Third Stage of the "Havel Cycle Path": Oranienburg – Potsdam

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Address

Start of tour

Bahnhof
André-Pican-Straße 41b
16515 Oranienburg

End of tour

Alter Markt
Otto-Braun-Platz
14467 Potsdam

Contact address

Tourismusverband Havelland e.V.
Theodor-Fontane-Straße 10
14641 Nauen OT Ribbeck

Third Stage of the "Havel Cycle Path": Oranienburg – Potsdam

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Length: 66 km

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Length: 66 km

The third stage of the "Havel Cycle Path" leads over 66 kilometers from Oranienburg to Potsdam. First it goes via Birkenwerder to Hennigsdorf on the outskirts of Berlin. Directly on the Havel it goes to Berlin-Spandau. On the Heerstraße you reach the Scharfe Lanke. Following the banks of the Havel you reach Kladow, where you can take the ferry to Wannsee. From Lake Wannsee, it goes past the Peacock Island and Glienicke Park along the Havel over the Glienicke Bridge to Potsdam. The Berliner Strasse then leads with a detour to the banks of the Old Ride to the Old Market in Potsdam.

Length: 66 kilometres

Start: Oranienburg / Finish: Potsdam

Logo/route sign: dark blue sign with a curved light blue band, an orange bicycle and the name in white letters

How to get there: From Berlin central station take the RE5 (Rostock) to Oranienburg (about 30 minutes).

Return journey: From Potsdam central station take the RE1 regional trail (Ostbahnhof) to Berlin central station (about 30 minutes).

Route: Oranienburg, Birkenwerder, Hennigsdorf, Potsdam

Sights:

Oranienburg: Sachsenhausen memorial and museum, palace and park, Oranienwerk venue
Birkenwerder: Clara-Zetkin memorial site
Niederneuendorf border tower
Potsdam: Glienicke Bridge, New Garden, Schiffbauergasse, Island Freundschaftsinsel, Old Market with St. Nicholai Church, State Parliament building, Barberini Museum, Potsdam Museum

Possible combinations:

Berlin-Copenhagen Cycle Route
Queen Luise Cycle Path
Lakes and Culture Cycle Path
Mauerweg (Berlin Wall Trail)
European Bicycle Route R1
Alter Fritz Cycle Route

Trail conditions/surface: In the Brandenburg district of Oberhavel, between Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and the border with Berlin, the paths are in excellent condition, and are either as asphalted cycle paths or quiet side roads. Use the cycle paths in Potsdam.

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Oranienburg: Sachsenhausen memorial and museum, palace and park, Oranienwerk venue
Birkenwerder: Clara-Zetkin memorial site
Niederneuendorf border tower
Potsdam: Glienicke Bridge, New Garden, Schiffbauergasse, Island Freundschaftsinsel, Old Market with St. Nicholai Church, State Parliament building, Barberini Museum, Potsdam Museum

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