Märkischer Landweg

The hike, which starts in Feldberg, is divided into 10 stages and crosses three of Brandenburg's National Natural Landscapes: the Uckermark Lakes Nature Park, the Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve and the easternmost protected area in the state: the Lower Oder Valley National Park.

A landscape shaped by the Ice Age can be admired along the entire route. Channel lakes and terminal moraines alternate, overlaid by meadows, fields and many forests. But not only sandy pine forest lies along the way, but also diverse mixed deciduous forests with beech and oak trees. This sparsely populated region near the Oder River is characterised by rustic swamp and floodplain forests along old river branches, which are lined with sedge meadows and reed beds. Throughout Europe, this area is considered the most intact floodplain landscape and forms a paradise as a breeding, resting or wintering place for water birds.

Alternatively, you can start in Fürstenberg/Havel, accessible by RE5 directly from Berlin. The hiking trail runs via Himmelpfort to Lychen and is also marked with the hiking sign. In Lychen it then meets the main route, which continues via Templin and Angermünde into the Oder Valley.

Length: 187 km (9 - 10 days)

Start: Feldberg / Finish: Mescherin

Logo / route sign: blue cross on white background

Arrival: From Berlin main station take the RE5 (Rostock) to Neustrelitz. From here continue by bus 619 to Feldberg (approx. 2.5 h)....

Departure: From Mescherin either by bus via Gartz to Schwedt. From here, take the RE3 (Wittenberg) to Berlin main station (approx. 1.5 h). Or from Mescherin by bus to Tantow. From there, continue by train and change trains once in Angermünde to Berlin.

Route : Feldberg, Lychen, Alt Placht, Annenwalde, Röddelin, Templin, Milmersdorf, Ringenwalde, Poratz, Peetzig, Wolletz, Angermünde, Crussow, Schöneberg, Stolpe, Alt-Galow, Stützkow, Criewen, Meyenburg, Schwedt, Vierraden, Hohenfelde, Heinrichshof, Hohenreinkendorf, Geesow, Mescherin

Route description (stages):

• Feldberg, Kolbatzer Mühle (14 km), alternative: Fürstenberg/Havel, Himmelpfort (20 km)
• Kolbatzer Mühle, Lychen (13 km), alternative: Himmelpfort, Lychen (11 km)
• Lychen, Templin (26 km)
• Templin, Ringenwalde (27 km)
• Ringenwalde, Wolletz (21 km)
• Wolletz, Angermünde (10 km)
• Angermünde, Stolpe (15 km)
• Stolpe, Schwedt (24 km)
• Schwedt, Groß Pinnow (17 km)
• Groß Pinnow, Mescherin (19 km)

Sightseeing:

• Lychen: historic town centre with St. John's Church (13th century), rafting museum, Uckermark Lakes Nature Park visitor centre, excursion boats, boat hire, raft trips
• Carwitz: Hans Fallada Museum
• Lookout mountain on the Bohnenwerder peninsula
• Alt Placht: Church
• Ringenwalde: Church & Castle Park
• Poratz
• Wolletzsee
• Angermünde: Old town with churches, castle ruins, Powder Tower, sculpture park on the Mündesee promenade, town hall with market fountain, Ehm Welk and local history museum, zoo
• Crussow: Church
• Stolpe: Tower and ramparts
• Museum Salveymühle
• Criewen: Landscape Park, National Park Visitor Centre

Possible combinations:

• Stübnitz circular route
• Uckermärker Landrunde
• Templiner Stadtsee circular route
• Wolletzsee circular walk
• From the "Grumsin Beech Forest" information point through the Grumsin Beech Forest World Heritage Site
• Wild Forest Trail - Hiking in the Lower Oder Valley
• Weg der Auenblicke - Hiking in the Lower Oder Valley

Trail conditions / route development: predominantly natural subsoil, about 20 % paved

Maps / literature:

• General map "ADFC-Regionalkarte Uckermark, mit Wanderrouten", 1:75.000, Bielefelder Verlag, ISBN 978-3-87073-831-0, 8,95 Euro
• all sections "Radwander- und Wanderkarte", 1:50.000, Dr. Barthel Verlag, maps 195, 221,214,101, 246, each 5,90 Euro
• Fürstenberg/Lychen/Templin sections "Klemmer Pocket Cycling, Hiking and Canoeing Map", 1:50,000, Klemmer-Verlag, Maps 21, 22, each 3.90 euros