Along the Neiße floodplains to the River Oder

Follow the Oder-Neiße Cycle Path to get to the village district of Groß Breesen. Turn right here and follow the course of the River Neiße until you reach Ratzdorf. The path goes through idyllic floodplains along the Neiße Dam. The village of Ratzdorf is a former sailing village at the estuary of the River Neiße into the River Oder. Depending on the water level, during high season it is possible to go on trips by passenger ship on the River Oder. The water-gauge house, standing on a raised stone platform, came to be very famous during the flooding of the River Oder in 1997. The nearby village of Wellmitz has a unique cemetery, where visitors can find four legendary stone crosses, medieval penitence crosses. The path continues via Breslack to Coschen. From Coschen you can follow the Oder-Neiße Cycle Path back to Guben. A quarry lake in the village district of Bresinchen is a perfect spot to relax and go for a swim before you reach the town of Guben again.

Route:
Guben tourist information centre – Groß Breesen – Coschen – Ratzdorf – Wellmitz – Breslack – Coschen - Bresinchen – Groß Breesen – Guben

Cycling-by-numbers
The full-day “Six lakes in one day" tour can also be cycled using the new signposts along the junctions. You pass the following junctions by the start/finish in Guben (junction 73):
73, 16, 73

Length of path:

approximately 42 kilometres

Conditions of the path:

Cycle paths (asphalted, separate cycle paths)

Cycle route on a suitable road (quiet road, moderately used)

Sights:

• River Neiße estuary into the River Oder at Ratzdorf, water-gauge house
• Neo-Gothic brick church in Wellmitz
• Medieval penitence crosses at the cemetery in Wellmitz
• Quarry lake in Bresinchen

Restaurants:
Bergschränke, Bresinchen