Six lakes in one day

When there are six natural lakes in a row on a cycle tour, there is nothing to stop you looking forward to the excursion. This even increases with the hint of another advantage: the water quality of the lakes is excellent. This means that the lake tour with start and finish in Guben in Lower Lusatia can be interrupted or even crowned with a dip in the cool water at any time. In addition, the clean water guarantees a great wealth of nature in the lakes and on their shores. Waterfowl, storks and many other animals can be easily observed on the way or during a rest in the countryside.

But the route also offers insights into history. These are already available at the start in Guben, whose streets still bear witness to the once proud city of the textile industry. It is only a stone's throw from here to Poland, as only the Neisse River separates the double city of Guben-Gubin. Between the lakes are many villages worth seeing.

Length: 63 km / Duration: 4.5 hours

Start / Finish: Guben Tourist Information
Route: Guben, Groß Breesen, Sembten, Schieben, Göhlensee, Groß Drewitz, Pinnow, Pinnower See, Kleinsee, Großsee, Drewitz, Pastlingsee, Grabko, Kerkwitz, Deulowitzer See, Kaltenborn, Guben

Logo / route signs: Junction signpost

Arrival / Departure:

• By train: from Berlin with RE1 and RB43 or RE2 and RE10 (approx. 2h)
• By car: from Berlin via the A12 and B12 past Frankfurt(Oder) to Guben (approx. 2h)
• Parking available at Guben railway station

Junction signposting: The day's tour can also be cycled along junctions using the signposting system. The following junctions are passed from junction 74 in the town centre of Guben: 29, 28, 73, 16, 15, 14, 2, 3, 1, 4, 5, 6, 76, 67, 72, 45, 43, 41, 38, 39, 25, 26, 36, 34, 74.

Route conditions: mainly asphalted cycle paths, few sections on side roads or hard, gravelled paths, mainly flat, only a few sections slightly hilly.

Sightseeing / things to know:

• City centre of the twin town of Guben-Gubin
• Guben City and Industry Museum
• Natural lakes: Göhlensee, Pinnower See, Deulowitzer See, Kleinsee, Großsee, Pastlingsee
• Village churches: in Groß Breesen, Sembten, Pinnow, Drewitz, Kerkwitz

Tip: If you fancy a boat trip, you can interrupt your cycle tour for a rowboat trip across Lake Deulowitz or a raft trip on Lake Göhlensee.

Restaurant tips:

• Ratskeller "Tercet" in Gubin
• Karpfenschänke restaurant in Pinnow

Possible combinations:

• The small village church tour
• Small technical tour
• Tour Brandenburg
• Oder-Neisse Cycle Route
• Niederausitz Mining Tour

Maps / Literature:

• Brochure "Cycling Guben/Gubin", published by Marketing und Tourismus Guben e.V., free of charge
• Spreewald, Schlaubetal, Cottbus; 1: 70 000 Kompass cycle map, ISBN 978-3-85026-291-0, 8.99 euros
• Cycling in the Spree-Neisse Region, 1:75 000 Semmler Verlag, ISBN 978-3-935826-02-0, 8.00 Euro
• Bikeline cycle map Beeskow, Burg, Eisenhüttenstadt, Guben, Lübben, Lübbenau, 1:75,000, Esterbauer Verlag (07/2016), ISBN-13: 978-3850003070, 6.90 Euro