From the Glindow Alps to the Amazon of the Mark

This gourmet tour combines culinary delights, nature, and cultural experiences. The landscape between Potsdam and Brandenburg an der Havel is very popular with day-trippers. No wonder, given that it is characterized by the Havel River – the "Amazon of the Mark" – with its numerous lakes; bordered by meadows and forests – a harmony in sapphire blue and emerald green. Picturesque villages beckon to be explored. On this tour, which offers delights for all the senses, you will venture off the beaten track. You will encounter people deeply rooted in the region and its crafts. You will visit places where courageous inventors made history and discover landscapes that were once shaped by the brick industry and are now of unparalleled beauty.

Length: 53 km (3 h)

Start / Finish: Werder (Havel) train station

Logo / route sign: No information

Arrival Departure: From Berlin Hauptbahnhof take the RE1 (Magdeburg) to Werder (approx. 45 minutes).

Course: Werder (Havel), Petzow, Glindow, Neu Plötzin, Derwitz, Krielow, Deetz, Schmergow, Phöben, Werder (Havel)

Things to see and know:

• Werder (Havel): Bismarckhöhe observation and museum tower, Catholic church, post mill, Church of the Holy Spirit
• Petzow: Christine Berger's sea buckthorn garden, washhouse, church with observation tower, castle and manor park
• Glindow: Märkisches Ziegeleimuseum (Brickworks Museum), Strandbad (beach resort), Heimatmuseum (local history museum), Kerische Werkstätten Glindow eV (Glindow Ceramic Workshops Association)
• Derwitz: Church, Lilienthal Museum
• Deetz: Local History Museum, Willeminenhof Alpaca Adventure Farm

Enjoyment along the route:
The following hosts invite you to stay:

• Petzow: Restaurant "Alte Schmiede", Porta Elisa holiday park and campsite with beach
• Glindow: Schultz'ens Siedlerhof and GLINA WHISKY Distillery, Guesthouse obstkultour
• Plessow: Lindicke Fruit Farm
• Derwitz: Derwitz farm shop and Toffi's snack bar
• Götz: Rosenwaldhof - Seminar House and Retreat Center
• Schmergow: Restaurant & Ice Cream Parlor "Sans Souci"
• Phoben: Ice cream parlor "Am Leuchtturm"

Road condition / route development: No information

Maps / Literature:

• "Cycling, hiking and waterway map Havel lakes 3: Werder-Potsdam: Including Fahrland, Glindow, Geltow, Caputh, Ferch, Michendorf", 1:35.000, Publisher: grünes herz, Edition: 6 (2010), ISBN-13: 978-3929993936, 3,95 Euro
• "Cycling and hiking map of the Potsdam Havel lakes, the flower town of Werder and surroundings: Excursions between Ketzin, Michendorf and the Grunewald forest", 1:35.000, Barthel Publishing House, Austria; Edition: 4 (May 1, 2014), ISBN-13: 978-3895910883, €4,90