Your highlights on the Spree:
• Oneway with the current: with tour tip 1 on the natural Müggelspree without noisy motorboats
• Discover lost places: Tour tip 2 is a more challenging round trip to the hidden wreck of the Hedwig
• Swimming fun in the river: stop at idyllic natural bathing spots and swim in the clear Spree water
• Easy: Rental of kayaks and canoes for up to 4 people
Start and finish:
Tour 1 Müggelspree: Start Fürstenwalde - Finish Hangelsberg
Tour 2 Wreck of the Hedwig: Start & Finish Boat Rental Fürstenwalde
Length:
Tour 1: approx. 13 km
Tour 2: approx. 16 km
Duration: 2,5 hours or 3,5 hours of pure paddling time
Public transport: RE1 to Fürstenwalde/Spree
Tour 1: from the train station approx. 10 min walk to the launch point at the Fürstenwalde rowing club
Tour 2: From the train station, take bus 411 or 416 to Wassergasse, then walk 1km to the Fürstenwalde boat rental.
Departure public transport:
Tour 1: RE1 from Hangelsberg
Tour 2: RE1 from Fürstenwalde
travel tip
Arriving at the train station, keep left and follow Eisenbahnstraße. Passing Schukurama, you can grab a bite to eat before your tour. Before the Spree bridge, turn left into Wassergasse and walk along the Spree to Uferstraße 25. Your canoeing adventure begins there.
At eye level with nature
Not far from the city gates there is an idyllic river landscape that you can discover from a different perspective. Exploring the multifaceted banks of the Spree and Müggelspree with all their flora and fauna from the water offers you a great nature experience and real relaxation.
The RE1 takes you to Fürstenwalde on the Spree in under an hour, from where our two tour tips for late risers start.
Tip 1: let yourself drift with the current on the Müggelspree.
Our first tour option leads to the idyllic Müggelspree. The not too long paddling tour has a gentle current and is also suitable for beginners and families with idyllic bathing and rest areas. More than two thirds of the route is without any motorboat traffic and offers you the ultimate nature experience. Despite its proximity to the capital, the Müggelspree is a beautiful, winding small river. A canoe tour can hardly be more beautiful.
At the beginning you glide over the water on a canalized section of the Spree and pass wildly overgrown oxbows of the Spree. At the Große Tränke the Müggelspree branches off at a lock. The river, which has been renaturalized in many areas, now winds its way in wide meanders through a varied forest and meadow landscape. Pure idyll, perfect for relaxing!
You also have enough time for picnics and swimming breaks. Simply pull your boat onto the bank and jump into the clear Spree water! The current continues through the curves. The meanders make the route interesting and varied. Herons, swans and ducks are your constant companions. The beaver is also visibly doing its work here. You will not reach civilization again until shortly before the destination in Hangelsberg.
Tip 2: on the Fürstenwalder Spree To the wreck of the Hedwig
Our second tour option takes you to the wreck of the "Hedwig". This lost place is a real insider tip. It is unlikely that you will meet other visitors here. The 120-year-old tugboat once pulled large barges across the water. Today it lies quiet and hidden in a remote branch of the Spree. Motorboats are not allowed access, but you can explore the exciting wreck in peace with your canoe.
Your tour starts at the boat rental in Fürstenwalde directly on the Fürstenwalde Spree. It goes upstream towards Kersdorf and past the mixed feed factory and the last houses in Fürstenwalde. There is usually not much going on on the Spree, a barge might glide leisurely past you. A first stop is the Berkenbrück water hiking rest area. Paddlers who are doing the long, multi-day Märkische Umfahrt also like to stop here. The small beach with a jetty is great for swimming and you can enjoy yourself on the terrace of the Strandidyll excursion restaurant.
The next section is exciting: past the Streitberg water hiking rest area, you have to look for the well-hidden entrance to a narrow waterway. Because only behind it, in a former arm of the Spree embedded in a spacious pasture, do you find the final resting place of the Hedwig. It is said that the last owner died here in the engine room in the 1960s. And when a weir blocked off the Spree arm, the now ownerless ship was left to its final fate. Take your time to walk around the wreck and enjoy the peace and quiet of nature. Finally, you head downstream back to Fürstenwalde. A quick visit to the city center near the cathedral or to one of the surrounding restaurants and cafés is worthwhile to end your day in a relaxed manner.
Cast off! Plan your late-riser tour on the Spree now.
For your planning:
- Be sure to make a reservation at the canoe rental stations in advance!
- One-way tour on the Müggelspree: Canoeing Spree, online booking only, start between 11 and 12 am in Fürstenwalde
- Round trip to the wreck of the Hedwig: Boat rental Fürstenwalde, online booking only, starting point directly at the boat rental at Uferstraße 25
- Also recommended: Full-day tour on the Müggelspree from Hangelsberg to Erkner or 2-day tour from Fürstenwalde to Erkner
- Don’t forget sunscreen and mosquito repellent!
- Please respect nature and follow the recommendations
Refreshment tips:
FürstenwaldeBlue Ice Cafe, Zunfthaus 383, Schukurama, Hanny's, Küstriner Wappen
Berkenbrück: beach idyll at the water hiking rest area
Hangelsberg: Spree-Curry, Restaurant zum Forsthof
