"Experience the original" - FONTANE.RAD complete route with day trips and detours

"Experience the Original": The cycle route explores northwestern Brandenburg, following in the footsteps of one of the region's most famous authors, Theodor Fontane, who, like no other, embodies the exploration of the Mark Brandenburg. The main route, FONTANE.RAD, leads through the Brandenburg Lake District, the eastern Prignitz region, and the Havelland from Oranienburg to Potsdam in eight daily stages. A city tour of Fontane's birthplace, Neuruppin, seven additional day trips, and two variations of the main route lead from Neuruppin to Neustadt (Dosse) and from Werder (Havel) to Brandenburg an der Havel. Information panels at approximately 60 Fontane sites invite cyclists to linger and offer tips on local experiences and information about Fontane's stories of the Mark Brandenburg.

Length: 284 km (approx. 7-8 days) plus 7 day trips and 2 variations

Start: Oranienburg, Goal: Potsdam

Logo / route sign: FONTANE.RAD on a yellow background; day trips and variations are specially marked.

Arrival: From Berlin Hbf. take the RE 5 (Stralsund/Rostock) to Oranienburg (approx. 30 minutes), from Berlin Friedrichstraße take the S1 (Oranienburg) to Oranienburg (approx. 40 minutes).

Check out: From Potsdam take the RE 1 (Frankfurt (Oder)/Cottbus) to Berlin Hbf. (approx. 25 minutes) or the S-Bahn line 7 (approx. 40 minutes).

Course: Oranienburg, Neuholland, Liebenberg, Löwenberg, Hoppenrade, Meseberg, Gransee, Zernikow, Neuglobsow, Menz, Rheinsberg, Binenwalde, Tornow, Stendenitz, Zermützel, Molchow, Zippelsförde, Lindow (Mark), Köpernitz, Molchow, Neuruppin, Wustrau, Radensleben, Karwe, Gnewikow, Wuthenow, Wulkow, Protzen, Walchow, Fehrbellin, Hakenberg, Linum (detour), [Neustadt (Dosse), Wusterhausen/Dosse, Brunn, Tornow, Kyritz, Gottberg, Kränzlin, Neuruppin], Fehrbellin, Paulinenaue, Senzke, Wagenitz, Haage, Görne, Kleßen, Friesack, Haage, Senzke, Stechow, Nennhausen / Alternative: Rathenow, Buschow, Groß Behnitz, Ribbeck, Nauen, Bredow, Brieselang Falkenrehde, Paretz, Uetz, Ketzin/Havel, Werder (Havel), [Petzow, Kloster Lehnin, Götz, Reckahn, Brandenburg an der Havel, Plaue], Geltow, Caputh, Potsdam

Possible combinations:

• Day trip 1 from Rheinsberg via Molchow
• Day trip 2 from Rheinsberg via Lindow
• Day trip 3 from Neuruppin via Karwe
• Fontane City Tour (walking tour) in Neuruppin
• Variant 1 from Neustadt (Dosse) to Neuruppin 
• Day tour 4 from Wustrau via Hakenberg
• Day trip 5 from Wusterhausen/Dosse via Kyritz
• Day trip 6 from Paulinenaue via Kleßen
• Variant 2 from Werder (Havel) to Brandenburg an der Havel
• Day trip 7 from Brandenburg an der Havel via Plaue

Road condition / route development: largely paved cycle paths

Maps / Literature:

• Detailed tour information in Tour guide FONTANE.RAD and in the cycling map .