Spree Cycle Route Cottbus – Saspow – Merzdorf Observation Tower loop from Stadion der Freundschaft

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Spree Cycle Route Cottbus – Saspow – Merzdorf Observation Tower loop from Stadion der Freundschaft

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Spree Cycle Route Cottbus – Saspow – Merzdorf Observation Tower loop from Stadion der Freundschaft

02:05

35.9km

60m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 178 m for 16 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

3.45 km

Spreewehr Mill, Cottbus

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The Spreewehrmühle, formerly known as the watermill, was built around 1800 and shut down at the end of the 1950s. Today it is a technical monument that can be visited.

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3.53 km

Spree Cycle Route Cottbus – Saspow

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Very nice, easy-to-use cycle path section along the Spree. Great topping.

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6.82 km

View of the River Spree

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Very nice view of the Spree

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19.6 km

View of Hälterteich and lake landscape and view of the Jänschwalde Power Plant

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The fish ponds, such as the Neuendorfer Teich, in Peitz are among the largest artificial ponds in Europe.

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21.1 km

Peitz Pond Landscape with Hammergraben

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The fish ponds in Peitz are among the largest artificial ponds in Europe.

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23.6 km

Hammergraben Canal

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The Hammergraben (Lower Sorbian: Goramśica)[1] is a moat built in the 16th century as a feeder for the then 5,000-acre Peitz Ponds. Its course begins at the large Spree weir …

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24.0 km

Hammergraben Cycle Path

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Very nice to ride bike path section along the Hammergraben between Lakoma and Maus. Flat route with very good surface.

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29.0 km

Merzdorf Observation Tower

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If you are looking for a unique view, then the observation tower in the Cottbus district of Merzdorf is just the thing for you. The tower was opened in 2006 …

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35.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.8 km

8.02 km

4.64 km

3.20 km

269 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

29.9 km

2.93 km

2.02 km

808 m

301 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

14°C

3°C

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Comments

November 23, 2022,Spontane Solorunde ins Teichland

@StSt aus CB was probably not the first on the section that was new to me ;-) Only the direction was opposite.

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May 3, 2026,1226 - 79/2026, Kurzbesuch beim Fürst Pückler

On Sunday, once again, imperial weather with temperatures around 28 degrees. What to do? First, take a dip in the 15-degree water temperature, then get back on your bike and marvel at what Germany's most dazzling personality of the 19th century created in Branitz. The park is always an experience, and that in every season, and together with the castle …

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