, but also because of its partly deep gorges and the continuously beautiful views.Length: 19 km (approx. 5h)Start / Finish: BoitzenburgLogo / Route markers: yellow cross + small plaque with the inscription Großer BoitzenburgerArrival / Departure:Train: From Berlin Hauptbahnhof with the RE3 (Stralsund) to Prenzlau. From here continue with bus 503 (Templin) to Boitzenburg (approx. 2h).Car: From Berlin via the A114, A11, and L24 to Boitzenburg (approx. 1h 45 minutes).Route: Boitzenburg, Zerwelin, Naugarten, Berkholz, BoitzenburgRoute description: You hike through the gently hilly moraine landscape of Zerweliner Heide and a diverse forest area to Naugarten with the lake of the same name. In the middle of the forest, surrounded by meadows and fields, you come to a magnificent avenue of old lime trees to the residential area and other settlement areas of Zerwelin, as the farms are called in official German. On the way back, partly along the edge of the forest with magnificent views into the distance, you hike through Berkholz with its small fieldstone church and an old cemetery. Finally, you walk a section on the Tiergarten circular path. The park-like facility impresses with huge old trees, especially oaks.Places of interest:Boitzenburg: Technical Museum Klostermühle, monastery ruins, Tiergarten, family tomb of the von Arnim, Boitzenburg Castle (guided tours on weekends) with MarstallBerkholz: Fieldstone church with old cemeteryPossible combinations: Uckermärker Landrunde hiking trailCondition of paths / route development: no informationTip: Most beautiful day tour in Germany - this award was given to the Doppelten Boitzenburger by the hiking magazine, which consists of the Kleinen Boitzenburger, a 10.5 km circular route, and the Großen Boitzenburger, the 19 km circular route Boitzenburg-Naugarten.Maps / Literature: ADFC regional map Uckermark with day tour suggestions, 1:75,000, Bielefelder Verlag, 1st edition (April 6, 2016), ISBN: 978-3-87073-952-2, 9.95 eurosCycling and hiking map Prenzlau/Uckerseen, 1:50,000, Verlag Dr. Barthel, ISBN: 978-3-89591-214-6, 5.90 euros