Nature has finally awakened and so has your urge to get outside? What could be better than feeling the wind in your face, enjoying magnificent landscapes and boosting your energy flow with a few meters of altitude? Here, not far east of the capital, the last ice age created the perfect spot for your late-riser tour: hills and small gorges that you can feel in your legs, wide views over forests and lakes that let you breathe deeply and lots of fieldstone romance that will impress you.
Your setting to unwind:
- Peace and nature: attractive half-day tour far away from annoying traffic
- Variety: deep green forests, wide fields, 6 idyllic lakes, wild fruit trees and romantic villages made of fieldstone
- Dreamy: Brecht also really liked the hidden gem of Buckow on the turquoise Schermützelsee.
- Focused: exciting stories in the visitor centers of the nature park (Schweizer Haus, reopening in summer) and 3 Eichen.
- Sundowner for the finale: End the tour at your favorite viewpoint: the ferry on Lake Straussee.
Goal: S-Bahn Strausberg or Rehfelde station
Length: 38 km or 35 km / approx. 3 hours
Public transport: RB26 from Ostkreuz/Lichtenberg to Trebnitz station
Departure public transport: Strausberg City: S5 / Bhf. Rehfelde: RB26
Directions:
From Trebnitz train station, keep left and then turn right into Trebnitz main street. Märkische Schweiz is now at your feet, waiting to be explored.
Through the smallest and oldest nature park in Brandenburg
After just 50 minutes of driving, you'll be on the European cycle route R1 in Trebnitz towards Berlin. A fresh breeze whispers around your ears, your hair flies and you can smell and hear what you've been longing for: blooming nature, the crackling and rolling of the wheels, buzzing bees, twittering birds. If you're lucky, you'll also see storks, red and black kites, sea eagles and cranes.
At Münchehofe, it is worth taking a detour to the Grosser Klobichsee. You can also stop at the Binnendüne natural monument, the babbling Mühlenfließ and the 3 Eichen forest cafe. Here at the environmental center, you can get a free refill for your water bottle, because the next climb is sure to come!
Buckow, my pearl
Hamburg is a gem, but Buckow is even more so. Fontane already said so! The path descends steeply into this charming little town on the shores of Lake Schermützel. Brecht and Weigel had their summer cottages here. You can visit them, as well as the nature park center. Narrow lanes lined with old farmhouses and villas lead to the market square with its cafés. You can also refresh yourself at the Kneipp water treading pools: right by the lake or on the Stobber stream near the waterwheel in the castle park.
Trace of the Fieldstones
From the mountain sheep farm, the path leaves the forest and heads out into the open countryside. You pass dreamy villages with old fieldstone buildings that blend into the picturesque landscape. Wild hedges are green and blooming. Small organic farms produce juice from the region's orchards and fruit avenues.
If you don't mind a bit of Brandenburg sand, follow the tour via Hohenstein to Strausberg. The short adventure on the trail is well worth it, offering fantastic panoramic views. Those who prefer a smoother ride on asphalt can continue on the R1, admire the fieldstone pyramid in Garzau, and rejoin the route to Berlin in Rehfelde. Everyone else can reward themselves in Strausberg with a sundowner at Lake Straussee. You've earned it.
Refreshment tips (mostly regional & organic):
- Trebnitz, Obersdorf, MünchehofeCafé zum Glück (season May - October), Gasthaus zur Ostbahn, Imbiss Campingplatz Großer Klobichsee (season May - October); Waldcafé Drei Eichen (season May - October);
- Buckow: various cafes + restaurants
- Waldsieversdorf: Inn "Altes Forsthaus"
- StrausbergCountry house by the lake, Bar Caliente
Along the route there are various organic farm shops for tasting and shopping
Plan your late-riser bike tour now.
