Why this ride
Out of Gransee, one way: 156 km, roughly 3 h 02 in the saddle. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Lusatia Lakes and Tagebau Views · part 2
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 156 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 02
- 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
Lusatia Lakes and Tagebau Views scenic road → Berlin motorcycle escape
The ride follows Lusatia Lakes and Tagebau Views scenic road → Berlin motorcycle escape for 69 km.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 69 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Scenic stretch near Gransee
Gransee is one of the best-kept medieval towns in Brandenburg, still enclosed by almost the full ring of its brick walls, with gate towers and defensive turrets. In the middle stands the great brick Gothic church of St Mary, and on the market square a curious cast-iron monument designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel marks the spot where the coffin of Queen Louise of Prussia rested overnight in 1810 on its way to Berlin. Louise was hugely popular, and her early death caused national mourning.
Read the complete Scenic stretch near Gransee write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Scenic stretch near Gransee is where the day begins. Next is Berlin motorcycle escapes return.
2. Near Breddin, on the way back
In August 1896, on a hill called the Gollenberg near the village of Stölln, a few kilometres south-east of the point, Otto Lilienthal lost control of his glider, fell about fifteen metres, and died of his injuries the next day. He had made hundreds of flights from these slopes, and his experiments laid the groundwork for the Wright brothers. Nearly a century later, in 1989, an Interflug Ilyushin airliner was landed on the grassy meadow at the foot of the same hill as a tribute, and it is still there, a strange and wonderful sight in the open countryside, now a small museum.
Read the complete Near Breddin, 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 69 km into the recorded legs. Next is Photo stop near Golzow.
3. Photo stop near Golzow
South of Brandenburg an der Havel the land breaks into a quiet patchwork of pine forest, heath, small lakes and farm villages, the transition between the Havel lowlands and the Fläming hills. Golzow is one of those villages, a cluster of farmhouses and a church where you will rarely see more than a few cars. It is the sort of place where you stop because it is peaceful rather than because of any particular attraction.
Read the complete Photo stop near Golzow 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 156 km.
Leg by leg
Scenic stretch near Gransee to Near Breddin, on the way back
Scenic stretch near Gransee → Near Breddin, on the way back is 69 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.