Hikes of Berlin: Wannsee to Potsdam
I had such a great idea. Let’s go hiking on the hottest day of the week! I think the thermometer got to about 36 degrees and yet it felt perfect when I started my walk in the morning at the Wannsee S-bahn station. I’d picked a 15 km walk with…
66 Seen Weg: the finish line
From Seddin to Potsdam It’s my last day on the 66 lakes trail. There is a lot of stormy, rainy weather forecasted this week, but today is manageable. No rain, just a totally overcast sky that makes it feel a little muggy. To honor its name, the walk offers some…
66 Seen Weg: nature park Nuthe-Nieplitz
From Trebbin to Seddin over 25 km In between the Nuthe and Nieplitz rivers lies the Nuthe-Nieplitz nature park and the 66 Seen Weg goes right through it. It’s not what I expected when I heard nature park. It’s basically an area with fields and water, which is the perfect…
66 Seen Weg: on fire
Stage 14: from Halbe to Wünsdorf I’m catching a couple of good days this week, with temperatures of about 26 degrees Celcius. It’s a bit hot to start a nearly 33km day, but it’s better than walking in the rain that’s supposed to come later this week. It’s still quiet…
66 Seen Weg: crossing the Spreewald
Day 13: from Leibsch to Halbe I was the only one left in the bus when it arrived in Leibsch. I said goodbye to the storks and started my walk to Halbe. It started with a very pretty road of concrete slabs on the side of the Spree-Dahme canal. On…
66 Seen Weg: wildlife Wednesday
Day 12: Wendisch Rietz to Leibsch I had company on my walk today. My housemate decided to come along and we were lucky because my other housemate offered to pick us up at the end. Leibsch doesn’t have the best connections. In the weekend it’s not connected at all! The…
66 Seen Weg: from manicured lawn to the forest
In 25 km from Bad Saarow to Wendisch Rietz On my 11th day on the 66 lakes trail I walk from Bad Saarow to Wendisch Rietz. You could walk the approximate 10 km along the Scharmützel lake’s edge, but the 66 Seen Weg takes you on a detour via Kolpin…
66 Seen Weg: the long weekend
Day 10: from Hangelsberg to Bad Saarow It’s ascension day, the weather is perfect and everyone has a day off. The means lots of people are out and about. Some put up whole camps along the canal for an afternoon of fishing. Others are out for a walk or a…
66 Seen Weg: along the Löcknitz
Day 9: from Rüdersdorf to Hangelsberg Back in Rüdersdorf I didn’t have to go far until the Kalksee lake, which connects it with Woltersdorf. It was a very pleasant start of my 9th day of walking, with the lake on my right and trees surrounding me. A big ship passes…
66 Seen Weg: through Brandenburg’s villages
Day 8 on the 66 Seen Weg around Berlin goes from Strausberg to Rüdersdorf. On this stretch you see more villages, several lakes and a river.