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View of the Havel River loop from Griebnitzsee

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Brandenburg

View of the Havel River loop from Griebnitzsee

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View of the Havel River loop from Griebnitzsee

00:43

11.8km

30m

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: April 25, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 5.64 km for 53 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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142 m

Main Building of the Former German Red Cross, Griebnitzsee Campus, University of Potsdam

Highlight • Historical Site

This building was inaugurated in 1943 as the presidential and administrative building of the German Red Cross. It is that
largest and at the same time most imposing building
the site of the former DRK main camp. It consists of an approximately 160 meter long three and a half storey main part
with a central risalit. Above the three entrance doors with the four conspicuous spear lamps
reminiscent of lanterns rises a "Führer balcony".
..
Since the building was representative and was in the immediate vicinity of the requisitioned area for the participants of the Potsdam Conference in 1946, it was probably used by the high command of the "Group of Soviet Armed Forces" for about 5 years.
From 1951 the Academy for Political Science and Law was located here
of the GDR, ultimately the Institute for International
Relationship that was responsible for the training of diplomats in the GDR ... Since 1994 the Faculty of Law, Economics and Social Sciences of the University of Potsdam has been based here. Source: publishup.uni-potsdam.de/opus4-ubp/frontdoor/deliver/ index / docId / 9471 / file / standort_griebnitzsee.pdf

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579 m

Hasso Plattner Institute Academy (August-Bebel Street 88)

Highlight • Monument

This building was built in 1902 as an invalids' home for the Kaiser Wilhelm Foundation and became the Nowawes retirement home in 1927. During GDR times it was used by the Reichsbahn and is now the headquarters of the Hasso Plattner Institute. Source: Jörg Limberg: Neubabelsberg. History and architecture of a Potsdam villa colony. Wernersche Verlagsgesellschaft Worms 2021, p. 326

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5.05 km

View of St. Nicholas' Church (St. Nikolai), Potsdam

Highlight • Viewpoint

Currently, almost every place in Potsdam is being built, so you can and should definitely discover Potsdam by bike and the view of St. Nikolai is always worthwhile.

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5.19 km

View of the Alte Fahrt and its promenade, Potsdam

Highlight • Viewpoint

From here, you have a beautiful view of the Alte Fahrt and its promenade. 🙂
It's worth stopping for a moment!

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5.27 km

Friendship Island (Freundschaftsinsel)

Highlight • Natural

Formed from alluvium at the mouth of the Nuthe and the Havel, the island has always been secluded in the middle of the attractive river landscape and at the same time in the immediate vicinity of the city center, which had a significant influence on its development.

The island got its present form at the beginning of the 19th century with the construction of the long bridge (Schinkel) in the years 1824/25 and the expansion of the new route into a navigable canal. In one of the first small gardens on the otherwise flat, grazing island, the owner, tobacconist Gems, occasionally held small rose festivals and in 1841 called it "Island of Friendship" in his will. From 1845 his son-in-law ran a tourist restaurant in the same place using this name, which then gradually spread to the entire island.
History of the island: Freundschaftsinsel-potsdam.de/Freundschaftsinsel/geschichte

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7.15 km

View of the Havel River

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Bridge from Potsdam to Babelsberg. I use this bridge a lot, especially coming out of Park Babelsberg and heading into Potsdam's Hollandische Viertel off Nuthestrasse and onto Gutenbergstrasse for coffee and bagels. A fine surface.

You can go down to the waters edge path at the south east end. The Park Babelsberg is worth including on your route. The path along the water has a fine view onto Potsdam and later the Glienicke Brücke.

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11.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.13 km

1.79 km

840 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.09 km

1.56 km

1.44 km

563 m

154 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 1 July

27°C

14°C

12 %

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View of the Havel River loop from Griebnitzsee

Main Building of the Former German Red Cross, Griebnitzsee Campus, University of Potsdam

Hasso Plattner Institute Academy (August-Bebel Street 88)

View of St. Nicholas' Church (St. Nikolai), Potsdam

View of the Alte Fahrt and its promenade, Potsdam

Friendship Island (Freundschaftsinsel)

View of the Havel River

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