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Bad Freienwalde (Oder)

Galgenberg Observation Tower – Turnaround Bench loop from Bad Freienwalde (Oder)

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Bad Freienwalde (Oder)

Galgenberg Observation Tower – Turnaround Bench loop from Bad Freienwalde (Oder)

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Galgenberg Observation Tower – Turnaround Bench loop from Bad Freienwalde (Oder)

02:21

8.54km

140m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 13, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.73 km

Galgenberg Observation Tower

Highlight • Monument

Built in 1879 as a war memorial on the Galgenberg (also Wilhelmshöhe). The 26-meter-high round tower (98 steps) was extensively renovated after the turn and offers beautiful views of Bad Freienwalde, the surrounding forest and hills, the Oderbruch and the Neumark beyond the Oder.

Opening hours and admission fees:
All four towers will be open from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10:00 to 17:00 in the 2015 season (89th March to 31st October), as well as on Sundays and public holidays. The entrance fee is 2, - €; reduced 1, - €.

Use the Turm-Ticket: For 6, - € or reduced 3, - € you can visit all four towers!

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3.66 km

Brunnenkapelle in Bad Freienwalde

Highlight • Religious Site

Built in 1887 in the neo-Gothic style and extensively restored in 1993, this small building is located in the middle of the forest. From up there you have a beautiful view of the spa buildings and the Brunnental valley. No wonder, as it is 84 meters deep down to sea level. This building is actually called the Brunnenkapelle and once had a cross that was meant to honor King Friedrich Wilhelm III, who died in 1840.

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4.07 km

Turnaround Bench

Highlight • Monument

Absolutely ignorant, I suspected a connection with the spa clinic not far away, e.g. a turning point on a kind of training course or something similar. But far from it! This place was named after the film "Bis zur Umkehrbank" about the life of Hans Keilson, born in Freienwalde in 1909. The son of a Jewish textile merchant emigrated to Holland in 1936 and survived the war. The book author and psychoanalyst visited his hometown for numerous readings. In 2011 he died in Holland. The library in Bad Freienwalde is named after him. There is a simple memorial stone next to the turning bench known from the film. Hans Keilson always wandered to this bank with his father and then turned around to get to lunch on time. Hans Keilson's parents were murdered on the same day in 1943 in the Birkenau concentration camp.
Source: goontravel.de/turmwanderweg-turmdiplom-bad-freiwalde/#Sehenswerte_ Zwischen_Schanzenturm_und_Aussichtsturm

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4.33 km

Forest trail in the Märkischer Bergwanderpark

Highlight • Trail

The main path through the Märkische Bergwanderpark runs on the Oderlandweg between Falkenberg (Mark) and Altranft. Individual sections also follow the tower hiking trail and the Theodor-Fontane-Weg. Our "small low mountain range" attracts with hills, deeply cut gorges and valleys, four observation towers, the Watzmann Cross and the legendary Teufelssee, the Thuringian view and the House of Nature Care with the only nature conservation museum in Germany, the health trail "Take a breath" with Kneipp Route at the mud bath and the geological nature trail in Altranft. In the Märkisches Bergwanderpark you will find all the ingredients for relaxing and equally eventful hikes and excursions.

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4.80 km

Papengrund Ski Jumps (Bad Freienwalde)

Highlight • Structure

In Bad Freienwalde is the northernmost ski jump facility in Germany with a total of four ski jumps. Winter sports tradition since 1923. The Schanzenturm can be climbed for 2, - Euro.

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5.88 km

House of Nature Care (Nature Conservation Museum)

Highlight • Historical Site

Very beautiful garden area in natural surroundings, the Eulenturm belongs to it. Here you can also get helpful tips for your own use.

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7.43 km

View of Bad Freienwalde from Ruinenberg

Highlight • Viewpoint

On the "Ruinenberg" (vineyard), on the site of a medieval tower hill, an observation tower in the form of an artificial ruin was built in 1820 by order of the district administrator von Reichenbach. This is a fieldstone structure with a former small chapel. A narrow footpath or staircase leads north from Weinbergstrasse and continues to the eastern tip of the Ruinenberg. The vantage point offers a view of the city.

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7.50 km

Stairs on Weinbergstraße

Highlight • Structure

Ascent and descent to the ruins mountain and other hiking trails to the Bismarck Tower and the Watzmann in Brandenburg

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8.54 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.79 km

1.63 km

1.41 km

1.07 km

606 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.23 km

2.85 km

1.16 km

147 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 11 May

13°C

4°C

30 %

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Galgenberg Observation Tower – Turnaround Bench loop from Bad Freienwalde (Oder)

Galgenberg Observation Tower

Brunnenkapelle in Bad Freienwalde

Turnaround Bench

Forest trail in the Märkischer Bergwanderpark

Papengrund Ski Jumps (Bad Freienwalde)

House of Nature Care (Nature Conservation Museum)

View of Bad Freienwalde from Ruinenberg

Stairs on Weinbergstraße

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