European cycle route R1

The route planners of the European Cycle Route have included a few real Lakeland classics for the route in the Oder-Spree Lake District. The lakes around Erkner and Grünheide, where cyclists can cool their calves in summer, are included. In Garzau you can admire a fieldstone pyramid. In Märkische Schweiz, the Oder-Spree Lake District shows off its hilly side. A photo of the shimmering turquoise Schermützelsee in Buckow definitely belongs in your photo album. 
The unifying idea of ​​the European cycle route can be experienced particularly well in the Oderbruch. After the Oderbruch was drained by the Prussian King Frederick II in the middle of the 18th century, people who were not well-liked in their homeland also settled here.
In Neuhardenberg you should get off your bike to take a look at the castle and the castle park - a very special place.
The Oder-Neisse cycle path leads towards Küstrin. This is where the Lakeland stage of the European cycle route R1 ends. When crossing the Oder, it becomes clear what an achievement a Europe without borders is.

Start: recognizer

Goal: Kostrzyn

Logo / route sign: white sign with the green lettering "R1"

Possible combinations:

• Berlin-Leipzig cycle route
• Tour Brandenburg
• Cycle Routes Historic City Centers 4
• Havel cycle path
• Wall Trail
• Dahme cycle path
• Spree Cycle Path
• Oder-Spree tour
• Märkische castle tour
• Oderbruchbahn cycle path
• Oder-Neisse cycle path

Road condition / route development: The tour mostly runs along roads or as a shared footpath and cycle path, and from Erkner also on side roads. The entire route is mostly asphalted, but there are some unpaved sections around Buckow and between Wulkow and Neuhardenberg.

Maps / Literature: "bikeline cycling tour book: European cycle route R1: From Arnhem via Berlin to Küstrin an der Oder", 1:75.000, Esterbauer Verlag, Edition: 5th edition (12 June 2015), ISBN-13: 978-3850001298, 13,90 Euro