The Havel lakes are a popular local recreation area in the southwest of Berlin as well as in Havelland around the Brandenburg state capital Potsdam. The area is ideal to explore by bike and boat.
background
The area belongs to the city districts of Berlin Berlin / Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin / Steglitz-Zehlendorf and Berlin / Spandau.
Arrival and mobility
By train
- Train stations Berlin-Wannsee and Potsdam
By and bus
Grunewald and Wannsee:
- Line 218: Theodor-Heuss-Platz underground station - Grunewaldturm - Wannsee station - Pfaueninsel BVG leaflet: On the Havelhöhenweg through the Grunewald · Timetable of the traditional bus on route 218
Current timetables www.regiobus-pm.de
In the street
By boat
- Ferry F10 from Kladow to Wannsee - all year round at the BVG tariff
- 1 White Fleet Potsdam
- 2 Pier at the lido / forester's house Templin
- 3 Pier Ferch / Bootsklause
- 4 Pier Ferch / Haus am See
- 5 Caputh landing stage
- 6 Pier Geltow Baumgartenbrücke
- 7 Pier Werder / Petzow
- 8 Pier Werder / Insel
Sights and landscapes
Forst Tegel
- Tegel Castle
Grunewald
- The 55 m high Grunewald Tower on the Havel from 1899 made of red brick in the style of the Brandenburg brick Gothic and was renovated until 2011. Monuments in Berlin: Kaiser Wilhelm Tower
- Teufelsberg on the northern edge of the Grunewald - the 125 m high mountain of rubble consists of 125 million cubic meters of rubble from World War II (view from the top of the mountain, Teufelssee)
- Grunewald hunting lodge - The castle on the Grunewaldsee was built in 1542. This makes it the oldest palace in Berlin. Today it houses a collection of paintings.
- Teufelsee on Teufelsberg
- Hundekehlesee with the tennis facility of the LTTC Rot-Weiß Berlin and the Steffi-Graf-Stadium
- Grunewaldsee - with the Grunewald hunting lodge
- Crooked lank
- Schlachtensee
- Nikolassee
- AVUS - The "Automobile Traffic and Exercise Road" was opened in 1921. Today the first race track in Germany is part of the Berlin autobahn network (with a speed limit of 100 km / h). During the annual Berlin Radsternfahrt, which takes place every summer, you can cycle with a police escort from Potsdam over the AVUS in the direction of Berlin.
Volkspark and Park Glienicke
Havel lakes
Havel lakes- The lake-like Havel gives the Grunewald its unique character. Excursion boats operate on the Havel.
Havel north
- Niederneuendorfer See
- Heiligensee
Tegeler See
- Lido Tegel
Havel south
- Peacock Island - The island is only accessible on foot via a small ferry.
- - Landscape garden: old trees
- - pleasure palace: built in 1794 by Friedrich Wilhelm II for himself and his lover. The historical furnishings have been preserved
- - Bird enclosure by 1824
- - winter house: also inhabited by birds
- Nikolskoe viewpoint south of the Pfaueninsel - this is where the Nikolskoe log cabin is located. It was built in the Russian architectural style in 1819 (by Friedrich Wilhelm III.). Today it houses excursion gastronomy. From the terrace of the log cabin you have a beautiful view of the lake-like Havel.
- Church of St. Peter and Paul The church of St. Peter and Paul is also worth seeing. It is located in the Nikolskoe area and was built from 1834.
Great Wannsee
- Wannsee
- 1 Wannsee lido. from 1907 has an artificial 80 m wide sandy beach. There are around 300 beach chairs on the more than 1.2 km long beach.
- The Schwanenwerder peninsula with the villa district is also worth seeing.
Kleiner Wannsee, Pohlesee, Stölpchensee, Griebnitzsee and Glienicker Lake
activities
trips
- Excursion tips from the BVG
- Grunewald Tower - Wannsee - Pfaueninsel · "With the bus 218 through the Grunewald" · BVG leaflet: On the Havel Höhen Weg through the Grunewald · Timetable of the traditional bus on route 218
- Krumme Lanke - Schlachtensee · "With the underground line 3 to the southern shores" · From lake to lake through the Grunewald
- Gatow - Kladow - Hottengrund · "With the bus 134 to the west bank of the Havel" · On the west bank of the Havel
- Forst Tegel - Heiligensee · "With the bus 133 up north" · From Heiligensee through the forest to Tegel
hike
- Around the Grunewald Tower: Over mountains and valleys to the suicides - in the Eichkamp and Saubucht districts
fishing
Fishing is easy in Brandenburg. Anyone who fishes non-coarse fish, e.g. carp, tench, bream, rudd, roach or barbel, does not need a fishing license, but the annual fishing fee must be paid and a fishing license purchased. A fishing license is required for predatory fish, the closed seasons must be observed and night fishing is not permitted. Day tickets and information on the fishing tax are available from the Brandenburg State Anglers' Association at 49 331-7430110 or at www.lav-bdg.de. At the fishing protection cooperative "Havel" Brandenburg e.G. you can get annual fishing cards, daily, weekly and monthly fishing cards on-line order, which you will be sent by post after payment or immediately on your smartphone. You can order the fishing tax online, but it will be sent by post and it is not yet possible to send it online.
shop
kitchen
There used to be a large number of fish in the Havel lakes, so the range of freshwater fish on offer in local restaurants is traditionally large. Havelzander is on almost every menu in Havelland. However, one should not assume that the pikeperch actually still comes from the Havel and would be caught by the local fisherman. Most of the fish on offer come from farms or from further away.
accommodation
There are some houseboat rentals available. The House boats are license-free and can be rented by anyone.
health
Practical advice
literature
- Cycle touring and hiking map of the Potsdam Havel lakes, the blossom city of Werder and the surrounding area. Publishing house Dr. Barthel, ISBN 978-3-89591-088-3 . Scale 1: 35,000, € 4.90
