Swimming Spot by the Waterway

Out of Ketzin, along the bike path, across the fields, through the air like apple cider – and then this moment: a sign on the right, a trail on the left through reeds and willows, and at the end, water. Lots of water. Trebelsee is the name of the large lake, but the bathing area here has a poetically dry name: "am Wasserweg" (am Wasserweg). It sounds like a government document, but feels like a summer poem.The entrance is natural – not for Instagram filters, but worth its weight in gold for tired legs. If you're lucky, you'll encounter dragonflies that don't care about humans, or families making themselves at home here with picnic blankets as if there were no tomorrow. The reeds rustle in the background, the sky opens up, and sometimes you wonder why you should ever go back to the city.You come here to do nothing. No entry fee, no music, no "Please take off your shoes first." Just water, wind and a simple path that begins somewhere in Brandenburg – and ends in the middle of summer.