Lake Scharmützelsee – Scharmützelsee loop from Wendisch-Rietz

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Lake Scharmützelsee – Scharmützelsee loop from Wendisch-Rietz

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Lake Scharmützelsee – Scharmützelsee loop from Wendisch-Rietz

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25.3km

110m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 30, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 9.89 km for 75 m

After 13.0 km for 206 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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752 m

Scharmützelsee Lakeside Path

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There is a small rest area at the southern tip of Lake Scharmützelsee.

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8.81 km

View of the Scharmützelsee

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The Märkische Meer can be admired from many locations. This one offers a particularly beautiful view into the Rauener mountains.

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8.85 km

Lake Scharmützelsee

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Brandenburg's second largest natural lake, beautifully situated. After Theodor Fontane also called "Märkisches Meer".

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13.2 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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13.5 km

Promenade on Lake Scharmützelsee, Bad Saarow

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Beautiful promenade in Bad Saarow on the banks of the Scharmützelsee.
More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Saarow and de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scharm%C3%BCtzelsee

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14.3 km

Bad Saarow Harbor

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Always something going on and in the Hagenpavillion please taste the ice cream.

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16.3 km

Cycle path on the former railway line at Lake Scharmützelsee

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Wonderful bike path in the forest - apparently on a former railway line !?

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24.3 km

Wendisch Rietz Lock

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The lock, which has existed since 1865, was renovated in 1965 with concrete chamber walls and automated in 2004. The lock is activated using the request levers at the waiting …

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25.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.6 km

6.07 km

2.69 km

863 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

12.3 km

11.3 km

1.33 km

286 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

17°C

9°C

22 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

July 3, 2022,🚴🏽‍♂️Kleine Runde ums Märkische Meer 🚴‍♀️

Today with relatively pleasant temperatures because we partly went through the forest and cycled around the Scharmutzelsee. From Wendisch Rietz via Bad Saarow to Wendisch Rietz

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March 10, 2024,Meerrundfahrt

Once around the Brandenburg Sea. 🚴 True to the advertising slogan: "Whenever I see the lake, I don't need the sea anymore." Since I can't use bumpy paths at the moment, I often walked along the side of the road. Unfortunately, I had to avoid the natural riverside paths. It was still fun though. 👍🤗
And in Diensdorf I was …

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August 11, 2023,Rund um den Scharmützelsee

Friends invited us to go for a walk around the Scharmutzelsee, sometimes on adventurous paths.

In the "Golden Twenties", the town of Bad Saarow developed into the preferred resort and meeting place for Berlin's culture and film scene. Among others, Max Schmeling acquired a piece of land by the lake here and married the actress Anny Ondra in Bad Saarow. …

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August 27, 2025,Rund um den Scharmützelsee👍🤩

Next, we went to see family at Scharmützelsee in Brandenburg.
We took a quick ride around the lake. 👍🚲
A beautiful area where the East German bigwigs used to vacation. 😜
There are places to stop for refreshments everywhere. 👍🍹🍻
The terrain is very easy to ride. I rode almost without the motor. 🤪
Highly recommended 🤩

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April 18, 2025,🇩🇪 Wendisch Rietz > Radtour um den Scharmützelsee 🥶🧣🧤🌬️🚴🏼‍♀️

On the first day of my Easter holiday weekend🤩, I set off from my holiday apartment in Wendisch Rietz on my rental bike🚲. After just a few kilometers, I discovered my first lost place🕵🏼‍♀️, which wasn't the last on my tour🥳. Unfortunately, there wasn't much left to see, and I'd also forgotten my flashlight🔦. As I finished my short L.P. …

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April 23, 2022,Rund um den Scharmützelsee

A very relaxed circumnavigation of the Scharmutzelsee. On the west side I tried to drive as close to the shore as possible. The sight at Saarow Strand made me sad. Part of the former campsite is now a construction site for a residential complex. The former Neptun restaurant has now been demolished, and instead there is a large heap of …

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