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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

View of Schwerin Castle – Fauler Lake loop from Schwerin Mitte

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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

View of Schwerin Castle – Fauler Lake loop from Schwerin Mitte

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View of Schwerin Castle – Fauler Lake loop from Schwerin Mitte

01:22

22.3km

120m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 25, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 13.9 km for 161 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.61 km

View of the boathouses on Lake Schwerin

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From here you actually have the very best views of the fairytale castle - great photo spot.

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1.67 km

Equestrian Statue of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II (Schwerin Palace Garden)

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After the death of the popular Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II - the builder of the castle in Schwerin - his son commissioned the construction of a monumental statue. The object was financed through donations. It is considered the only historical equestrian statue in all of Mecklenburg.

The work of the Mecklenburg sculptor Ludwig Brunow was ceremoniously unveiled in 1893 - in the presence of high-ranking state guests such as Emperor Wilhelm II and Grand Duke Vladimir of Russia, as well as everyone who was of rank and name in the Mecklenburg court nobility. Inspired by the equestrian statues of Roman emperors and the Prussian Elector in Berlin, it was designed according to the typical, mostly military-influenced taste of the late 19th century. The figures of the Grand Duke and his horse stand on a marble base more than 4 m high.

The base is surrounded by allegories of the 4 ruler virtues: strength, justice, wisdom and faith. Two commemorative plaques show events from the reign of Friedrich Franz II - the construction of the new university building in Rostock and the Grand Duke's arrival in Schwerin in 1871.

The monument survived two wars and two dictatorships with great luck. It escaped being melted down for war purposes, the iconoclasm after the end of the war and being scrapped.

Sources:
auf-nach-mv.de/reiseziele/a-reiterdenkmal-friedrich-franz-ii-im-schlossgarten-schwerin
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reiterdenkmal_Friedrich_Franz_II.

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8.60 km

View of Lake Schwerin

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Both the view and the lake have already been added as highlights countless times. There's no need to recreate every previous meter and clutter up the komoot map. What a pity to miss out on the real highlights!

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9.48 km

View of Lake Schwerin

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From here you have a beautiful view over Lake Schwerin.

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14.9 km

View of Schwerin Castle from the Burgsee Promenade.

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simply wonderful

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15.0 km

View of Schwerin Castle

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A visit is worthwhile here

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18.7 km

South Shore of Fauler See, Schwerin

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The dammed lake is located southwest of Lake Schwerin in the LSG "Schweriner Seenlandschaft". It is approx. 50 h in size and max. 11.5 m deep. Dragon boat races take place on it every year. The water of the Faulen See drives the water wheel, which is still used today as a technical Grinding mill in Schwerin, preserved as a monument.

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18.7 km

Fauler Lake

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Nice lake, however, is a busy road nearby - noise 😕

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22.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.2 km

5.32 km

4.45 km

170 m

152 m

Surfaces

15.2 km

5.04 km

1.32 km

371 m

369 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 25 June

34°C

16°C

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

April 24, 2023,Feierabendrunde 💻🌇🚴🏽

A round after work in the late afternoon. That's it 🤷‍♀️

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May 2, 2022,Kopf-Frei-Tour 🌳🚴🌳

I have certainly hiked this tour countless times in many variations or made it by bike. The only thing that mattered to me was clearing my head while driving.

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July 13, 2022,Fauler See und Schweriner See – Feierabendrunde 🌅🚴‍♀️🏖️

Tonight was a perfect evening for a little lap by the water.

As a Schwerin resident, you're naturally spoiled for water, so you didn't pass one body of water on two wheels, but two. Always nice, because the bike paths were hardly used at this hour. I only met a few people. Only at Zippendorfer Strand was there a lot …

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September 17, 2024,Fahrradtour nach Muess

A relaxing tour along the lake....
Don't ask me how I got to -40 m 🤔

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August 11, 2022,Fahrradtour

How the altitude difference came about is a mystery to me, otherwise a great bike path with lots of shade.

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July 3, 2025,Schloss Schwerin und Freilichtmuseum Mueß, 🇩🇪 03.07.2025

Schwerin Castle fascinates every newcomer to the state capital of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, and probably every resident as well.
From everywhere, the magnificent building seductively intrudes upon the view and into the vistas.
Its multi-towered rise and fall, its warm colors, and its overwhelming backdrop by day and night make Schwerin Castle an almost unsurpassable, truly astonishing experience for every visitor. …

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July 17, 2022,Kleine Schweriner Runde 😁

So finally, back to the water. Splendid. Schwerin is worth a trip 👍
Always happy 😊

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View of Schwerin Castle – Fauler Lake loop from Schwerin Mitte

View of the boathouses on Lake Schwerin

Equestrian Statue of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II (Schwerin Palace Garden)

View of Lake Schwerin

View of Lake Schwerin

View of Schwerin Castle from the Burgsee Promenade.

View of Schwerin Castle

South Shore of Fauler See, Schwerin

Fauler Lake

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