Pilgrimage Berlin - Bad Wilsnack

The 118 km long pilgrimage trail from Berlin - Wilsnack is attractive for pilgrims and nature lovers in all seasons. Wilsnack was an important place of pilgrimage in the Middle Ages. From all over Europe, pilgrims flocked from 1383 to 1552 to the blood ostia, which were kept in the Wilsnack Miracle Blood Church. In 2006, the pilgrimage route was revived in the style of historical routes.

Length: 118 km (6-7 days)

Start: Hennigsdorf / Finish: Bad Wilsnack

Logo / route sign: Wilsnack pilgrimage sign representing the 3 hosts (3 orange dots).

Arrival: From Berlin main station RE4 (Rathenow) to Berlin Spandau, change to RE6 ( Neuruppin) to Hennigsdorf station (approx. 50 min)

Departure: From Bad Wilsnack with RE2 (Cottbus) to Berlin Hauptbahnhof (approx. 1.5h).

For those arriving by car, parking spaces are available at the respective stations.

Route : Hennigsdorf, Bötzow, Linum, Fehrbellin, Garz, Wusterhausen/Dosse, Kyritz, Görike, Bad Wilsnack

Route information for the 7 individual stages: Hennigsdorf - Bötzow (approx. 7 km) , Bötzow - Linum (approx. 25 km), Linum - Protzen (approx. 19 km), Protzen - Wusterhausen/Dosse (approx. 22 km), Wusterhausen/Dosse - Kyritz (approx. 9 km), Kyritz - Görike (approx. 18 km), Görike - Bad Wilsnack (approx. 18 km)

Places of interest along the route:

• Open churches in the villages and towns
• Stork village Linum with visitor centre

Possible combinations:

• 66 Lakes Hiking Trail

Trail conditions / route development: From Hennigsdor, the route is mainly on easily passable, natural field and forest paths or along low-traffic country roads to Bad Wilsnack.

Maps / Literature:

• Outdoor manual for the pilgrimage route ISBN no. 3866861893
• "Brandenburg: Medieval Way of St. James Berlin-Wilsnack-Tangermünde", Publisher: Stein (Conrad), Edition: 2nd (15th September 2008), ISBN-13: 978-3866861893, ca. 9,00 Euro