Oder-Havel cycle path
| Oder-Havel cycle path | |
|---|---|
| overall length | 60 km |
| Starting point | Liebenwalde |
| Target point | Hohensaaten |
| Places along the way | Zerpenschleuse , Marienwerder , Eberswalde , Niederfinow , Liepe , Oderberg |
| Flooring | mostly paved |
| Connection to | Berlin-Copenhagen Cycle Route , the Oder-Neisse cycle path , cycle path Berlin Usedom , Havel bike trail , Tour Brandenburg |
The Oder-Havel-Radweg is a 60 km long cycle path in the northeast of the state of Brandenburg . It connects the Oder-Neisse cycle path with the Havel cycle path and largely runs parallel to the Finow Canal . At times the path is also referred to as a towpath.
course
The Oder-Havel cycle path begins at the southern exit of Hohensaaten , at the foot of the Oder dike . First it runs on a side street parallel to the Alte Oder in the direction of Oderberg . In Oderberg the Alte Oder is crossed on the B 158 . It continues on the L 29 through the villages of Liepe and Niederfinow . In Niederfinow, the Oder-Havel cycle path branches off from the state road in the direction of the Stecherschleuse district. Behind the western exit of Stecherschleuse, a forest path begins that leads to the Ragöser Schleuse. Shortly before the lock, the towpath of the Finow Canal is reached for the first time .
The cycle path continues on the north bank of the canal, crosses under the Eberswalde – Frankfurt (Oder) railway line and reaches the urban area of Eberswalde at the city lock. Shortly afterwards, the former B 2 and the Stettiner Bahn are crossed and the Kupferhammer lock is passed. The cycle path changes over the bridge on Britzer Straße to the south side of the Finow Canal. At the Drahthammer lock, at the level of the Eberswalde family garden, there is another change to the northern bank of the canal. In the vicinity of the Heegermühle lock, the cycle path crosses a remnant of the small river Finow , which gave its name to the Finow Canal.
On the eastern edge of Finowfurt , the Oder-Havel cycle path passes under the B 167 . In the local situation, the route first leaves the tow path of the Finow Canal: At the Schöpfurth lock, the path turns south into Hauptstrasse and then southwest into Biesenthaler Strasse, where it crosses the route of the former Eberswalde-Finowfurt railway . Behind Finowfurt, the cycle path runs along the grounds of the Eberswalde Finow airfield and shortly afterwards crosses the BAB 11 and the Finow.
Immediately after the bridge over the Finow, the Oder-Havel cycle path reaches the Berlin – Usedom long-distance cycle path and runs along with it for about 2.5 km. The routes separate again near the Grafenbrück lock. After a small southerly curve, the Oder-Havel-Radweg reaches the towpath of the Finow Canal again and passes the Leesenbrück lock near Marienwerder . From the Ruhlsdorf lock, the cycle path runs alongside the road to the L 31, which in turn runs parallel to the Finow Canal. After crossing under the " Heidekrautbahn ", the Ruhlsdorf-Zerpenschleuse station of which is in the immediate vicinity, the Oder-Havel-Radweg, L 31 and Finow Canal reach the Oder-Havel Canal . A few meters west of the confluence (former intersection) of the Finow and Oder-Havel canals, the Oder-Havel cycle path crosses the Oder-Havel canal on a pedestrian and cyclist bridge and reaches the village of Zerpenschleuse . In Zerpenschleuse, the route runs parallel to the Finow Canal, which from here to the end in Liebenwalde is also called " Langer Trödel ". In the local area of Zerpenschleuse the B 109 is crossed.
To the west of Zerpenschleuse, roughly on the border between the districts of Oberhavel and Barnim , the route now finally leaves the towpath of the Finow Canal. It runs in a south-westerly direction through the forest and approaches the Oder-Havel Canal up to a few meters, which, however, cannot be seen from the bike path. Then it goes on in a north-westerly direction past the farm "Angra Pequena" to Liebenwalde . On the outskirts of Liebenwalde yet no longer operated western branch of the "heather train" will pass under before the Oder-Havel bike path on the L 21, on the next to the Havel bike path and the Berlin-Copenhagen Cycle Route run ends. The Havel itself, which is hardly larger than a stream here, is a good 1.5 km as the crow flies.
Route condition
Due to the fact that the Oder-Havel cycle path essentially follows a waterway , there are hardly any notable inclines. The largest climbs are to the east of Eberswalde between the Ragöser Schleuse and the village of Stecherschleuse, as well as between Liepe and Oderberg .
The vast majority of the cycle route is paved . Only in the urban area of Eberswalde and between the Leesenbrück and Grafenbrück locks can you find shorter unpaved sections. In the Schorfheide, west of the BAB 11, there are two short sections with coarse cobblestones . The asphalt between Oderberg and Hohensaaten is badly worn.
Attractions
The most famous sight along the route is the Niederfinow ship lift with the historic lock staircase and the construction site for the new ship lift. Less known are the remains of the former Weidendammer Bridge in Berlin, which now spans the Finow Canal.
history
During the state garden show in 2002, a section of the southern towpath in Eberswalde was part of the garden show grounds. The Oder-Havel-Radweg was provisionally led north of the Finow Canal during this time.
The route was changed between Oderberg and Liepe . Initially, the route left the L 29 at the level of the Teufelsberg bus stop west of Oderberg and ran down a steep cobblestone road down to the Oderbruch valley , over unpaved paths through an allotment garden and reached the L 29 again in the village of Liepe.
Web links
- Oder-Havel-Radweg , barnimerland.de
- Oder-Havel-Radweg , reiseland-brandenburg.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Oder-Havel-Radweg , on reiseland-brandenburg.de, accessed on December 19, 2019
- ↑ Oder-Havel-Radweg tourismus-eberswalde.de
Coordinates: 52 ° 50 ′ 47 " N , 13 ° 46 ′ 34.9" E