A walk to the monastery of Chorin
The train passed familiar places like Biesenthal and Melchow, places I had visited on my 66 lakes walk around Berlin. But today I went a little bit further into the state of Brandenburg to explore the Schorfheide nature area. At Britz I started my walk and I discovered another surprising…
Berlin hikes: the Müggelberge
A short walk from the Müggelsee to the Langer See in Berlin The last time I visited the Müggelsee lake was about a year ago. I took my bike for a ride to the Seebad Friedrichshagen for a swim in the lake. This time I spent the afternoon walking from…
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…
Going Dutch: mudflat walking on the Wadden sea
Since I heard about “wadlopen” as a kid, I’ve wanted to give it a try. I think it’s a pretty Dutch activity and I struggle to explain it. In the north of the Netherlands you can cross the seabed of the Wadden sea on low tide. We call it “wadlopen”,…
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: 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: 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.
66 Seen Weg: the Gamengrund
Day 6 and 7 of the 66 Seen Weg, from Melchow to Strausberg via the Gamengrund. This landscape was formed by a glacier and is now a tranquil area for walkers and bikers.
66 Seen Weg: walking through a fairytale
Day 4 of the 66 Seen Weg around Berlin. Today I’m walking from Hennigsdorf to Wensickendorf, entering a fairy tale landscape in the gorgeous Briesetal.
66 Seen weg: through forest and fields to Hennigsdorf
Day 3 of the 66 Seen walk around Berlin takes you from Brieseland to Hennigsdorf. You’ll see the Havel Canal and nice mixed forests.