11th stage of the Brandenburg Tour: Fürstenwalde - Beeskow

The eleventh stage of the Brandenburg Tour runs 36 kilometers from Fürstenwalde on the Spree to Beeskow. The tour moves along the Fürstenwalde Spree to the Kersdorf lock. It then follows the Spree via Neubrück to the historic town center of Beeskow. 

Length: 36 km (2,5 h)

Start: Fürstenwalde (Spree)

Goal: Beeskow

Logo / route sign: red Brandenburg eagle on a white background

Arrival: From Berlin Hauptbahnhof take the RE1 (Cottbus) to Fürstenwalde (Spree) (approx. 1 hour).

Check out: From Beeskow take the RB36 to Königs Wusterhausen. From here take the RE2 (Wittenberge) to Berlin Central Station (approx. 2 hours).

Course: Fürstenwalde (Spree), Berkenbrück, Kersdorfer Schleuse, Neubrück (Spree), Raßmannsdorf, Beeskow

ATTENTION: The Lindenstrasse level crossing in Fürstenwalde will be closed for track work from May 21 to June 7, 2024. This will also affect the cycle path and footpath. Please do not leave Fürstenwalde via Lindenstrasse, but rather via Frankfurter Strasse in the direction of Königsgestell, Berkenbrück. 

Sights:

• Fürstenwalde: Cathedral, local zoo and municipal museum, rock garden
• Kersdorfer Schleuse: Information centers on the history of the Oder-Spree Canal
• Beeskow: St. Mary's Church, castle, regional museum Burg Beeskow, sheep farm experience world in the AWO Erleblishof Beekow

Possible combinations:

• Spree Cycle Path
• On the Trail of the Oderbruch Railway
• Oder-Spree tour
• On the Trail of the Ice Age
• Märkische castle tour

Road condition / route development: The tour consists largely of well-developed cycle paths, which are mostly asphalted. In large sections, the Brandenburg Tour is already developed, signposted and can be ridden without restrictions.

Maps / Literature:

• "Tour Brandenburg: Around Berlin through all of Brandenburg", scale 1:75.000, ISBN 978-3850002141, Esterbauer, 3rd edition (2014)