Name: Former Friedrichsfelde Airfield
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Former Friedrichsfelde Airfield

Former Friedrichsfelde Airfield

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Location: Berlin, Germany

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1. Wuhle Cycle Path – Bridge over the Alter Spreearm loop from Elsterwerdaer Platz

83.3km

05:06

230m

Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Bridge over the Alter Spreearm – Wuhletal Cycle Path loop from Tierpark

66.0km

04:04

140m

Expert bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

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3. Wuhle Cycle Path – Eichgestell Cycle Path loop from Tierpark

36.5km

02:12

120m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Claudia Hinkelhuber

November 12, 2020

Double-deckers have landed on the 154-hectare site since 1916. At the endeavors of the Friedrichsfelde community, to which Karlshorst once belonged, the site was bought and leased to the military administration. From autumn 1917, planes were assembled there and soldiers were trained in aerial photography. The project was discontinued at the end of the First World War. The security police continued to operate. In addition, a squadron was set up for the East Border Guard in Karlshorst. The former military pilots now carried out their work in the service of the police with nine aircraft - until flight operations were completely shut down on the basis of the Versailles Treaty. After only four years of flight operations, the halls were then used by commercial tenants. Until 2002, the research institute for shipping, hydraulic engineering and foundation engineering was located there, which has merged into today's Federal Institute for Hydraulic Engineering.
Source: lichtenbergmarzahnplus.de/karlshorsts-vergessener-flughafen

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radlerjuergen

March 20, 2021

It all started east of what was then the city. Biesenhorst was once called the area on the border between Biesdorf-Süd and Karlshorst. From 1909 a marvel of the architecture of the time was built on the grounds of Gutshof Biesdorf: A 135 meter long and 25 meter high airship hall that could be rotated in all directions. So she could pick up the airships depending on the wind direction. Wilhelm von Siemens, son of Siemens founder Werner, wanted to get into the aviation business back then.
From 1916 motorized double-deckers landed on the 154 hectare area. From the autumn of 1917 on, planes were assembled there and soldiers were trained in aerial photography. However, due to the Versailles Treaty, flight operations had to be stopped in 1919. The large airship hangar was demolished, only a few old buildings are still in disrepair. Address: At the old airfield.

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Sehfehler

February 3, 2024

Renovation work is currently taking place. The marked road is still passable

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Location: Berlin, Germany

Former Friedrichsfelde Airfield

1. Wuhle Cycle Path – Bridge over the Alter Spreearm loop from Elsterwerdaer Platz

2. Bridge over the Alter Spreearm – Wuhletal Cycle Path loop from Tierpark

3. Wuhle Cycle Path – Eichgestell Cycle Path loop from Tierpark

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