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Distance: 120 km (including the section in Berlin)

Berlin/Brandenburg (South) day tour

Thomas Driemeyer
2005-10-16 14:47:48

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BRANDENBURG

Berlin is an island in Brandenburg, one of the sixteen Länder that make up Germany. Brandenburg is part of former East Germany, while two thirds of Berlin were part of West Germany. Both were separated by the Berlin Wall, which ensured that urban development was limited. Today the wall is gone, and Berlin enjoys an almost complete absence of urban sprawl. Although the first part of this tour skirts the Berlin/Potsdam area, which is more heavily built up than most of the rest of the Berlin border, the change from city environment to countryside seems almost abrupt.

The pictures in this page all look similar - tree-lined narrow roads going through open fields and forest. Brandenburg is a patchwork of small fields and forests, with many small lakes and rivers. The pictures have been picked rather at random; they are not highlights but typical views on the ride. All pictures were taken in early spring, when the trees began turning green. Enjoy!

GÜTERFELDE

The tour begins at the S-Bahn (light rail) station Grunewald and follows Königsweg/Kronprinzessinnenweg between the AVUS freeway and Grunewald forest. This road is closed to motor traffic and extremely popular with cyclists. After reaching the Wannsee S-Bahn station, turn left underneath the bridge and right, following the railway for a short time, and then follow the left turn into the forest. Turn right into the second path, at the forest map. This is a dirt path but ridable with road bikes, and avoids the congested road to Potsdam.

The path ends at a circular paved square (how's that for an oxymoron). Turn left and cross the bridge. After the bridge, make a right-angle right turn into Königsweg and follow it through the village until it changes its name to Bernhard-Beyer-Straße. When it ends, make a left turn followed by a 90-degree (not sharp) right turn. You can avoid the cobblestones ...