Mechower See Observation Tower – Bathing Jetty on Mechower See loop from Mechow

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Herzogtum Lauenburg

Mechow

Mechower See Observation Tower – Bathing Jetty on Mechower See loop from Mechow

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Mechower See Observation Tower – Bathing Jetty on Mechower See loop from Mechow

02:03

8.00km

30m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Mechower Seeufer und angrenzende Flächen

Steinerne Rinne und Mechower Holz

Mechower See

Biosphärenreservat Schaalsee

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.46 km

Mechower See Observation Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

Climb up! The view of Lake Mechower is worth it.

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1.51 km

Observation Tower at Mechower Lake

Highlight • Viewpoint

Placed very accurately, the tower offers a great all-round view of the landscape and the otherwise very hidden summer lake. Many informative signs and a great view of a used …

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2.83 km

Grenzhus Schlagsdorf and Historic Border Marker

Highlight • Historical Site

What a colorful entrance to this house!

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3.07 km

Grenzhus Schlagsdorf – Museum of the Inner German Border

Highlight • Historical Site

Very nice little exhibition that is really worth a visit. As a child of the Berlin Wall, you may have grown up with it, but here you can see once again how perfidious the inner-German border was. More information: herzogtum-lauenburg.de/poi/grenzhus

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3.62 km

Grenzhus Schlagsdorf Outdoor Exhibition

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Collection and exhibition of former border fortifications, Grenzhus branch.

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4.42 km

Bathing Jetty on Mechower See

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This bathing area was only reopened after 1989.

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4.54 km

Grenzbach Escape Path in Biosphärenreservat Schaalsee

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This path is not very frequented and is suitable for walking barefoot. Pure nature on the former border stiffener of the former inner-German border!

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6.16 km

Former Inner German Border Line – Schaalsee Biosphere Reserve

Highlight • Historical Site

Here the iron curtain ran, reminiscent of an iron line.

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8.00 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.98 km

1.81 km

1.22 km

Surfaces

3.94 km

2.49 km

836 m

665 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 10 November

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Mechower See Observation Tower – Bathing Jetty on Mechower See loop from Mechow

Mechower See Observation Tower

Observation Tower at Mechower Lake

Grenzhus Schlagsdorf and Historic Border Marker

Grenzhus Schlagsdorf – Museum of the Inner German Border

Grenzhus Schlagsdorf Outdoor Exhibition

Bathing Jetty on Mechower See

Grenzbach Escape Path in Biosphärenreservat Schaalsee

Former Inner German Border Line – Schaalsee Biosphere Reserve

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