12th stage of the Brandenburg Tour: Beeskow - Cottbus

The twelfth stage of the Brandenburg Tour runs 83 kilometers from Beeskow to the Lusatian metropolis of Cottbus. The tour moves through a wonderful forest and lake landscape via Oelsen and Pinnow to Tauer. It goes through the area of ​​the Peitzer Teiche via Willmersdorf to Cottbus. 

Length: 83 km (5 h)

Start: Beeskow

Goal: Cottbus

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

Arrival: From Berlin Hauptbahnhof take the RE1 to Frankfurt/Oder and then the RB36 (Königs Wusterhausen) to Beeskow (approx. 2 hours).

Check out: From Cottbus take the RE2 (Wittenberge) to Berlin Central Station (approx. 1,5 hours).

Course: Beeskow, Leißnitz, Friedland, Oelsen, Chossewitz, Reicherskreuz, Pinnow, Tauer, Peitz, Maust, Willmersdorf, Cottbus

Sights:

• Beeskow: St. Mary's Church, Castle, Regional Museum Burg Beeskow: Sheep farm experience world in the AWO Erlebnishof Beekow
• Leißnitz: Leißnitzsee
• Friedland: historic Streleburg
• Pinnow: village church, Pinnower See bathing area
• Peitz: Fortress tower, historic town hall, Protestant parish church, ironworks and fishing museum
• Cottbus: Human Rights Centre and Penitentiary Memorial, Spreeauenpark, City Museum, Wendish Museum, Upper Church of St. Nikolai, Spremberger Tower, Provost and Parish Church of St. Mary Queen of Peace, Brandenburg Pharmacy Museum, Diesel Power Plant Art Museum

Possible combinations:

• Oder-Spree tour
• Märkische castle tour
• Schwielochsee tour
• Petting tour - an experience for young and old
• Beeskow - Sulecin cycle path
• monk's tour
• Schlaubetal bike tour
• Fürst-Pückler cycle path
• cucumber bike path
• Water tour / W krainie wody
• Burg-Guben- Zielona Góra: Rivers and landscapes / Rzeki i krajobrazy
• Lower Lusatian mining tour
• Spree Cycle Path
• On pyramids and works of art in the power plant
• Cottbus-Forst (Lausitz)-Zielóna Góra: Palaces and Gardens

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)