Discover Biesenthal

Biesenthal offers several options for planning your trip: circular trails wind through forests and lakes, a cycling stage ends in the town, and churches, a cemetery and a tower offer insights into local history. You can decide whether you would prefer to spend most of your time outdoors or focus on historic sites. A rail connection is also useful when planning your journey.

Trails through the Biesenthal Landscape

The circular hike through the Biesenthal Basin is about 12 kilometres long and starts and ends in Biesenthal at Heideberg. It passes through mixed forests with imposing beech trees and follows the alder-fringed shores of Lake Hellsee. The route combines woodland and lakeside scenery in a single loop; trail conditions may vary by season. A shorter loop goes around Lake Wukensee: the lake can be circled on foot along a 2.5-kilometre path. This gives you a choice of two circular routes of different lengths.

The Wukensee lido in Biesenthal has a pier with a water slide and diving tower. Another way to experience the landscape is the Biesenthal Basin Natura Trail, which runs through the Biesenthal Basin Natura 2000 site.

Cycling and Getting There

The first stage of the Berlin–Usedom cycle route covers 41 kilometres from central Berlin to Biesenthal. Starting in the capital and finishing in Biesenthal distinguishes this stage from the circular routes. It offers another perspective for planning your trip: you can think of Biesenthal as the destination of a specific cycling route, not just as the starting and finishing point for local loops.

Biesenthal is connected by rail on the Berlin–Stralsund route, served by Deutsche Bahn and ODEG. For specific departure times, it is best to check the timetable for your travel date.

Churches, Cemetery and Local History

Biesenthal’s Protestant church was rebuilt between 1763 and 1767, resulting in a simple late Baroque building. Its earlier form is believed to have been a three-aisled fieldstone church dating from the mid-13th century. This brings two distinct construction phases into focus: the presumed medieval church and the late Baroque building.

The Jewish cemetery dates from the mid-17th century. The Protestant town church, the Catholic Church of St Mary and the Jewish cemetery together represent the town’s historic religious diversity and tolerance. The Kaiser Friedrich Tower offers a different perspective: it stands on the old Ascanian castle hill in Biesenthal and has an observation platform.

Barnim as a Regional Setting

The wider Barnim destination offers other distinct points of interest. Chorin Monastery is a key work of North German Brick Gothic architecture. Niederfinow Boat Lift is Germany’s oldest working boat lift. The Ice Age Geopark on the Oder’s edge stretches across the Uckermark and Barnim districts in northeastern Brandenburg. These regional connections add further Barnim themes to Biesenthal’s local trails and historic sites.

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