Start / Finish: Hartau (Saxony) / Ahlbeck (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)
Length: 582 km (Brandenburg section 287 km)
Logo / route sign: green triangle "Oder-Neisse"
Road condition / route development: The route mostly runs along asphalted cycle paths with a flat course along the Neisse and Oder.
Course: Hartau, Zittau, Ostritz, Görlitz, Rotheburg/Oberlausitz, Bad Muskau, Forst (Lausitz), Guben, Ratzdorf, Aurith, Frankfurt (Oder), Küstrin, Hohensaaten, Schwedt, Gartz (Oder), Löcknitz, Blankensee, Uckermünde, Anklam, Usedom, Ahlbeck
Directions
In the Oder-Spree Lake District, the Oder-Neisse cycle path begins in Guben, on the German-Polish border, and then leads to Hohensaaten. Special highlights on this route include Ratzdorf, where the Oder and Neisse rivers flow together and the gauge house showed the record water level of 1997 meters in 6,88. There are plenty of opportunities along the way to get off your bike and discover Brandenburg's water kingdom.
For example, in Neuzelle Monastery. The "Baroque Wonder of Brandenburg" is one of the few completely preserved monasteries in Europe. The "Heavenly Theater" museum shows the unique Neuzelle Passion depictions and is an attraction of European importance.
A few kilometers further north, the next surprise awaits: Eisenhüttenstadt. The town was built for the steelworks in the 1950s. The houses in the four residential complexes in the "confectionery style" are becoming increasingly popular as a backdrop for cinema and television films. But don't forget the "old" Eisenhüttenstadt in the Fürstenberg district.
In the Kleist city of Frankfurt (Oder) you can take a detour to our Polish neighbors. Or you can visit St. Mary's Church with its valuable stained glass windows. If you are a good walker, you can climb the church tower and enjoy the fantastic view of the city. The contrasting program to the cities follows with the Oderbruch between Lebus and Bad Freienwalde. The landscape drained by the Prussian King Frederick II has a very unique character.
When the Adonis flowers bloom around Lebus in spring, the Oder slopes turn a bright yellow. In Reitwein, it is worth taking a detour from the dyke into the town. From the Reitweiner Sporn, you can see all the way to the Oder.
In April 1945, the Oderbruch was the scene of heavy fighting. In Kienitz there is a monument to a Russian tank, which commemorates the fighting in the last days of the war. In Groß Neuendorf you can spend the night in former railway carriages in the cultural harbor and enjoy the view over the Oder in the café in the loading tower.
The colonist villages in the Oderbruch, all of which have "Neu" in their name, not only offer cyclists numerous overnight accommodation options, but are also great photo opportunities.
Possible combinations
- 6 lakes in one day
- The small village church tour
- Pure rural enjoyment between the Neisse and Malxe
- Time leap route between Euloer Bruch and Klinger See
Maps / Literature:
- "Bikeline Cycle Tour Guide Oder-Neisse Cycle Route", 1:75.000, Esterbauer-Verlag, Edition: 11th (June 19, 2015)
- Cycling guide, 1:75.000, Saxony Cartography, Part 1: From the source of the Neisse to the Oder, Part 2: From the Oder to the mouth
- ADFC cycling map, 1:150.000, sheet 9 "Brandenburg/Spreewald" and sheet 14 "Lausitz/Eastern Ore Mountains"
- Cycle touring map Oder-Neisse cycle path zigzag folding, 1:60 000
For information on the section in Saxony please visit the website of Marketing-Gesellschaft Oberlausitz-Niederschlesien mbH and for the section in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, see the website of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Tourism Association
