Discover Oberuckersee: Lake Tour and Uckermark

If you are looking for a hotel in Oberuckersee, specific local and regional themes can help structure your travel plans. The Oberuckersee Lake Tour provides a local point of reference; for other landscape and cultural destinations, look to the Uckermark as a broader travel destination.

Potzlow and the Oberuckersee Lake Tour

The Oberuckersee Lake Tour passes through Potzlow, among other places. One of the attractions there is the Wooden Roland. This combines a specific route detail with a named cultural point of interest in Potzlow.

Nature and trails in the Uckermark

The Uckermärkische Seen Nature Park lies amid the Uckermark’s many lakes and gently rolling landscape. It encompasses many clear-water lakes, kettle holes and bogs. The nature park’s landforms also include terminal moraine ridges, hummocky ground moraines, drumlins, ramparts, inland dunes, channel lakes and flowing bogs. The Uckermark has more than 500 lakes as well as thousands of small ponds, kettle holes, bogs, streams and rivers. The region’s natural appeal therefore extends beyond individual lakes to include a variety of water and landforms.

Trail information also varies according to the area it covers: the nature park offers more than 600 kilometers of signposted hiking trails and over 150 kilometers of water trails. The Uckermark as a whole has 1,200 kilometers of designated hiking trails. The Märkischer Landweg runs for 217 kilometers in ten stages across the Uckermark and through three National Natural Landscapes. These figures address different planning questions: the hiking and water trail figures refer to the nature park or the region, while the length and stages describe the Märkischer Landweg.

The Lower Oder Valley National Park lies on the eastern edge of the Uckermark, directly connected to the Oder River and neighboring Poland. There, visitors can explore the waterways on several routes through the Oder’s narrow old river channels, accompanied by certified canoe guides. Depending on the route, the season begins in May or July and runs until November. If a particular route is important to your plans, check the relevant dates in advance.

Museums, technology and culture in the Uckermark

In Gramzow, the Railway Museum’s museum railway offers rides on historic railway vehicles and the chance to operate handcars on operating days. The Gramzow Railway Museum displays vehicles from different periods, as well as exhibitions on track construction, railway workshops, operations and transport services. Technical installations complement the exhibition in the outdoor area and inside buildings. When planning a ride, be sure to check the specific operating days.

Also in Gramzow, the listed granary is now an art venue for photography, language, literature and concerts. In Prenzlau, the Museum of Cultural History at the Dominican Monastery presents an extensive collection of medieval objects. Highlights include religious sculptures, archaeological finds from Seehausen Monastery and objects related to legal history. Boitzenburg Castle is considered the largest manor house complex in the Mark region outside the royal palaces of Potsdam and is surrounded by a Lenné-designed park. These examples appeal to a range of cultural interests: collections and legal history, railway technology, artistic themes, or a castle complex with a park.

A recurring event in the Uckermark is the Rafting Festival in Lychen. It takes place every year on the Oberpfuhl promenade and offers an entertainment program and activities for children and adults to join in on both days. If you would like to include the festival in your travel plans, check the dates for the relevant year.

Discover more destinations: Seehausen, Passow, Casekow, Grünow, Pinnow, Schöneberg, Göritz, Angermünde.

For the broader travel overview: Uckermark.