Crane bike tour
74 km
Cycle circuit
Start/Finish: Tantow, train station
Marking: Crane logo
The Crane Cycle Tour leads partly car-free on the Oder-Neisse Cycle Path through the Lower Oder Valley National Park, the only floodplain national park in Germany that is also a crane resting area. The lookout towers and Oder slopes along the route offer ideal conditions for birdwatching and a wide view over the national park region.
Nearby
- Mescherin: nature observation tower, border crossing in the village – excursion to Poland possible (Gryfino/Greifenhagen approx. 5 km, Szczecin approx. 20 km)
- Gartz (Oder): Ackerbürgermuseum, town wall with gates, St. Stephen’s Church, former church of the Heilig-Geist-Hospital
- Petershagen: Fairytale park at the castle, cottage garden
- Vierraden: Tobacco museum, Vierraden tobacco factory with café, the “Hungerturm” with the remains of the Vierraden castle complex, tobacco barns, Kreuzkirche (18th century)
- Schwedt/Oder (approx. 4 km from the trail): AquariUM adventure pool, Uckermärkische Bühnen, Berlischky Pavilion, Hugenottenpark (former castle garden redesigned according to Lenné), city museum
Directions
- Tantow – Staffelde – Mescherin – Gartz/Oder – Vierraden – Kummerow – Casekow – Tantow
- Uckermark cycle route, Oder-Neisse cycle route, connection from Tantow via Rosow, Neurosow, Kolbaskowo to Szczecin
Overnight stay
- Schwedt/Oder, Friedrichsthal, Gartz (Oder), Mescherin, Damitzow, Vierraden
Food & drink
- Casekow, Schwedt/Oder, Gartz (Oder), Mescherin
Condition of the path
- To Staffelde country road with little traffic, roadside cycle path to Mescherin, car-free cycle path to Gatow, country road with moderate traffic to Schönfeld, roadside cycle path to Tantow
Intersections
66 – 63 – 62 – 61 – 60 – 42 – 47 – 67 – 65 – 66
E-bike
The crane bike tour is also suitable for e-bikes. E-bikes are available from Fahrrad & Touristikcenter Bodo Butzke in Schwedt/Oder.
Map
Arrival & Departure
- Public transport: RE66/RB66 Tantow
- Parking: Tantow, train station
- Tour planning at: www.vbb.de or www.wirbewegensie.de
Contact
Touristinformation Schwedt/Oder
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Vierradener Straße 31
16303 Schwedt/Oder - Tel.: 03332 25590
- touristinfo@momentum-schwedt.de
- www.unteres-odertal.de