Why this ride
244 km from Angermünde to Angermünde, about 3 h 59 of riding. It goes by way of The ADGB Trade Union School, Wohnstadt Carl Legien, Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin and back through Wohnstadt Carl Legien.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Grumsin and Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 244 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 59
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
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.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Scenic road chapters
Wohnstadt Carl Legien → Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
43 km on Wohnstadt Carl Legien → Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 43 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Grumsin
North-east of Berlin, the last ice age left behind a landscape of hills, hollows and lakes, shaped by glaciers that advanced and melted back again. In one corner of it, between Angermünde and Joachimsthal, lies the Grumsin forest, a beech wood that has been left largely undisturbed for a long time. It is part of the UNESCO site of Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe, inscribed as one of Germany's contributions in 2011. Old beeches tower above a forest floor scattered with fallen trunks, small ponds and bogs, and in spring the canopy glows a fresh, translucent green.
Read the complete Grumsin write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Grumsin is where the day begins. Next is The ADGB Trade Union School.
2. The ADGB Trade Union School
In the pine woods just outside Bernau, north of Berlin, a cluster of yellow brick buildings steps down a gentle slope toward a lake, and it is one of the purest expressions of Bauhaus architecture anywhere. The Federal School of the General German Trade Union Federation, known by its German initials ADGB, was designed by Hannes Meyer, the second director of the Bauhaus, with Hans Wittwer, and built between 1928 and 1930 as a training college for union officials. Every detail, from the arrangement of the dormitory wings in staggered blocks to the glass corridor that runs down the slope, was designed to encourage community, light and a healthy life. It was added to the UNESCO Bauhaus site in 2017.
Read the complete The ADGB Trade Union School write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The ADGB Trade Union School comes up about 47 km into the recorded legs. Next is Wohnstadt Carl Legien.
3. Wohnstadt Carl Legien
Bruno Taut liked colour, and in Berlin in the late 1920s, he used it to make social housing feel joyful. The Wohnstadt Carl Legien, built between 1928 and 1930 in Prenzlauer Berg, is a large estate of apartment blocks arranged around green courtyards that open onto the street, with facades painted in bright, contrasting colours: yellow, red, blue and green, the balconies and window frames picking out the patterns. It was named after Carl Legien, a leader of the German trade unions, and it was built by a union-affiliated housing association to provide light, air and greenery for working families. It is one of the six Berlin Modernism Housing Estates listed by UNESCO in 2008.
Read the complete Wohnstadt Carl Legien write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 78 km into the recorded legs you reach Wohnstadt Carl Legien. Next is Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin.
4. Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
Potsdam lies just outside Berlin, in a landscape of lakes, rivers and woods along the Havel, and for over two centuries it was the summer residence of the Prussian kings and German emperors. Frederick the Great built the palace of Sanssouci here in the 1740s, a single-storey Rococo palace above terraced vineyards, where he wanted to live without worries, as its name suggests. His successors added more palaces, gardens and follies, and today the ensemble, together with sites in Berlin, forms one of Germany's largest UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Read the complete Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin, about halfway. Next is back through Wohnstadt Carl Legien.
5. back through Wohnstadt Carl Legien
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Wohnstadt Carl Legien write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Wohnstadt Carl Legien sits at 161 km, about halfway. Next is back through The ADGB Trade Union School.
6. back through The ADGB Trade Union School
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete The ADGB Trade Union School write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through The ADGB Trade Union School comes up about 197 km into the recorded legs. Next is Grumsin.
7. Grumsin
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Grumsin write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Grumsin closes the day.
Leg by leg
Grumsin to The ADGB Trade Union School
Grumsin → The ADGB Trade Union School is 47 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
The ADGB Trade Union School to Wohnstadt Carl Legien
The ADGB Trade Union School → Wohnstadt Carl Legien is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Wohnstadt Carl Legien to Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
Wohnstadt Carl Legien → Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin is 43 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin to back through Wohnstadt Carl Legien
Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin → back through Wohnstadt Carl Legien is 44 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Wohnstadt Carl Legien to back through The ADGB Trade Union School
back through Wohnstadt Carl Legien → back through The ADGB Trade Union School is 32 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through The ADGB Trade Union School to Grumsin
back through The ADGB Trade Union School → Grumsin is 47 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.