Bicycle tour to log cabins and orchard meadows

This bicycle tour takes you past historic thatched roof houses, through the unspoiled Spreewald forest, past traditional artisan farms and through Spreewald landscapes. On the way, you can watch master craftsmen at work and taste fine spirits distilled in Burg – or simply enjoy the idyllic atmosphere of the Spreewald countryside. The bicycle tour starts in the heart of Burg at the tourist information centre. You head towards the Bismarck Tower along a tributary of the River Spree. The 27-metre observation tower on Schlossberg offers an expansive view of the unique Spreewald landscape. Leaving the Bismarck Tower to the right, the tour then goes on to Lake Willischza-See, carrying on through the extensive dispersed settlement, past open fields and small unspoilt woodland areas as far as Ringchaussee.

Length: approximately 17 kilometres

Start/finish: Burg (Spreewald), Burg im Spreewald tourist information centre

Logo/route sign: The tour is not signposted.

Directions:

• Train: From Berlin take the RE 2 to Cottbus, from there take bus 47 to Burg. From Dresden take the RE 15 or RE 18 to Cottbus, from there take bus 47 to Burg.
• Car: From Berlin Schönefelder Kreuz A13 follow signs to Dresden-Forst as far as Dreieck Spreewald, then take the A15 for Cottbus-Forst. Exit Vetschau, continue in the direction of Burg. From Dresden Dreieck Nord A13 Berlin to Dreieck Spreewald on the A15, following signs to Cottbus-Forst. Exit Vetschau, continue in the direction of Burg
• Parking: At the Festplatz not far from the tourist information centre, or behind the Spreewaldmühle (Hauptstrasse 31), at the end of the village in the direction of Lübben

Route:  Am Hafen – Bismarckturm – Willischzaweg – Ringchaussee – Weidenweg – Wendenkönigstrasse – Bleichestrasse – Ringchaussee – Erste Kolonie – Schwarze Ecke – Ringchaussee – Naundorfer Strasse – Zweite Kolonie – Bahnhofstrasse – Am Hafen

Points of interest/background information:

• Burg-Dorf: Local history parlour, Bismarck Tower, Weidenburg, Spreewald Biosphere Reserve information centre at Schlossberghof, Spa Gardens and Saga Park, Kunsthalle art museum with glass-making centre
• Burg-Kauper Marmalade workshop Rosenrot & Feengrün, Piezonka potter's workshop, Burg Hofbrennerei (distillery), costume embroidery centre
• Burg-Kolonie: Craft trade demonstration centre, Janke Spreewald juice press

Possible combinations:

• Spree Cycle Path
• Gherkin Cycle Path

Trail conditions/surface: mainly good, asphalted paths

Maps/Literature:
For optimum preparation and planning of the bicycle tour, the tourist information centre at the Haus des Gastes offers detailed cycling maps which can also be purchased from the online shop on the website.