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Merzdorf Observation Tower – View over the Cottbuser Ostsee loop from Peitz Ost - Picnjo pódzajtšo

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Merzdorf Observation Tower – View over the Cottbuser Ostsee loop from Peitz Ost - Picnjo pódzajtšo

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Merzdorf Observation Tower – View over the Cottbuser Ostsee loop from Peitz Ost - Picnjo pódzajtšo

02:26

39.8km

100m

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: June 18, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 664 m for 75 m

After 39.1 km for 75 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.99 km

Peitz Pond Landscape with Hammergraben

Highlight • Lake

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

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6.50 km

Peitzer Pond Landscape with Hammergraben

Highlight • Lake

It is nice and relaxing to cycle through the pond country. I find it a bit strange to see the cooling towers of Jänschwalde behind all this natural idyll on the horizon with a gigantic cloud on top of that.

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7.69 km

West Viewpoint

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There is a vantage point on the emerging Baltic Sea. Display board with the creation and “vision pictures”, that's how it should be.

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10.4 km

Lakoma Memorial and Cottbus Lake Inlet

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There are well-made information boards about the localities, the Baltic Sea and the cycle path on the circular path that is being built around the Baltic Sea. Here at the …

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13.0 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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29.3 km

View over the Cottbuser Ostsee

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Very nice view over the lake

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32.7 km

Mauster Kiesgrube Lake with Small Island

Highlight • Lake

Great view of the water. A cycling/hiking path runs right along it.

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36.3 km

View of Peitzer Teichlandschaft with Swans

Highlight • Lake

This bench is ideal for observing countless swans, ducks, geese and other birds.

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39.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.8 km

8.34 km

7.36 km

5.89 km

399 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

30.7 km

3.95 km

3.62 km

789 m

632 m

114 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 3 July

21°C

12°C

16 %

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Comments

June 1, 2024,Peitzer Teiche – Radweg am Hammergraben Runde von Peitz Ost - Picnjo pódzajtšo

An all-round successful tour, with very nice impressions. Mostly well-developed cycle paths. Cottbus Baltic Sea is worth seeing. The weather was good too. There were a few supplies on offer along the way.

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May 8, 2025,Der Cottbuser Ostsee. 🚴🏾‍♂️🚴🏾‍♂️Umrundung

The Cottbus Baltic Sea.

Back then, it was 2018. We were on a private tour of the entire area with a former open-cast lignite mine miner. It was overwhelming to see it all and to process his stories about everything that had happened.

Now, seven years later, we're cycling around the lake 🚴🏾‍♂️🚴🏾‍♂️.

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April 28, 2024,um den Cottbuser Ostsee

After a lot has been written about the Baltic Sea recently, we decided to take a look at it ourselves and cycle around the lake. It works, albeit with a few problems.
A new harbor is being built and the existing cycle path is simply cut off🤔
So we went straight through the forest and found the old path again. …

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June 27, 2021,Ostsee- Tour 27.06.2021

Today we circumnavigated the future Baltic Sea. The tour and the temperatures are more reminiscent of a desert rally. The design of the post-mining landscape is an ambitious project.

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March 31, 2024,Ostsee Tour - 🚵‍♂️ Rund um den ⛵️ Cottbuser Ostsee⛱️ - Aus einem 🏭 ehemaligen Tagebau wird ein 🏄‍♂️ Freizeitsee 🚤 - Aussichtsturm Teichland - Aussichtsturm Merzdorf 31.03.2024

Today, after Easter brunch, we went on a Baltic Sea tour in Lusatia, another cycling tour with the theme of water. I have been following the Cottbus Baltic Sea company for a few years now and was excited to see how much the lake landscape has changed since my last visit. I have to say that all the rain has …

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August 24, 2021,Auf 🌅 Ostsee Tour - 🚵‍♂️ Rund um den ⛵️ Cottbusser Ostsee ⛱ - Aus einem 🏭 ehemaligen Tagebau wird ein 🏄‍♂️ Freizeitsee 🚤 24.08.2021

Did nothing for 2 days and the bumblebees are already buzzing in their asses 😉😁. After the 🚗 drive and the arrival in my old homeland, I immediately went around the emerging "Baltic Sea" on my bike to check the water level 😉. The Baltic Sea will one day be the largest artificial body of water in Germany and a …

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October 31, 2025,Flucht vor 👻 an 🎃 an den Cottbuser Ostsee 🌊 mit dem 🚲 bei ☀️

Like every year, the little ghosts chased us away on Halloween 🎃. 😉
This year, we cycled around the Cottbus Lake. Our starting and finishing point was the Maustmühle Restaurant.

The paths are very easy to cycle on. However, some sections may be used by large vehicles. It's best to avoid these on weekdays.

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August 22, 2025,Rund um den Cottbuser Ostsee

A brief digression on the cut-off wall:
The impetus for the development of cut-off wall technology was the need to limit the groundwater drawdown to keep the open-pit mine dry, thus limiting the amount of groundwater that needed to be pumped out, and protecting the groundwater balance in the surrounding areas.

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Merzdorf Observation Tower – View over the Cottbuser Ostsee loop from Peitz Ost - Picnjo pódzajtšo

Peitz Pond Landscape with Hammergraben

Peitzer Pond Landscape with Hammergraben

West Viewpoint

Lakoma Memorial and Cottbus Lake Inlet

Merzdorf Observation Tower

View over the Cottbuser Ostsee

Mauster Kiesgrube Lake with Small Island

View of Peitzer Teichlandschaft with Swans

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