Why this ride
A 111 km one-way ride from near Werder, about 1 h 44 of riding.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Lehnin Abbey and Zauche Roads · part 2
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 111 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 44
- 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.
Scenic road chapters
Lehnin Abbey and Zauche Roads scenic road → Berlin motorcycle escapes
Speed drops and stays down. Park rather than crawl through. 37 km through ground somebody thought worth listing. The road passes it rather than bypassing it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 29 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Scenic stretch near Werder
Albert Einstein spent his summers in Caputh, on the shore of the Templiner See between Werder and Potsdam, in a wooden house he had built in 1929. He loved sailing on the lakes and called the house his paradise. When the Nazis came to power in 1933, he left Germany and never returned. The house, a modern timber building on a hill above the village, can be visited, and it is a fascinating glimpse into the private life of a genius.
Read the complete Food stop near Werder write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Scenic stretch near Werder is where the day begins. Next is Berlin motorcycle escapes return.
2. Near Kloster Lehnin, on the way back
Lehnin Abbey was founded in 1180 by Margrave Otto I of Brandenburg, who, according to legend, fell asleep under an oak while hunting, dreamed that a white stag was attacking him, and drove it off by calling on Christ. The Cistercian monks who came from the Harz cleared the forests, drained the marshes and built a great brick church, one of the earliest examples of the north German Brick Gothic. It still stands, restored, in a quiet village surrounded by lakes and forests.
Read the complete Near Kloster Lehnin, on the way back write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Berlin motorcycle escapes return comes up about 29 km into the recorded legs. Next is Photo stop near Sperenberg.
3. Photo stop near Sperenberg
The Soviets called it the Forbidden City. At Wünsdorf, east of Sperenberg, the high command of the Soviet forces in Germany had its headquarters until 1994, a vast garrison town hidden in the forest, home to tens of thousands of soldiers and their families, with schools, shops and theatres, closed to ordinary Germans. Before that, the German army had its own headquarters here, with huge bunkers built in the 1930s. Guided tours of the bunkers and the old garrison offer a fascinating glimpse into the military history of the twentieth century.
Read the complete Photo stop near Sperenberg 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 111 km.
Leg by leg
Scenic stretch near Werder to Near Kloster Lehnin, on the way back
Scenic stretch near Werder → Near Kloster Lehnin, on the way back is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.