Why this ride
Out of Fürstenberg, one way: 244 km, roughly 3 h 16 in the saddle.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Oderbruch Wide Horizon Ride · part 2
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 244 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 16
- 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. Food stop near Fürstenberg
Three lakes wrap around Fürstenberg/Havel, and the town calls itself a water town with good reason: bridges, boat hire, and the Havel threading between the Röblinsee, the Baalensee and the Schwedtsee. It sits right on the border with Mecklenburg, at the southern edge of the great lake district that runs north towards Neustrelitz and the Müritz, and in summer the waterways are full of houseboats and canoes.
Read the complete Food stop near Fürstenberg write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Food stop near Fürstenberg is where the day begins. Next is Photo stop near Brandenburg an der Havel.
2. Photo stop near Brandenburg an der Havel
Brandenburg an der Havel gave its name to the whole state, and its cathedral on an island in the Havel was founded in the tenth century, when this was a frontier between Germans and Slavs. The town is a maze of water, with the Havel splitting into channels and lakes, and its old centre is spread across three historic towns, the Old Town, the New Town and the Cathedral Island, linked by bridges. Brick Gothic churches, gates and towers rise above the rooftops.
Read the complete Photo stop near Brandenburg an der Havel write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Photo stop near Brandenburg an der Havel comes up about 160 km into the recorded legs. Next is Oderbruch Wide Horizon Ride checkpoint 8.
3. Lichterfelde
In 1881, Werner von Siemens opened the world's first electric tram line in Lichterfelde, a short track connecting the railway station with the cadet academy. Thirteen years later, Otto Lilienthal, the pioneer of human flight, had an artificial hill built in the same suburb so that he could launch his gliders from it, whatever the wind direction. The mound is still there, now a small park with a memorial. For a quiet residential district in south-western Berlin, Lichterfelde has a surprising place in the history of technology.
Read the complete Lichterfelde 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 244 km.
Leg by leg
Food stop near Fürstenberg to Photo stop near Brandenburg an der Havel
Food stop near Fürstenberg → Photo stop near Brandenburg an der Havel is 160 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Photo stop near Brandenburg an der Havel to Lichterfelde
Photo stop near Brandenburg an der Havel → Lichterfelde is 84 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
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