D-Route 3/ Europaradweg R1

Once right across Germany – the D-Route 3 of the European Cycle Route R1 runs almost 1,000 kilometers from Vreden on the Dutch border to Küstrin on the Polish border.



For a breakdown of the route into 17 stages and more information, take a look at this collection: komoot.de/collection/886.

The ninth stage runs constantly up and down the northern edge of the Harz - with over 800 vertical meters in the ascent a real, small mountain stage. Take your time for some breaks in the beautiful cities along the stage, then today's tour is no problem.



Before the start of the bike tour, it is definitely

At the beginning of the tenth stage, you can proudly say that you have already made half of the entire bike ride. With almost 83 kilometers of track today is also the longest stage of the bike path in front of you. The route continues along the Harz and from Ermsleben into the expanses of the Magdeburger

As befits a Germany crossing, of course, your bike tour starts at a border - in this case, in the very west on the Dutch-German border. From here you cycle through the vast meadows of Münsterland and visit small towns along the way.



In Vreden district Zwillbrock starts the first stage of the Radnetz D

On the 17th and last stage it is time to say goodbye. To sweeten the end of your tour again, today you can expect dreamlike, untouched landscape. The Oderbruch on your way from Buckow to Küstrin is sparsely populated like no other area in Germany.



Leave Buckow heading east and cycle for a while over the

The 15th stage is fundamentally different from all other stages of the Radnetz D-Route 3. Instead of lonely nature you cycle today right through the heart of Berlin. In spite of everything you will be amazed by how many forests and parks you drive.



Starting point of the stage is the city center of Potsdam

The eleventh stage will take you through the open landscape of the Magdeburger Börde in a wide loop. From Staßfurt you cycle on the banks of the Bode on quiet bike paths through a picturesque meadow landscape. Always along the river you drive through the villages Hohenerxleben and Neugattersleben, until

Even if you feel like a cyclist in Münster, on the third day it is time to say goodbye - and not only from Münster. Today's tour takes you from Münsterland to the adjacent Emssandebene. After crossing the Dortmund-Ems-Kanal and the Werse, you will cycle over wide meadows and through small woodland to

As exciting and lively as the 15th stage was through Berlin, today's stage is so calm and contemplative. From the starting point in Köpenick, the Radnetz D-Route 3 takes you along the banks of the Großer Müggelsee, the largest lake in Berlin. At Erkner am Dämeritzsee you change back to Brandenburg and

From Bad Belzig, the starting point of the 14th stage, you cycle over the hilly foothills of the high Fläming in the northeast. Soon you'll leave the ridge behind you and dive into the typical and endless pine forests of Brandenburg. Especially on warm days, the pines smell wonderful after summer vacation