2nd stage of the "Oder-Neisse Cycle Route": Forst (Lausitz) - Eisenhüttenstadt

The second stage of the Brandenburg section of the Oder-Neisse cycle path runs 63 kilometers from Forst (Lausitz) in Lower Lusatia to Eisenhüttenstadt. The route always runs along the Neisse. After Guben, the confluence of the Oder and Neisse is reached in Ratzdorf. The cultural highlight of the tour is the "Baroque wonder of Neuzelle Monastery", which towers over the Neisse just a few kilometers from the dyke. 

Length: 63 km

Start: Forst (Lausitz) / Goal: Eisenhuettenstadt

Logo / route sign: green triangle "Oder-Neisse"

Arrival: From Berlin Hauptbahnhof take the RE2 to Cottbus. From here continue with the RB46 to Forst (Lausitz) (approx. 2,5 hours).

Check out: From Eisenhüttenstadt take the RE1 (Brandenburg) to Berlin Hauptbahnhof (1,5 hours).

Course: Forst (Lausitz), Sacro, Briesnig, Grießen, Albertinenaue, Groß Gastrose, Klein Gastrose, Guben, Groß Breesen, Coschen, Ratzdorf, Eisenhüttenstadt

Things to see and know:

• Forst (Lausitz): East German Rose Garden, Brandenburg Textile Museum, St. Nikolai Church (cycle path church)
• Sacro: Cultural Church (Cycle Path Church)
• Grießen: Church, Technical Monument Hydroelectric Power Station
• Guben: City and Industrial Museum, Monastery Church, Plastinarium
• Groß Breesen: Village Church
• Ratzdorf: Bicycle Church
• Eisenhüttenstadt: Nikolai Church, Fire Department and Technology Museum, Municipal Museum

Possible combinations

• Fürst-Pückler cycle path
• Lower Lusatian mining tour
• Guben Lake Tour
• monk's tour
• Oder-Spree tour

Road condition / route development: The route mostly runs along asphalted cycle paths with a flat course along the Neisse and Oder.

Maps / Literature: "Bikeline-Radtourenbuch Oder-Neisse-Radweg", 1:75.000, Esterbauer-Verlag, Edition: 11th edition (19 June 2015), ISBN 3-85000-014-1, 13,90 Euro

The cycle tour operator AugustusTours offers organized cycling tours on the Oder-Neisse cycle path.