Discover Fehrbellin: The Rhin, cycling tours and culture

Fehrbellin offers several distinct highlights for trip planning: cycling tours of varying lengths, routes along the Rhin, as well as a stroll through town and local culture. If you’re looking for hotels in Fehrbellin, you can choose where to stay based on the activities you have planned. For the cycling tours, the stated distances and starting points help you gauge the scope of your plans.

Cycling tours by distance and starting point

The distance and starting point are the main factors to consider when choosing a cycling tour. The “Rhinluch Loop” offers a five-kilometre detour through Fehrbellin. The 25-kilometre “Around Fehrbellin” cycling tour starts and ends in town. Cyclists pass the Fehrbellin church on this tour. A longer, history-themed option is the 65-kilometre “History Tour.” It starts at the tourist information office in the town library, right by Fehrbellin Town Hall. When comparing distances, bear in mind that the 65-kilometre History Tour is more than twice as long as the 25-kilometre loop, whereas the five kilometres of the Rhinluch Loop refer to a detour through Fehrbellin.

Town church and Kurfürstenpark

Fehrbellin Town Church is 41 metres high, neo-Gothic and built to designs by Friedrich August Stüler. Cyclists pass it on the 25-kilometre tour, giving the route a specific architectural highlight. The listed Kurfürstenpark offers a different focus: its centrepiece is the Elector’s monument, which has already undergone extensive restoration. The two places differ in character: at the church, the focus is on its height, style and architect; in the park, it is on the protected status of the site and the restored monument.

The Rhin, Rhinkanal and a stroll through town

There are several ways to enjoy the Rhin, too. The “Rhintour towards Havelberg/Elbe” starts in Fehrbellin and follows the Rhinkanal towards Havelberg. Motorboat visitors can reach Fehrbellin via the Alter Rhin, moor at the Bollwerk, go ashore and take a stroll through town. This means the route along the Rhinkanal towards Havelberg and a visit to the town by motorboat suit different travel plans. Canoe trolleys are available at the weirs in Fehrbellin during the season. If you plan to use them, take their seasonal availability into account.

Activities at the airfield

The Fehrbellin airfield offers parachute jumps and a flight school. This adds another activity, with a different focus from cycling, water-based or town-based plans. If you plan to go skydiving or visit the flight school, check in advance what options are available on your chosen dates.

Ostprignitz-Ruppin as a regional setting

The wider destination of Ostprignitz-Ruppin is characterised by its rural landscape: beech and pine forests, meadows, shady avenues, and numerous lakes and rivers are all part of its character. The Kyritz-Ruppiner Heide covers 12,000 hectares within the district and has been part of the Stechlin-Ruppiner Land Nature Park since 2021. It is one of Europe’s largest contiguous areas of Calluna heath and provides a habitat for protected and endangered animal species, including more than 70 bird species. Since 2008, the heath has also provided a habitat for wolves. This regional natural setting complements Fehrbellin’s local themes of cycling, the Rhin and town culture.

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