Spree Cycle Route

The Spree Cycle Route runs for 368km from the sources of the River Spree in Upper Lusa­tia to Berlin. This tour along the Spree, which also cuts through the Lusa­t­ian Lake­land for about 62km, has nat­ural beauty and cul­tural attrac­tions in abun­dance. Explore the water­scape and ver­dant scenery along the Spree Cycle Route by bike.

The Spree begins in the Lusa­t­ian Hills, where it is fed by three springs. The first part of the Spree Cycle Route, as far as Bautzen, is hilly. It then lev­els off as it crosses the Upper Lusa­t­ian land­scape of heath­land and ponds to reach Uhyst on the shores of Lake Bärwalde, the south­ern­most lake in the Lusa­t­ian Lake­land. Swim­ming beaches, the ‘Ear’ land­scape sculp­ture and amphithe­atre on Boxberg shore, and the Klit­ten marina are per­fect spots for a leisurely break and can all be eas­ily reached via the path that runs around the edge of the lake. It is also worth tak­ing a lit­tle diver­sion to the Nochten Boul­der Park. Just out­side Boxberg in the ham­let of Sprey is an unusual wooden chapel made of hand-hewn logs. Beyond Neustadt/Spree, the cycle route con­tin­ues along pic­turesque river­banks to Sprem­berg. The new-gen­er­a­tion Schwarze Pumpe power sta­tion can be seen from miles away and a visit to its mul­ti­me­dia vis­i­tor cen­tre is well worth a detour. Con­tin­u­ing through the lov­ingly restored old quar­ter of Sprem­berg and past the cas­tle, home of the Lower Lusa­t­ian Heath Museum, the route leads to the nearby reser­voir. After a well-deserved rest on the sandy shore, the next stop is the his­tor­i­cal city of Cot­tbus and then onwards through the Spree For­est to Berlin.

Tip: In Ruhlmühle you can swap your bike for a boat and appre­ci­ate nature at its best with a cruise along the River Spree.

Length: 368km, 62km of which is through the Lusa­t­ian Lake­land

Starts: Ebers­bach, Neugers­dorf and Wald­dorf/Eibau (sources of the Spree)

Ends: Berlin

Logo / Route mark­ers: Signs show the River Spree, the Bran­den­burg Gate and a green hill on a white back­ground

Route: Ebers­bach, Neugers­dorf, Wald­dorf/Eibau (sources of the Spree), Bautzen, Uhyst (Lake Bärwalde), Boxberg, Sprey, Neustadt/Spree, Spree­witz, Sprem­berg, Bühlow, Gross Oss­nig, Cot­tbus, Peitz, Burg/Spree­wald, Lübbe­nau, Lübben, Schlepzig, Kraus­nick, Gross Wasser­burg, Neuen­dorf, Alt-Schadow, Beeskow, Fürsten­walde, Erkner, Berlin

Ter­rain: Pre­dom­i­nantly sur­faced paths, cob­ble­stones, con­crete slabs and very well-main­tained cycle tracks, very few busy roads; steep climbs on the stretch to Bautzen

Com­bi­na­tion options:

• Seen­land Route
• Lower Lusa­tia Min­ing Route
• Prince Pückler Cycle Route
• Frog Cycle Route

Cyclists’ needs are well catered for all along the route, with a wide choice of cyclist-friendly Bed & Bike accom­mo­da­tion.

Route

Rec­om­mended maps

• bike­line cycle tour guide Spree-Rad­weg (Spree Cycle Route), pub­lished by Ester­bauer GmbH, 1:75,000, ISBN 978-3-85000-070-3, price: €10.40
• Spree-Rad­weg map pub­lished by Dr. Barthel-Ver­lag, 1:50,000, ISBN: 978-3-89591-102-6, price: €9.90
• Kom­pass Spree-Rad­weg, 1:50,000, ISBN: 978-3-85026-793-9, price: €8.99

Ser­vices for your cycling hol­i­day

Hol­i­day cyclists’ needs are well catered for all along the Spree Cycle Route, with a wide choice of cyclist-friendly Bed & Bike accom­mo­da­tion. Our tourist infor­ma­tion offices on Lake Bärwalde, in Hoy­er­swerda and in Sprem­berg will be happy to pro­vide infor­ma­tion about accom­mo­da­tion along the Spree Cycle Route in the Lusa­t­ian Lake­land region.

• Cyclist-friendly Bed & Bike accom­mo­da­tion
• Bike hire
• Overview of tourist infor­ma­tion offices

Get­ting here

• By car via the A4, A13 and A15 motor­ways
• by train, e.g. from/to Eibau, Neugers­dorf, Ebers­bach, Bautzen, Uhyst, Sprem­berg, Cot­tbus, Peitz, Lübbe­nau, Lübben, Beeskow, Fürsten­walde, Erkner
• Fur­ther infor­ma­tion on travel to the region