From Glindower Alpen to the “Amazon of Mark Brandenburg”

This relaxed tour combines active leisure with culture and culinary delights. The landscape between Potsdam and Brandenburg an der Havel enjoys great popularity among day trippers. Hardly surprisingly this area with the River Havel and its numerous lakes has been dubbed the “Amazon of Mark Brandenburg”: bordered by meadows and forests, it presents a harmonious image of sapphire blue and emerald green. There are numerous picturesque villages waiting to be explored, too. This tour is a delight for all the senses and it will take you off the beaten tourist track. You will come across people who are deeply rooted in the region and its craft trades, visit places where courageous inventors made history, and see landscapes of unique beauty that were originally formed by the brick-making industry.

Length: 53 kilometres (3 hours)

Start/finish: Werder station (Havel)

Logo/route sign: not specified

Directions: From Berlin central station (Hauptbahnhof) take the RE1 (Magdeburg) to Werder (approximately 45 minutes).

Route: Werder (Havel), Petzow, Glindow, Neu Plötzin, Derwitz, Krielow, Deetz, Schmergow, Phöben, Werder (Havel)

Points of interest/background information:

• Werder (Havel): Bismarckhöhe observation and museum tower, Catholic church, Bockwindmühle windmill, Heilig-Geist-Kirche church
• Petzow: Sanddorn-Garten Christine Berger (sea buckthorn adventure garden) Waschhaus, church with observation tower, palace and country estate
• Glindow: Märkisches Ziegeleimuseum (brickworks museum), lido, local history museum, Keramische Werkstätten Glindow e.V
• Derwitz: Church, Lilienthal-Museum
• Deetz: Local history museum, Alpaka-Erlebnisfarm Willeminenhof (adventure farm)

Culinary treats along the way:
A warm welcome awaits you from the following hosts:

• Petzow: Restaurant Alte Schmiede, Ferienpark Porta Elisa and campsite with lido
• Elisabethhöhe: Farmer Stefan's egg vending machine – eggs from happy chickens available round the clock.
• Glindow: Schultz’ens Siedlerhof and GLINA WHISKY Distillery, Gästehaus obstkultour
• Plessow: Obsthof Lindicke (fruit farm)
• Derwitz: Derwitzer Hofladen (farm shop) and Toffis Imbiss
• Götz: Rosenwaldhof – seminar facility and retreat centre
• Schmergow: Restaurant & Eiscafé Sans Souci
• Phöben: Eiscafé Am Leuchtturm

Trail conditions/surface: not specified

Maps/Literature:

• "Rad-, Wander- und Gewässerkarte Havelseen 3: Werder-Potsdam: Mit Fahrland, Glindow, Geltow, Caputh, Ferch, Michendorf", 1:35.000, Verlag: grünes herz, Auflage: 6 (2010), ISBN-13: 978-3929993936, Euro 3.95
• "Radwander- und Wanderkarte Potsdamer Havelseen, Blütenstadt Werder und Umgebung: Ausflüge zwischen Ketzin, Michendorf und dem Grunewald", 1:35.000, Verlag Barthel, A; Auflage: 4 (1. Mai 2014), ISBN-13: 978-3895910883, Euro 4.90