Kuhlake in Spandau Forest – Kuhlake Stream loop from Hakenfelde

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Kuhlake in Spandau Forest – Kuhlake Stream loop from Hakenfelde

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Kuhlake in Spandau Forest – Kuhlake Stream loop from Hakenfelde

02:21

9.33km

10m

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: September 10, 2026

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Spandauer Forst

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.13 km

Kuhlake Pond in Spandauer Forest

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The Kuhlake is the main artery of the irrigation system of the Spandau Forest, behind the game reserves at Johannesstift.
Surrounding it are some moorland areas with special flora and fauna.

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1.18 km

Kuhlake in Spandau Forest

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The Kuhlake meanders idyllically along game reserves through the Spandauer Forst. If one follows her, one arrives at the Hoheheideteich and Mittelheidesee with its amphibian variety.

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3.57 km

Kreuztränke / Shelter (mushroom-shaped)

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The numerous ditches were created from 1718 to 1724 to drain the mottled Havelländische Luch. The Kreuzgraben itself was not created until 1788. The foundation for the mowing of this …

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4.50 km

Kuhlake Stream

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The Kuhlake is the main artery of the irrigation system of the Spandau Forest, behind the game reserve at the Johannesstift.
Surrounding are some moor areas with special flora and fauna.

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4.79 km

If you walk in the Spandau forest along the Kuhlake you come along the Hoheheideteich along. According to a 2016 survey, amphibians such as the crested newt, the garlic toad and the moor frog have settled here.

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6.78 km

Kuhlake Pond in Spandauer Forest

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8.33 km

Wetlands in Spandauer Forest

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8.98 km

Kuhlake

Lake

9.33 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.23 km

2.09 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.08 km

1.81 km

378 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

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4°C

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Comments

October 19, 2025,Spandauer Forst..entlang der Kuhlake

Repeat of the tour from April 27, 2025. But this time with a lot of climbing due to the fallen trees from the last big storm.
We didn't recognize the route several times and had to improvise.
I liked the spring tour better...

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June 11, 2025,Ein Fließ ist ein Fließ ist ein Fließ

Back to the Kuhlake, a truly beautiful river landscape in the Spandau Forest. A diverse landscape. Comfortable paths, enchanted trails, waterfowl, blooming mullein, floodplain forest with willow, birch, and alder, and every now and then a new stream; occasionally even a lake. Purely enjoyable hiking in the countryside.

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December 17, 2023,Berlin – Spandauer Forst und Kuhlake

Today's hike begins at Johannisstift and takes us past animal enclosures to Kuhlake. The hiking trail that runs on both sides of the Kuhlake takes us to the ice cellar clearing. From there it goes back to Johannisstift via the Mittelheidesee and the Hoheheideteich. A hike that is recommended at any time of the year.
Click here for Anette's recordings: …

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December 17, 2023,Berlin: Entlang der Kuhlake durch den Spandauer Forst

We start this short hike at the animal enclosures near Johannisstift. Many families with children take advantage of the dry and spring-like weather to visit.

But just a few meters further we are almost alone. We hike along the Kuhlake to the wet meadows near the Spandauer Eiskeller and then back again. Very nice.

Here are frank's impressions: komoot.de/tour/1393818989.

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July 24, 2023,Entlang der wildromantischen Kuhlake durch den Spandauer Forst (Bus Johannesstift – Bus Johannesstift)

Shortly after the animal enclosures at the Spandau Johannesstift it becomes extremely idyllic: the Kuhlake, which meanders across the Spandau Forest, is transformed here into a fairytale water landscape with water lily fields, small islands and fallen tree trunks. As you approach the banks lined with ferns, reeds and bulrushes, frogs splash into the clear water, above which dragonflies of …

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