Nuthe-Urstromtal: Lakes, Nature and Museums

Nuthe-Urstromtal offers a range of options to consider when planning a hotel stay: the landscape features dense forests, wide-open fields, small rivers and heathland. There are also opportunities for hiking, cycling and skating, as well as swimming lakes where you can relax. Whether you prefer to spend your time outdoors, go swimming, or explore history and photography, the area’s varied themes offer different ways to shape your travel plans.

Landscape, Trails and Water

The Flaeming-Skate is around 230 kilometres long and runs through forests, meadows and fields, away from road traffic. It is suitable for cycling and is also popular with families and older people. The Pfefferfließ Route is 20.3 kilometres long and passes the Oberes Pfefferfließ nature reserve. The Wildgehegeweg, meanwhile, is a 4.1-kilometre circular route around the wooded fallow deer enclosure in Berkenbrück. The route lengths give a concrete sense of the different distances involved, without indicating how long they take to cover.

A distinctive feature of the landscape is the Weinberg in Dobbrikow: it is a deposit formed during the Ice Age by moving glaciers. From there, panoramic views stretch across the surrounding hilly landscape. The dry grassland on the Weinberg is considered a natural monument in the region. The lakes can also be distinguished by their specific features: with a surface area of 15.6 hectares, Bauernsee is the largest of the five lakes bordering Dobbrikow. The 50-hectare Dobbrikower Wiesen und Weinberg nature reserve stretches along its western shore.

Glienicksee is another option for relaxing by the water. It is a swimming lake, with a campsite and sandy beach nearby. Swimming and camping conditions may change, so check the latest information before your trip. This lets you weigh up trails, scenic views and time by the water when planning your stay.

The History of Photography and the Region

The church in Stülpe contains an altar of the Virgin Mary and a suspended baptismal angel. The Oskar Barnack Museum opened in Lynow in 1995, the birthplace of Oskar Barnack. Its exhibits explore the development of the original Leica and its successor models; the museum also offers insights into the history of 35 mm photography. The area thus brings together different themes, from sacred furnishings to the history of technology and photography.

The Museums-Scheune in Jänickendorf focuses on a different subject: it depicts rural life as it was 100 years ago. In Ahrensdorf, the Hachschara stele commemorates the former Hachschara site, which prepared Jewish young people for emigration to Israel between 1936 and 1941. The stele and the history of the site give travel plans a historical dimension that differs clearly from the nature and leisure activities on offer.

Discover more destinations: Dobbrikow, Niedergörsdorf, Ludwigsfelde, Siethen, Seehausen, Trebbin, Blankenfelde-Mahlow, Jänickendorf.

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