4. Etappe "66-Seen-Wanderweg": Hennigsdorf - Birkenwerder

Address

Start of tour

Bahnhof Hennigsdorf
Postplatz 1
16761 Hennigsdorf

End of tour

Bahnhof Birkenwerder
Ludwig-Richter-Straße Ecke An der Bahn
16547 Birkenwerder

Contact address

Brandenburgische Seenplatte GmbH
Fischbänkenstraße 8
16816 Neuruppin

4. Etappe "66-Seen-Wanderweg": Hennigsdorf - Birkenwerder

Hiking tours

Length: 13 km

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Hiking tours

Length: 13 km

Brief description:

The Havel River as a companion, Foto: Jörg Bartz, Lizenz: TV Brandenburgische Seenplatte

Hennigsdorf Town Hall as the starting point, Foto: Jörg Bartz, Lizenz: TV Brandenburgische Seenplatte

Havel meadows near Birkenwerder, Foto: Jörg Bartz, Lizenz: TV Brandenburgische Seenplatte

Intact nature, Foto: Jörg Bartz, Lizenz: TV Brandenburgische Seenplatte

On the Briesesteig trail, Foto: Jörg Bartz, Lizenz: TV Brandenburgische Seenplatte

Nature on the Briesesteig trail, Foto: Jörg Bartz, Lizenz: TV Brandenburgische Seeplatte

Nature on the Briesesteig trail, Foto: Jörg Bartz, Lizenz: TV Brandenburgische Seenplatte

The Briesesteig trail, Foto: Jörg Bartz, Lizenz: TV Brandenburgische Seenplatte

nature, Foto: Jörg Bartz, Lizenz: TV Brandenburgische Seenplatte

Continue along the Briesesteig trail, Foto: Jörg Bartz, Lizenz: TV Brandenburgische Seenplatte

The beaver is native to, Foto: Jörg Bartz, Lizenz: TV Brandenburgische Seenplatte

The Monk Lake, Foto: Jörg Bartz, Lizenz: TV Brandenburgische Seenplatte

Birkenwerder railway station, Foto: Jörg Bartz, Lizenz: TV Brandenburgische Seenplatte

Hennigsdorf Town Hall as the starting point, Foto: Jörg Bartz, Lizenz: TV Brandenburgische Seenplatte

Havel meadows near Birkenwerder, Foto: Jörg Bartz, Lizenz: TV Brandenburgische Seenplatte

Intact nature, Foto: Jörg Bartz, Lizenz: TV Brandenburgische Seenplatte

On the Briesesteig trail, Foto: Jörg Bartz, Lizenz: TV Brandenburgische Seenplatte

Nature on the Briesesteig trail, Foto: Jörg Bartz, Lizenz: TV Brandenburgische Seeplatte

Nature on the Briesesteig trail, Foto: Jörg Bartz, Lizenz: TV Brandenburgische Seenplatte

The Briesesteig trail, Foto: Jörg Bartz, Lizenz: TV Brandenburgische Seenplatte

nature, Foto: Jörg Bartz, Lizenz: TV Brandenburgische Seenplatte

Continue along the Briesesteig trail, Foto: Jörg Bartz, Lizenz: TV Brandenburgische Seenplatte

The beaver is native to, Foto: Jörg Bartz, Lizenz: TV Brandenburgische Seenplatte

The Monk Lake, Foto: Jörg Bartz, Lizenz: TV Brandenburgische Seenplatte

Birkenwerder railway station, Foto: Jörg Bartz, Lizenz: TV Brandenburgische Seenplatte

The Havel River as a companion, Foto: Jörg Bartz, Lizenz: TV Brandenburgische Seenplatte

This relatively short stage links Hennigsdorf, in Berlin’s leafy suburbs, with Birkenwerder, a favourite day-trip destination for Berliners for over 100 years. Between the two towns, you walk through sparse pine woodland, always close to the River Havel. At the edge of the Havel floodplains, the route heads into the Briesetal valley. Boardwalks lead across the marshy areas, turning the path – charmingly nestled in the landscape – into a nature experience. The tour ends at Birkenwerder railway station. A leisurely route full of variety and beautiful sights.

Length: 13 km (3 1/2 hours)

Start: Hennigsdorf / Finish: Birkenwerder

Logo / Route markers: blue dot on a white background

+++ As the hiking trail is not marked throughout, we recommend downloading the track to your mobile phone or sports watch. +++

Getting there: From Berlin Central Station, take the S7, RE 8 or RE 5 to Friedrichstraße. Change there to the S25 to the terminus Hennigsdorf/Bahnhof.

Departure: You can also travel there and back in reverse order. Check for up-to-date alternatives on site or via the train app from "Deutsche Bahn".

Route: Hennigsdorf, Birkenwerder

Tour description:

The route starts in Hennigsdorf, a historic industrial town just outside Berlin. You cross the River Havel along a section of the Wall Trail. The route continues through pine forest and then along well-maintained forest paths, running parallel to the River Havel, to the outskirts of Niederheide. Skirting the Havel floodplains, past a marina and two restaurants, you reach Birkenwerder. The final section of the route heads eastwards, along the little river Briese, to the village centre. Woodland alternates with marshy areas accessed via boardwalks. The nature-friendly hiking trail here, which includes a Kneipp facility, is a feast for the eyes. The stage ends at Birkenwerder railway station. The section from Hennigsdorf to the Briese Valley is a delight in every season.

Trail conditions: asphalt paths, paved paths, natural paths, paths with loose surfaces, gravel paths.

Maps/literature:

Hikeline hiking guide: Fernwanderweg 66-Seen-Weg (66 Lakes Trail), 10 July 2024, €13.90
Hiking and cycling map 66-Seen-Weg um Berlin (66 Lakes Trail around Berlin) 1:50,000, Verlag Barthel, 1 July 2021, €9.90
Manfred Reschke and Andreas Sternfeldt: 66-Seen-Wanderung ‘Zu den Naturschönheiten rund um Berlin’ (66 Lakes Hike: The Natural Beauty Around Berlin), 10th updated edition 2024, 240 pages, 90 photos and historical illustrations, 36 hiking maps, fold-out maps and local transport map, ISBN 978-3-89794-623-1, €16.95 (https://www.trescher-verlag.de/reisefuehrer/deutschland/66-seen-wanderung)