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Flow – Follow Berlin’s streams with the S-Bahn

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Flow – Follow Berlin’s streams with the S-Bahn

Flow – Follow Berlin’s streams with the S-Bahn
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Flow – Follow Berlin’s streams with the S-Bahn

Hiking Collection by S-Bahn Berlin

10 routes

35:35 h

121 km

280 m

The outskirts of Berlin is not only known for its famous lakes, but also countless rivers, streams, brooks, and small creeks. Here and there, quaint rivers wind their way through wide meadows, rustic swamplands emerge and sometimes a narrow stream flows slowly through dense forest. Along many rivers and streams, you will find beautiful paths waiting to be discovered on a hike.

We have selected ten splendid hikes where you can discover the countless tributaries of the Havel and Spree rivers. Erpe, Panke, Löcknitz, Tegeler Fließ, Annafließ or the Nuthe. All of the tributaries around the capital will enchant you with their unique charm and different landscapes. Wide floodplains, quiet forests, quaint moorlands, vast fields and fairytale alder forests await you here. In autumn, the special light bathes the landscape in a mystical atmosphere – a hike in nature couldn't be more beautiful.

Best of all: thanks to the S-Bahn and regional trains, you can accompany the streams on their journeys and start your trip home directly from the end of your hikes. Simply choose your favourite stream and follow its course through Berlin and Brandenburg.

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Activities

  1. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

    Entlang der Krummen Lake im Grünauer Forst – S-Bahn Berlin

    02:39

    10.5km

    4.0km/h

    10m

    10m

    Intermediate
    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

    On the southwestern edge of Berlin, where the Dahme widens to form the Langer See, lies the Krumme Lake Grünau nature reserve. A fen and later a wooded wetland developed here in a glacial channel. In places it even feels a little like a primeval forest as you wander through the alder swamp forests and

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  2. 01:35

    6.23km

    3.9km/h

    10m

    20m

    Easy
    Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

    The Tegeler Fließ is around 30 kilometers long in total. Ten kilometers of this is in Berlin city area. The gently flowing stream has created large wetlands and moor meadows over time. Even on its last few kilometers in the middle of Berlin, it meanders through a wide meadow landscape. In the past, peat

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  4. 03:23

    11.1km

    3.3km/h

    20m

    40m

    Intermediate
    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

    The Erpe is a 32-kilometer-long tributary of the Spree. On its course from Werneuchen to Köpenick, it changes its name several times and flows through forests and meadows as the Stienitzfließ, the Langes Elsenfließ and the Neuenhagener Mühlenfließ. By far the most beautiful section is the Erpetal between

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  5. 03:03

    9.97km

    3.3km/h

    30m

    40m

    Intermediate
    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

    The source of the Annafließ is in the middle of Strausberg. From there, the stream meanders through the city and then flows through moors, ponds and forests to the Stienitzsee. Depending on the time of year and the amount of precipitation, the width of the Annafließ can vary considerably. In very hot

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  6. 03:15

    10.7km

    3.3km/h

    20m

    30m

    Intermediate
    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

    The Lietzengraben is a narrow tributary of the Panke. The watercourse rises in the Schönower Heide, flows through the pasture landscape of Hobrechtsfelde and flows into the Panke at the Karower Teiche. The narrow watercourse is actually of natural origin. Over time, however, it has been straightened

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  7. 06:28

    21.2km

    3.3km/h

    40m

    70m

    Expert
    Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

    The Panke rises in Bernau and travels around 30 kilometers until it flows into the Spandau shipping canal at the North Harbor. A full 20 kilometers of the stream are in Berlin city area. On this hike you follow the Panke from the city limits across meadows, through parks and finally through the city

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  8. 03:55

    12.7km

    3.2km/h

    60m

    40m

    Intermediate
    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

    The Briese rises in the Wandlitzer See and flows over 17 kilometers through an enchanted alder swamp forest to the Havel. The very slowly flowing river is more reminiscent of a standing body of water in many places and has created an impressive landscape in the ice age Briese valley. In the wide riverbed

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  9. 04:25

    14.6km

    3.3km/h

    20m

    20m

    Intermediate
    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

    At over 66 kilometers long, the Nuthe is one of the largest tributaries of the Havel. The Nuthe rises in the Fläming and flows from there in a loop towards the north. It flows into the Havel in the middle of the Potsdam city area. The narrow river flows leisurely over the wide fields of the Fläming and

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  10. 04:56

    16.2km

    3.3km/h

    40m

    30m

    Intermediate
    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

    The Löcknitz rises near Hoppegarten and meanders leisurely through the idyllic Löcknitz valley until it flows into the Flakensee near Erkner. The Löcknitz valley is one of the best preserved lowland river valleys in Brandenburg. The open river valley was formed as a meltwater channel during the last

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  11. 01:56

    7.58km

    3.9km/h

    20m

    20m

    Easy
    Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

    South of Berlin lies the beautiful local recreation area around the Dahlewitz Heath and the Rangsdorf Lake. The large lake - very popular with water sports enthusiasts - was formed during the last ice age and is only shallow. It is mainly fed by the Glasowbach, which meanders along the edge of the Dahlewitz

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Collection Stats

  • Activities
    10
  • Distance
    121 km
  • Duration
    35:35 h
  • Elevation
    280 m

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