Why this ride
From Mitte it runs 353 km to Mitte; allow about 5 h 16 of riding. On the way it passes Grumsin, Serrahn and back through Grumsin. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Museumsinsel and Serrahn starting at Mitte
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 353 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 5 h 16
- 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.
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. Museumsinsel
The northern tip of an island in the Spree in the middle of Berlin holds five museums that between them cover about six thousand years of human history. The Museumsinsel, or Museum Island, grew out of a decision in the nineteenth century by the kings of Prussia to build a cultural centre in the heart of the capital, and the buildings, in neoclassical and neo-baroque style, were added one by one until the 1930s. UNESCO listed the ensemble in 1999. Among the treasures are the Pergamon Altar, the Ishtar Gate of Babylon, and the bust of Queen Nefertiti, which sits in the Neues Museum.
Read the complete Museumsinsel write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Museumsinsel is where the day begins. Next is Grumsin.
2. 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 comes up about 78 km into the recorded legs. Next is Serrahn.
3. Serrahn
Between the lakes of Mecklenburg, north of Berlin, a pocket of old beech forest has been left to grow for the better part of a century, and it is now one of the most unusual places in Germany. Serrahn is a part of the Müritz National Park, a few kilometres from Carpin, and its beeches were once part of a ducal hunting reserve that was protected from logging, so some trees are two hundred years old and more. The Serrahn woods are part of the UNESCO listing of Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe, a serial site that protects the finest remaining beech forests, from Ukraine and Slovakia to Germany, Spain and Italy.
Read the complete Serrahn write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 173 km into the recorded legs you reach Serrahn. Next is back through Grumsin.
4. back through 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
back through Grumsin, late in the day. Next is Museumsinsel.
5. Museumsinsel
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Museumsinsel write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Museumsinsel. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Museumsinsel to Grumsin
Museumsinsel → Grumsin is 78 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Grumsin to Serrahn
Grumsin → Serrahn is 95 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Serrahn to back through Grumsin
Serrahn → back through Grumsin is 101 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Grumsin to Museumsinsel
back through Grumsin → Museumsinsel is 79 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.