2nd stage "Oderlandweg": Falkenberg/Mark - Wölsickendorf

The second stage of the Oderlandweg leads over 14 kilometers from Falkenberg/Mark to Wölsickendorf. This tour is also full of scenic charm: initially you think you are in the low mountain range, then you go down into a valley basin to Cöthener Park. Then you go through the Gamengrund stream valley to Wölsickendorf.

Length: 14km (3h)

Start: Falkenberg / Mark

Goal: Wölsickendorf
 
Logo / route sign: red dot on a white background

Arrival: From Berlin Hauptbahnhof take the RE3 (Stralsund) to Eberswalde. From here take the RB60 (Frankfurt / Oder) to Falkenberg (approx. 1,5 hours).

Check out: From Wölsickendorf take bus 887 to Werneuchen. From here take the RB319 to Berlin Ostbahnhof (approx. 1 hour).

Course: Falkenberg, Cöthen, Wölsickendorf

Directions:

The hike begins with the ascent to Karlsburg. From there, with bends, ascents and descents, down into an idyllic valley and through the Cöthen park. The sound of the Cöthen river accompanies the hiker through the village. At the end of the village, turn left. The turnoff to the left leads into the Gamengrund nature reserve and further to the small Gamensee. The hike continues along the eastern shore of the lake. Soon you reach the rest area at the Great Gamensee. The path winds its way between several small lakes with water lilies and a few small differences in altitude. An old fieldstone road leads out of the valley and the hike is a pleasant field path lined with hedges to Wölsickendorf.

Possible combinations:

• 66-Lakes Hiking Trail
• tower hiking trail

Road condition / route development: forest and field paths, roads

Maps / Literature:

• "Seenland Oder-Spree Northern Part (Märkisch Oderland District): Cycling and Adventure Map", scale 1:75.000 / 1:175.000 Folded Map, Publisher: Pietruska; Edition: 3 (22 November 2011), ISBN-10: 3934895824, 6,90 Euro