Rennradstrecke über Potsdam und Neu Fahrland

Seventy-one Kilometers Road Bike between Westend and Potsdam

The start is the S-Bahn station Heerstraße on Boyenallee, the destination is Messe Nord/ICC station – both are only about two kilometers apart, which means the seventy-one kilometers practically form a loop, even though it is listed as a route. It’s ridden on asphalt and at speed; this is a road bike tour, not a family outing. From the start, the path leads via Eichkampstraße to Kronprinzessinnenweg, one of the most popular asphalt routes in Berlin’s southwest, then to the Großer Wannsee and via Kladow and Gatow to Potsdam. There, it goes through Volkspark, over the Sacrow-Paretzer Canal to Neu Fahrland and finally back via Havelchaussee. In Berlin and Potsdam, the route runs on existing cycle paths, quiet side streets, green connections, and riverside paths. Berlin-Wannsee station is a practical entry and exit point in the middle of the route, where S1 and S7 as well as RE 1, RB21 and RB33 stop; Griebnitzsee is also on the way. From Potsdam Hauptbahnhof, the RE 1 takes about thirty minutes to Berlin Hauptbahnhof.

From Glienicke Bridge to Spandau Citadel

For a training ride, the density of sights is unusually high, which also makes the tour interesting for a more leisurely pace. Around Wannsee and Griebnitzsee are the Liebermann Villa, the House of the Wannsee Conference, the Neu-Babelsberg villa colony, the Griebnitzsee Wall Memorial, the Church at Stölpchensee and the Kleist Monument, plus the Alter Hof bathing spot for a break by the water. Further west follow the Glienicke Bridge, Glienicke Palace and Park, as well as Babelsberg Palace and Park, whose garden terraces offer one of the best views of the entire route. In Potsdam itself are Schiffbauergasse, Freundschaftsinsel, the Old Market with St. Nicholas Church, the State Parliament, the Barberini Museum, and the Potsdam Museum. On the return journey to Berlin, Spandau Citadel, Spandau Old Town, and Neukladow Estate Park are added, and those who make a detour before Neu Fahrland can reach Groß Glienicker See and Fort Hahneberg. The CityCube is finally directly at the destination.