Rauen Viewing Tower – Scharmützelsee loop from Rauen

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Rauen Viewing Tower – Scharmützelsee loop from Rauen

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Rauen Viewing Tower – Scharmützelsee loop from Rauen

04:54

18.2km

230m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.27 km

Rauen Viewing Tower

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This lookout tower is in close proximity to the Markgrafensteinen. The tower is 45 meters high and offers you a fantastic view of the Scharmutzelsee, the Rauener mountains and even …

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6.55 km

Bad Saarow station building and forecourt

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The Bad Saarow train station is a really beautiful and well-kept train station in the well-known spa town on the Scharmutzelsee.

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6.94 km

Bad Saarow Water Tower

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It was built in 1906 as a water tower and was decommissioned many years ago. The old water tank at the top of the tower, which could store fifty cubic …

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7.18 km

Scharmützelsee

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The Scharmützelsee appears peaceful on this sunny late October day. Incidentally, it is not named after a brief military conflict, but rather takes its name from the Middle Low German …

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7.55 km

Promenade on Lake Scharmützelsee

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The perfect place for a leisurely stroll along the lake. If you then take a look at the old mansions on the waterfront, you'll feel like you're in the Hamptons …

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7.99 km

Lighthouse

8.70 km

The Egg House

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The "Egg House" from the late 1920s is a building sculpture by the Berlin architect Fritz Glantz. The former country house of the Jewish banker family Zeidler, also called "Villa …

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8.94 km

Fontane Park, Bad Saarow

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To mark the 200th anniversary of Fontane's birthday in 2019, sixteen panels with quotes from Theodor Fontane were erected on the peninsula covered in deciduous forest. The Berlin writer and …

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17.0 km

Great and Little Markgrafenstein

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Here are the largest boulders in the region. At one you can see the spot where a piece of the boulder was blown off. The large stone bowl that still …

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18.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.0 km

4.06 km

1.97 km

1.57 km

606 m

Surfaces

7.58 km

5.52 km

3.23 km

948 m

887 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

17°C

10°C

19 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

April 15, 2025,Wanderung / Rauener Berge ▪️Scharmützelsee 🥾

In the footsteps of Theodor Fontane.

He came to this area in 1881, but he wasn't particularly enthusiastic. A lot has changed since then, with the manor village of Saarow becoming a spa town ☺️

My first trip to Bad Saarow!!!!

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October 8, 2023,Promenade am Scharmützelsee – Aussichtsturm Rauener Berge Runde von Bad Saarow

A varied hike that provides insights into Bad Saarow and lets you feel the atmosphere of the health resort. Outside the city you can immerse yourself in the forest with beautiful forest paths that run along meadows at the edge of the forest and provide a panoramic view. The Bad Saarow coffee roastery provided an excellent end to the tour …

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