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Glienicke Bridge – Cecilienhof Palace loop from Babelsberg Nord

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Glienicke Bridge – Cecilienhof Palace loop from Babelsberg Nord

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Glienicke Bridge – Cecilienhof Palace loop from Babelsberg Nord

02:16

8.71km

60m

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: July 1, 2026

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623 m

Glienicke Bridge

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The Glienicker Bridge was built in 1907 as a connection between Berlin and Potsdam. The building, along with the surrounding palaces and parks, has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage since 1990. The Glienicker Bridge formed the border between East and West from 1945 and was only passable for Allies since 1953. International agents were exchanged at the border crossing point in 1962, 1985 and 1986. It was only opened to the German population one day after the fall of the Wall in Berlin.

The bridge and garden of Glienicke Castle are freely accessible; Opening hours of Glienicke Castle can be found here: spsg.de/schloesser-gaerten/objekt/schloss-glienicke.

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2.14 km

Holy Lake

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The Holy Lake and the New Garden - it is this connection between parks and water areas that makes this area so appealing. In addition, there are always the lines of sight to the Marble Palace, Cecilienhof Palace and over the narrow headland to the Havel (Jungfernsee). For me one of the most beautiful corners of the Potsdam cultural landscape.

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2.81 km

New Garden

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Beautiful garden with many developed ways.

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4.73 km

Pfingstberg Treated Water Reservoir

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The underground container on the 76-metre-high Pfingstberg has technical, architectural and construction-historical significance as well as urban planning significance. The facility is an outstanding testament to the creation of a central urban water supply infrastructure in the age of industrialization.

Starting in 1876, drinking water was pumped from the first Potsdam waterworks, Bertinistrasse, into the 4,000 cubic meter elevated tank on the Pfingstberg. After the water works were shut down in 1952, the tank was used to maintain the water pressure in the Potsdam drinking water network for almost four decades.

It was finally shut down in the mid-1990s after the city's drinking water supply had drastically decreased.

Source: swp-potsdam.de/de/stadtwerke-potsdam/pressesendungen/wettbewerb-"utilisation-concept-high-level-tank-pfingstberg".html

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5.32 km

Meierei in the New Garden

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The building was built in 1790 and was then a dairy to supply the marble palace. Today it is a pub brewery.

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5.76 km

Cecilienhof Palace

Highlight • Castle

The Cecilienhof Palace is located in the 74 hectare New Garden in Potsdam, which is located between the Holy See and the Jungfernsee. The complex was acquired by Friedrich Wilhelm I in 1783 as a summer residence. Kaiser Wilhelm II had the palace built between 1913 and 1916 in the style of an English country house. The building, which has 176 rooms, cost eight million gold marks and served as the residence of the Crown Prince of Hohenzollern. The castle was named after the crown princess.

The palace acquired its historic dimensions when the Potsdam Agreement was signed in August 1945. The agreement between the four victorious powers of World War II (the Soviet Union, the USA, Great Britain and France) included the division of Germany into four parts and its central government by the Allied Control Council. Visitors can find out more about the Potsdam Conference in an exhibition in the rooms of the palace.

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6.71 km

The Hermitage in the New Garden

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The hermitage on Jungfernsee in Potsdam, also known as the Hermitage, was built in 1796 by the master builder Carl Gotthard Langhans and J. G. Brendel on behalf of Friedrich Wilhelm II in the New Garden on the Jungfernsee.
The small wooden pavilion had no windows and was lit only by an opening in the roof. The floor was laid out in white Italian marble, with the center of the room decorated with a world map of marble inlays. The interior was decorated with plaster figures and the ceiling was decorated with figurative depictions of the eight planets.
The hermitage on Jungfernsee was demolished in 1964 because of the construction of the Berlin Wall. However, the interior could be almost completely saved and was stored by the locks management. In 1995, the restoration of the Hermitage began on the preserved pedestal floor.

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7.13 km

View of the Marmorpalais

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From here you have a beautiful view of the Marble Palace across the Holy Lake.

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8.71 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.88 km

1.98 km

1.04 km

790 m

Surfaces

3.98 km

2.30 km

1.65 km

713 m

< 100 m

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Friday 17 July

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Comments

November 30, 2024,Potsdam - Runde im Neuen Garten

Beautiful winter walk in the New Garden between Heiligen See and Jungfernsee.
The Pfingstberg was a bit too expensive for us at €8...

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Glienicke Bridge – Cecilienhof Palace loop from Babelsberg Nord

Glienicke Bridge

Holy Lake

New Garden

Pfingstberg Treated Water Reservoir

Meierei in the New Garden

Cecilienhof Palace

The Hermitage in the New Garden

View of the Marmorpalais

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