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Start of tour

Kanucamp Altfriesack
Am Bützsee 26e
16818 Altfriesack

End of tour

Kanucamp Altfriesack
Am Bützsee 26e
16818 Altfriesack

Contact address

Gemeinde Fehrbellin
Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Straße 6
16833 Fehbellin

Rhinluch Fen Loop

Canoeing

Length: 35 km

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Length: 35 km

A circular tour of an impressive fen district. It is the largest crane retreat in Europe. Paddling in autumn offers a very special spectacle when the thousands of cranes and wild geese are roosting. The tour takes you through a unique landscape. You can see kingfishers and storks and observe rare animals like otters, terrapins and sea eagles.

Length/Duration: 34 kilometres (1-2 days)

Start/finish: Altfriesack

Entry into the tour is also possible in Fehrbellin, Tarmow, Wustrau, Hakenberg and Linum.

How to get there:

Public transport: Take the RE4 (Rathenow) regional train from Berlin central station to Berlin Jungfernheide train station. From here, take the RE6 (Wittenberge) regional train to Wustrau-Radensleben. From there, it is 1.5 kilometres on foot the Altfriesack (about 1.5 hours).
Car: Take the A111 and A24 motorways from Berlin to Altfriesack (about 1.5 hours).

Route: Ruppiner Kanal, Wustrauer Rhin, Fehrbelliner Kanal, Alter Rhin, Bützrhin, Bützsee

Shore leave:

Wustrau: Brandenburg-Prussia Museum, Wustrau Castle, village church
Detour Fehrbellin: local history museum
Hakenberg: Victory Column
Detour: Storchenort Linum
Detour Kremmen: historic Scheunenviertel, Wiesencafé art and berries
Bivouac sites: Altfriesack canoe camp, Fehrbellin boat rental, Teichland harbor in Linum
Gastronomy: Altfriesack, Wustrau, Fehrbellin, Linum
Bathing places: Ruppiner See, Fehrbellin in front of the Great Weir, Tarmower See, Bützsee

Tip: Canoes can be rented in Altfriesack, Fehrbellin and Neuruppin.

Nautical information: You can decide on the direction of the tour depending on the wind and waves. It is recommended that you begin the tour via Lake Bützsee if the wind is from the north-west and via Lake Ruppiner See if the wind is from the east.

Maps/Literature:

“DKV-Gewässerführer für Ostdeutschland: Kanuführer für Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Berlin, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen und Sachsen (DKV-Regionalführer)”, Deutscher Kanu-Verband; Auflage: 6 (Juni 2021), ISBN-13: 978-3968060064, ISBN-10: 3968060064, Euro 24,80
“TourenAtlas Wasserwandern / TA5 Berlin-Brandenburg mit Spreewald: Oder, Havel, Spree + Nebengewässer”, 1:75.000 & 1:25.000, Verlag: Jübermann, Auflage: 7 (September 2021), ISBN-13: 978-3929540734, ISBN-10: 3929540738, Euro 33,80

Length/Duration: 34 kilometres (1-2 days)

Start/finish: Altfriesack

Entry into the tour is also possible in Fehrbellin, Tarmow, Wustrau, Hakenberg and Linum.

How to get there:

Public transport: Take the RE4 (Rathenow) regional train from Berlin central station to Berlin Jungfernheide train station. From here, take the RE6 (Wittenberge) regional train to Wustrau-Radensleben. From there, it is 1.5 kilometres on foot the Altfriesack (about 1.5 hours).
Car: Take the A111 and A24 motorways from Berlin to Altfriesack (about 1.5 hours).

Route: Ruppiner Kanal, Wustrauer Rhin, Fehrbelliner Kanal, Alter Rhin, Bützrhin, Bützsee

Shore leave:

Wustrau: Brandenburg-Prussia Museum, Wustrau Castle, village church
Detour Fehrbellin: local history museum
Hakenberg: Victory Column
Detour: Storchenort Linum
Detour Kremmen: historic Scheunenviertel, Wiesencafé art and berries
Bivouac sites: Altfriesack canoe camp, Fehrbellin boat rental, Teichland harbor in Linum
Gastronomy: Altfriesack, Wustrau, Fehrbellin, Linum
Bathing places: Ruppiner See, Fehrbellin in front of the Great Weir, Tarmower See, Bützsee

“DKV-Gewässerführer für Ostdeutschland: Kanuführer für Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Berlin, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen und Sachsen (DKV-Regionalführer)”, Deutscher Kanu-Verband; Auflage: 6 (Juni 2021), ISBN-13: 978-3968060064, ISBN-10: 3968060064, Euro 24,80
“TourenAtlas Wasserwandern / TA5 Berlin-Brandenburg mit Spreewald: Oder, Havel, Spree + Nebengewässer”, 1:75.000 & 1:25.000, Verlag: Jübermann, Auflage: 7 (September 2021), ISBN-13: 978-3929540734, ISBN-10: 3929540738, Euro 33,80