A network of quiet paths
From Löwenberg (Mark) to Bergsdorf
Shortened Version
12,2 km Hiking Time: 3:09 h
Start: Station Löwenberg Rückfahrt: Station Bergsdorf
You descend into a cool hollow, the mixed forest drawing you into its realm. Soon the Kleine Lankesee glimmers—emerald green, as if the woods had gifted themselves a gemstone.
At the Großer Lankesee, where the lake house of Schloss Liebenberg greets you through the trees, a short climb is worth it: sculptures wait there, quiet and contemplative.
Only when you leave the deep green for the second time and cross wide meadows does Bergsdorf appear ahead of you. A few long streets more—and along the railway embankment you already hear it: the gentle final chord.
+ Beautiful swimming spots around the Lake Kleine Lankesee after about 3.5 km.
+ More swimming spots at the Lake Großer Lankesee after roughly 5.5 km.
+ Many hiking paths intersect, offering plenty of shortcut options. You may also consider returning to Löwenberg to avoid the long sunny stretch near Bergsdorf.
+ Bakery in Bergsdorf.
- Der Weg von Bergsdorf bis zum Bahnhof zieht sich etwas hin. Dies mit einplanen.
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From Atlandsberg to Strausberg (Full Version)
17 km (excluding the ferry) Hiking Time: 4:10 h
Start: Bus Stop Atlandsberg, Buchholzer Allee
Rückfahrt: Station Strausberg Stadt
A three-lake trail.
An old, almost overgrown avenue leads you into the silent forest. The Teufelsfließ, a small woodland brook whose name means “Devil’s Stream,” murmurs hidden between fern and shadow, and small clearings open along the way.
At Lake Bötzsee the water lies still — summer is busy on the far shore, but here everything remains calm and cool.
Further north lies Lake Fängersee, gentle and reserved, its surface barely moving. You walk a long stretch in the shade of its banks.
Later you turn toward Lake Straussee. A small ferry carries you quietly across to Strausberg.
+ Beautiful swimming spots after 7.6 km at Lake Bötzsee (shaded side).
+ Another swimming spot with a sandy beach at Lake Fängersee after about 12.5 km.
+ Last swimming spots at Lake Straussee after 15.7 km (just before the ferry).
+ The ferry runs every 30 minutes in summer.
- Lake Bötzsee is a popular destination for swimmers on summer days. Even the more remote spots mentioned here can become a bit livelier. Still, once you’ve found a quiet nook, it remains fairly idyllic.
- First 500 m run alongside a road.
From Atlandsberg to Strausberg (Shortened Version)
14,2 km ((ferry distance not included) ) Hiking Time: 3:35 h
Start: Bus Stop Atlandsberg, Buchholzer Allee
Return: Station Strausberg Stadt
The forgotten avenue remains a timeless classic of beauty. Like a secret entrance, it leads you into the forest’s shade, where in its cool depths Lake Bötzsee awaits your arrival.
Later you head straight for Lake Straussee. The little ferry carries you over to Strausberg and does not bother to ask whether you’ve seen Lake Fängersee.
+ Beautiful swimming spots after 7.6 km at Lake Bötzsee (shaded side).
+ More swimming spots at Lake Straussee after 12.9 km (just before the ferry).
+ The ferry runs every 30 minutes in summer.
- First 500 m run alongside a road.
From Spechthausen to Melchow along the Nonnenfließ
16,0 km Hiking Time: 4:07 h
Start: Bus Stop Spechthausen, Dorf Return: Station Melchow
Anfahrt mit dem Bus nach Spechthausen ist am Wochenende und an Feiertagen nicht möglich!
- Alternativ gibt es am Wochenende diesen nördlicher gelegenen Startpunkt:
Von Eberswalde / Zoo nach Melchow along the Nonnenfließ
18,4 km Hiking Time: 4:43 h
Start: Bus Stop Eberswalde, Zoo Return: Station Melchow
Deeply carved into the Barnim plain, the shaded Nonnenfließ winds its way forward — a stream of gentle, silent strength.
Between moss and roots, the dipper darts by, and the grey wagtail searches its cool territory. Ancient beeches and gnarled sessile oaks line the slopes.
Once, mills clattered along the rushing water — their echo still seems to linger in the air, all the way to the ruins of the Mittelmühle near Tuchen.
There, small but charming, Lake Lammsee awaits you.
From here, a forest track leads you to Melchow station.
From Prötzel to Strausberg Nord
18,0 km Hiking Time: 4:42 h
Start: Station Prötzel, Kreuzung Return: Station Strausberg Nord
*“Blumenthal has its own romance. A hint of Vineta’s enchantment lies around it, and the legend of sunken towns — vanished into water or forest — accompanies the traveller at every step.”*
An overgrown English landscape garden from around 1770 forms the prelude to this quiet walk.
Schloss Prötzel, built in the early 18th century, now rests like a relic of another age. Its reflection trembles in the reed-ringed lake, as if it, too, wished to enter the legend Fontane speaks of.
But no — a woodland path leads you into the Blumenthal Forest until its beeches open up. Ahead lies a small village of the same name, an echo of that mythical town which might once have lived here, only to sink into water and woodland.
One narrow lake after another winds through the valley in modest, unassuming beauty. At the end awaits Lake Ihlandsee, hidden deep in the green. On hot days it is a place of coolness and retreat, far from any commotion.
From there the path returns along quiet forest trails to Strausberg-Nord — a return to the present, though the Blumenthal’s enchantment stays with you a little longer.
+ Swimming spot after 7.0 km at Lake Blumenthalsee
+ Several swimming spots at Lake Ihlandsee from 14.2 km onward
+ A fairly solitary tour — no places to stop for food or drinks
* Theodor Fontane, Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg.
Band 2. Das Oderland – Auf dem Hohen-Barnim - Der Blumenthal.
In 1863, Fontane visited the site and became convinced that a town must once have stood here.
From Grunow to Müllrose - through the Schlaubetal Valley
18,5 km Hiking Time: 4:46 h
Start: Station Grunow Return: Station Müllrose
Across open fields the path leads you, far from villages and noise. A solitary farm track rises from the plain, touched only by wind and sky. A final, quiet glance over fields and meadows — then the forest closes around you.
Dark and solemn it receives you, and with every step you sink deeper into that green world known as the Schlaubetal Valley.
Three lakes lie in this hollow, strung together like pearls in the light. The Schlaube, glassy and secretive, accompanies your walk — now rushing, now silent, now disappearing entirely beneath fern and alder.
Where the path climbs, you leave the water behind for a moment, stepping into higher ground from which the valley lies below you like a dream.
And then, at the Ragow mill weir, it returns — your quiet companion.
A little further on, Lake Großer Müllroser See opens before you. Whoever wishes may linger here, stepping into the cool, clear water that brings the day to its close.
Places to stop for food:
+ after 9.4 km: Restaurant Kupferhammer
+ after 12.2 km: Ragower Mühle (recommended)
+ Swimming spot after 16.4 km at Lake Müllroser See
+ A beautiful tour even in autumn, thanks to the many deciduous trees
+ Designated hiking area with an unusually high density of rest spots