Berlin-Rostock-Swinoujsćie (Swinemünde)-Berlin
Two years ago we cycled from Rostock to Berlin in heavy rain. We
could not enjoy the beautiful landscape of the "Mecklemburgische
Seenplatte". We looked as if we hadn't cycled along but literally through
the lakes. So this year we decided to come back and hoped for better weather
conditions.
Befor starting with the actual trip, we began our holidays with a biking tour through Berlin, visiting the most famous spots like the "Potsdamer Platz" "Reichstag", "Checkpoint Charlie", etc.
Befor starting with the actual trip, we began our holidays with a biking tour through Berlin, visiting the most famous spots like the "Potsdamer Platz" "Reichstag", "Checkpoint Charlie", etc.
Day 1 Berlin (Birkenwerder)-Fürstenberg
(Havel)
After leaving our car at the Bergfeld Hotel we started our trip into the
direction of Zehdenik. North of Zehdenik you see lots and lots of small lakes. These
artificial lakes are the results of the clay
loam excavation used for the baking of bricks. In 1911 the production reached the
sum of 625 millions of handmade bricks. Today it's a natural reserve with
plenty of birds and all kind of fish. We spent the night in an lovely Hotel
(Haus an der Havel) at the border of the river Havel .
Day 2 Fürstenberg-Waren
Our next aim was Waren in the middle ouf the
""Mecklemburgische Seenplatte". After a visit of the night
market, we spent the night at the "Goldene Kugel".
Day 3 Waren-Güstrow
After Waren we cycled through a beautiful nature reserve. To cross this
moor landscape we had to use a bike track passing over special wooden bridges
built into the moor. In Güstrow we visited the castle which, due to the heavy
rain, we could not enjoy two years ago.
Day 4 Güstrow-Rostock-Graal (Müritz)
Leaving Güstrow, we headed towards Rostock
the beautiful Hanseatic
City with old gables and
picturesque marketplaces. From here we joined Müritz on the Baltic
Sea . Jac and I had dinner on a fair near the boardwalk.
Day 5 Müritz-Stralsund
In Müritz we found the Baltic Sea bike track that led us along the coast
to Stralsund , another famous Hanseatic City
with its Brick Gothic style (Backsteingotik) buildings, like the townhall and
the Nikolaikirche.
Day 6 Stralsund-Wolgast
In Strasund we decided to skip the
Day 7 Wolgast-Swienemünde-Korswand
In Wolgast we crossed the bridge that took us to the island of Usedom
called "the bathtub of Berlin ".
Following the bike track we crossed all the famous seaside resorts like
Zinnowitz, Koserow, Ahlbeck to the Polish Border and on to Swinemünde. Since
we had no information about cycling in Poland , we decided to go back and to spend the night in Korswand (Sonnenhotel Maya).
Day 8 Korswand-Usedom-Uckermünde-Torgelow
In Korswald we followed the Usedom-Berlin cycle track down to Torgelow. On our way we had to take a ferry from Usedom to the mainland. There we could see "the Hubbrücke" of Karnin, a drawbridge (vertical lift bridge) that formerly connected the railway line from the Pomeranian mainland at Kamp to the
After leaving Usedom we cycled trough the urban peat bog near Anklam (Torfmoor Anklam) an extended nature reserve for birds. Finally we reached Torgelow where the first and last raindrops fell on our heads...
Day 9 Torgelow-Pasewalk-Prenzlau-Joachimsthal
Day 10 Joachimsthal-Birkenweide (
Our last day took us from Joachimsthal back to Birkenweide where we
picked up our car. Since we skipped the bike tour of Rügen we had 3 days left,
so we decided to join Bray-Dunes and finish our holydays with 2 cycling
daytrips around Brugges.
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