You continue to follow the current of the Spree in calm waters and have ample opportunity to explore the picturesque landscape with beaver dams, stork nests and rare birds such as the kingfisher or reed warbler. A historical monument will catch your eye on the journey between Werder and Trebatsch: the 72 m long drawbridge in Briescht. It is the longest wooden bridge of its kind in the region and was rebuilt based on a historical model. When you bring your canoe ashore at the rest area there, it is best to visit the former Royal Forestry Office, which today serves as a cultural and event venue. In Kossenblatt you reach the fully automatic lock. Then you continue the relaxed tour towards Trebatsch, which you can reach without much effort by canoe. There, the museum for the Australian explorer Ludwig Leichhardt, who went missing on the continent in 1848, invites you to go ashore.
Length: 7 km
Start: Trebatsch
Goal: Beeskow
shore leave:- Briescht: Royal Forestry Office
- Kossenblatt: Kossenblatt Castle, Ludwig-Leichhardt-Museum
water profile: varied; Spree with many old arms and tributaries, low current on Dahme and Spree (possibly stronger on Spree in spring), driving and mooring prohibited on Spree tributaries and Spree oxbows, a total of 12 locks
Maps / Literature:- "Märkische Umfahrt - Round trip between Spreewald and Berlin - Kanu Kompakt", 1:75.000, Publisher: Thomas Kettler Verlag, 1st edition (May 2013); ISBN-978-3-934014-32-9, 9,95 Euro
- "DKV Water Guide for Eastern Germany: Canoe Guide for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Brandenburg, Berlin, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia and Saxony (DKV Regional Guide)", German Canoe Association; Edition: 4 (1 April 2011), ISBN-13: 978-3937743288, 19,95 Euro
- "Tour Atlas Water Hiking / TA5 Berlin-Brandenburg with Spreewald: Oder, Havel, Spree + tributaries", 1:75.000 & 1:25.000, Publisher: Jübermann, Edition: 5 (5 July 2013), ISBN-13: 978-3929540666, 25,00 Euro
Important notes Be careful with the bicycle and passenger ferry in Leißnitz! Please drive carefully and be considerate of the ferry service. Please pay attention to the signs.
