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Kreuztränke / Shelter (mushroom-shaped) – Kuhlake in Spandauer Forest loop from Hakenfelde

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Kreuztränke / Shelter (mushroom-shaped) – Kuhlake in Spandauer Forest loop from Hakenfelde

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Kreuztränke / Shelter (mushroom-shaped) – Kuhlake in Spandauer Forest loop from Hakenfelde

03:19

13.1km

20m

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: June 10, 2026

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Spandauer Forst

Eiskeller und Spandauer Luchwald

Waypoints

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365 m

Kuhlake

Lake

1.92 km

Kuhlake Pond in Spandauer Forest

Highlight • Lake

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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4.56 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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5.22 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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6.19 km

Eiskeller und Spandauer Luchwald

Nature Reserve

11.0 km

Cow pond at the Spandau game reserve

Highlight • Lake

Very nice for a walk in the forest with children (or without). There is an educational tree trail and enclosures with red and wild boar.

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11.8 km

Kuhlake Bridge and Observation Tower

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A rustic wooden bridge leads you dry-shod across the Kuhlake. Here you will also find an observation tower to watch the native waterfowl in peace or simply to seek shelter from the rain.

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12.1 km

Spandauer Forst Wildlife Enclosure

Highlight • Natural

The Wildtiergehege in Spandauer Forst can be visited all year round. There are red deer and wild boar, very often also offspring. The boars always enjoy a few raw carrots or boiled potatoes and even eat from the hand.

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13.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.73 km

3.37 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.01 km

1.78 km

1.24 km

731 m

345 m

Elevation

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Comments

March 26, 2022,Brücke Kuhlake – Wildgehege im Spandauer Forst Runde von Hakenfelde

We went to Berlin Spandau last weekend. We came directly from Schönwalder Allee to our starting point. We found a parking space near the wildlife enclosure in Spandau Forest. The wildlife enclosure is the largest of its kind in the capital. Here you can watch mouflon, fallow deer, roe deer and wild boar. From there we got into the beautiful, …

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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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September 30, 2021,An Kreuzgraben und Kuhlake durch den Spandauer Forst [Bus Radelandstraße/Pflegeheim - Bus Cautiusstraße]

Today there was a spontaneous opportunity for a short tour. Since I recently noticed this tour at Frank's, I decided to go to the Spandau Forest:

komoot.de/tour/35664541?ref=atd

It was very worth it, thank you very much for the inspiration, Frank! In particular, the path on the Kuhlake was wonderful, but I can only recommend the passages in front of it …

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April 27, 2025,Spandauer Forst..entlang der Kuhlake

What a highly recommended hike! In the Spandau Forest, with perfect weather, sunshine, and lush greenery.
First, we explored the Evangelical St. John's Foundation, and then we continued along the Kuhlake lake...close to the water and past pure nature.
Spotted prey on the hike: a multitude of butterflies, lots of chirping, singing, and nesting birds, a giant carp, tons of …

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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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August 19, 2023,Kuhlake-Loop

The 4.5 km long Kuhlake runs right through the Spandau Forest, one of the most impressive mixed forests in Berlin. All shades of green in the world can be found in and on the Kuhlake.
Past the wild animal enclosures, the Kuhlake flows through the forest, sometimes narrower, sometimes wider. The Kuhlake is part of a drainage system laid out …

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Kreuztränke / Shelter (mushroom-shaped) – Kuhlake in Spandauer Forest loop from Hakenfelde

Kuhlake Pond in Spandauer Forest

Kreuztränke / Shelter (mushroom-shaped)

Kuhlake in Spandauer Forest

Kuhlake Stream

Wetlands in Spandauer Forest

Cow pond at the Spandau game reserve

Kuhlake Bridge and Observation Tower

Spandauer Forst Wildlife Enclosure

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