Why this ride
A 239 km one-way ride from near Rhinow, about 3 h 03 of riding. The plan has 1 food stop marked.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Fläming Skate Villages and Forest · part 2
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 239 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 03
- Journey
- One way; return travel is separate
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Photo stop near Rhinow
Human flight has a claim to begin in the hills above Rhinow. On the Gollenberg near Stölln, Otto Lilienthal made many of his glider flights in the 1890s, launching himself from the slope in his bat-winged contraptions, and it was here in 1896 that he crashed and died of his injuries. The hill is now a memorial and a popular site for paragliders, and in a nice twist, in 1989 a large Interflug Ilyushin airliner was landed on the grass airfield at its foot, where it now stands as a museum and wedding venue.
Read the complete Photo stop near Rhinow write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Photo stop near Rhinow is where the day begins. Next is Food stop near Gramzow.
2. Food stop near Gramzow
A ruined gable of red brick is all that remains of the church of the Premonstratensian monastery at Gramzow, founded in the twelfth century and one of the oldest in the Uckermark. It stands alone on a rise, framed by trees and sky, a striking reminder of the medieval colonisation of this land. The village around it is small and quiet, and it also houses a museum devoted to the small private railways that once crisscrossed the region.
Read the complete Food stop near Gramzow write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Food stop near Gramzow is where this day stops to eat. Next is Berlin motorcycle escapes.
3. Berlin motorcycle escapes
This is the Lower Oder Valley National Park, the only floodplain national park in Germany, and one of the wildest corners of the country. In spring the river floods the meadows, turning them into a shallow, glittering lake, and the dykes become islands. Birds arrive in huge numbers: cranes, geese, white-tailed eagles, black storks and corncrakes, whose rasping call is heard on summer nights, and beavers have returned to the channels.
Read the complete Berlin motorcycle escapes write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The route ends here after 239 km.
Leg by leg
Photo stop near Rhinow to Food stop near Gramzow
Photo stop near Rhinow → Food stop near Gramzow is 199 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Food stop near Gramzow to Berlin motorcycle escapes
Food stop near Gramzow → Berlin motorcycle escapes return is 40 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.