The best walks and hikes around Langenlehsten

From the bridge, you have a great view of the lake and its mini-islands. Unfortunately, you can't really get to the lake anywhere there.

Not passable with a touring bike, at most with a mountain bike.

The estate, including the school building for the surrounding villages, stood here. In 1963, the entire area was demolished during the "Verziefer" (pesticide) campaign, and all the buildings were destroyed because it was considered too close to the border by the GDR regime.

At midnight between April 30th and May 1st, 1976, Michael Gartenschläger is killed by East German border guards. He is shot by a special Stasi commando as he tries to approach the border to the west. Gartenschläger has carefully planned his action at the border of Schwarzenbek in Lauenburg. The GDR Foreign Minister, Oskar Fischer, denies that there are automatic shooting devices at the border. Gartenschläger wants to prove that this is a lie. In March and April he crawls to the border and dismantles two of the SM70 automatic shooting devices. He shows these to the magazine Der Spiegel and in this way the GDR leadership's fraud is exposed. When Gartenschläger knows that new SM70s have been installed, he sneaks back to the border on the evening of April 30th. Together with two helpers, he wants to get one of the new automatic shooting devices that is to be exhibited in West Germany. But he does not know that the East German border police have been tipped off. This is why a special commando from the Ministry for State Security is able to take up positions. They are prepared to shoot Gartenschläger, who is now a thorn in the side of the GDR government. In the following years, Michael Gartenschläger becomes a symbol of the inhumanity of the GDR. A cross is erected shortly afterwards in the village of Bröthen: the Gartenschläger Cross. Today there is a memorial here. www.vimu.info/fb.jsp?id=for_1_9_17_fb_gartenschlaeger_dk_doc&lang=de&u=general&flash=true

The large, free parking lot at the Blue Lagoon is a good starting point for all kinds of tours in the area. After the tour ends, you can also fortify yourself with food and drink in the Blue Lagoon in the warmer seasons.

The Diebsradenweg leads along the western bank of the Prüßsee. It's easy to hike here and you'll also pass the "Seeburger Schlüs" and the "Deewrad". There is also one of the few public lake accesses here, but you have to go down the embankment to access it. Most of the properties here are privately owned and the lake is not accessible. Otherwise the lake shore is relatively overgrown and unfortunately you only have good views of the lake from a few places.

The bridge itself is unassuming, but it offers fantastic views of Lake Prüßsee on both sides. It's worth stopping here to admire the beautiful lake scenery.

As the title already says, there are many great little bathing spots here at Prüßsee, which also invite you to take a spontaneous break. Also ideal for dogs, who can cool down here in the summer.