Havel Cycle Route – Deetzer Pits loop from Groß Kreutz

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Havel Cycle Route – Deetzer Pits loop from Groß Kreutz

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Havel Cycle Route – Deetzer Pits loop from Groß Kreutz

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48.4km

110m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 29, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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19.9 km

The Havel Cycle Path is one of those paths that can't be measured in stages, but in moments. It rolls like a poem across the landscape, occasionally halting at the road, then flowing like the water next door. Those who follow it are rewarded not only with kilometers, but also with moods: the hesitant shimmer over the meadows near Phöben, the shallow shimmer of the Havel near Deetz, the inviting emptiness between sky and reeds.

The route is well-maintained, a ribbon of asphalt that winds through the wide floodplains like a leisurely thought. But as so often in life, the appeal lies not in the smoothness. The Havel Cycle Path, I realized, is not a line. It is a fabric of river, field, and air that only unfolds when you approach it with leisure. And with the willingness to take the occasional detour.

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Havel Cycle Path: Phöben–Ketzin/Havel section

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Yes, that is up to the Ketzin ferry with one of the most beautiful sections of the Havel cycle path. Driving on the dam you can see far and there are always plenty of waterfowl to be seen.

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31.9 km

Scenic Cycle Path Near Wusterwitz

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Yes, a very nice cycle path, but the roots of the trees are slowly starting to get through.

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35.3 km

Havel Cycle Route

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Cycling on the Havel: a pleasure for all the senses.

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36.9 km

Deetzer Erdlöcher

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Simply dreaming here durchzuradeln, pure nature.

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37.2 km

Deetzer Pits

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From 1850 to 1950, the "Deetzer Erdlöcher" in the Havel valley supplied the raw material for bricks that had been shipped across the Havel to Berlin for a hundred years as clay pits.
wrote the Morgepost 2004

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37.5 km

Great cycle path

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48.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

33.6 km

10.0 km

4.42 km

227 m

144 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

42.9 km

3.87 km

1.73 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 29 October

9°C

5°C

11 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

April 10, 2023,Fahrradtour

A beautiful round with wonderful views of the most diverse waters.

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August 16, 2023,Ein bisschen an der Havel entlang und zurück über den Panoramaweg Werderobst

Beautiful route and definitely worth repeating. If only because of the many fruits ......but not in such humid weather.

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May 9, 2026,Walker auf Radtour 🌥⛅️🌤 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️ Die Havelrunde

It's that time again, the Walkers are back on their bikes, today another 7 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️ in one go.
We tackled the Havelrunde today. We cross with the ferry ⛴️ from Ketzin and we can get started.

We follow the Havel cycle path (Havelradweg) to Werder. The section to Phöben is wonderful to ride, through Werder the ride is a bit …

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