Why this ride
Out of Bernau bei Berlin, one way: 160 km, roughly 3 h 09 in the saddle. Long stretches are under trees.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Spreewald Canals and Forest Roads · part 1
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 160 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 09
- 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. Fuel stop near Bernau bei Berlin
Planning note
Spreewald Canals and Forest Roads is where the day begins. Next is Berlin motorcycle escapes return.
2. Near Lindow, on the way back
North of Berlin the Brandenburg countryside dissolves into lakes, and Lindow sits between three of them, a small town of cobbled streets, brick houses and old trees. The ruins of a Cistercian nunnery stand on the shore, and Theodor Fontane, the great chronicler of the Mark Brandenburg, wrote about the nuns of Lindow in his travels through the region. It is a quiet, slightly melancholy place, and on a summer evening, with the light on the water, very beautiful.
Read the complete Near Lindow, 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 90 km into the recorded legs. Next is Food stop near Nauen.
3. Food stop near Nauen
Tall masts rising out of the flat Havelland meadows mark Nauen's claim to fame. The transmitting station here, founded in 1906, is considered the oldest radio station in the world still in operation, and in its early days it sent messages to German colonies and ships across the oceans. Its main building, designed by the architect Hermann Muthesius in the 1920s, is a fine example of brick modernism. Guided tours are offered occasionally.
Read the complete Food stop near Nauen 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 160 km.
Leg by leg
Fuel stop near Bernau bei Berlin to Near Lindow, on the way back
Fuel stop near Bernau bei Berlin → Near Lindow, on the way back is 90 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.