our capital city from a different angle

Zeuthen - Müggelsee - Köpenick and back

3 days | 90 km | 0 locks

The starting point for this round trip is the charter base in Zeuthen. From there we sail across the Seddinsee towards Erkner. From here, it is worth making a detour to Rüdersdorf and the museum park. There are interesting exhibitions, old industrial plants, the huge pit of the limestone open-cast mine and a wide range of experiences.

To get there, travel from Erkner across the Flakensee lake, through the Woltersdorf lock and across the very clear Kalksee lake. There is a small marina right next to the museum.

The next day, you then head across the Großer Müggelsee towards the Müggelspree to Köpenick. Here you can stroll through the beautiful old town on a shopping tour or take a look at Köpenick Castle before returning home the next day via Langer See (Dahme).

Zeuthen - Köpenick - Landwehrkanal - Charlottenburg - Spandau - Havel - Wannsee - Potsdam - Werder - Sacrow-Paretzer-Kanal - Jungfernsee- Teltow - Zeuthen

5-7 days | 155 km | 4 locks

If you want to explore the city and nature and spend a long time on a boat, the houseboat trip to Potsdam has it all. This trip will inspire you. From Zeuthen we head to Berlin-Mitte. Here there are many interesting sights, shopping opportunities and museums that are easy to reach by houseboat. From there, continue in the direction of Potsdam. Here you can visit the park and Sanssouci Palace. The kids can then head to the former Buga Park in Bornstedter Feld. Please note that you turn off the Spree before the Oberbraumbrücke bridge into the Landwehrkanal and do not cross the Spree to the west. To return to the base, cycle from Jungfernsee onto the Teltow Canal, past the Neukölln district and back via Dahme to Zeuthen.

Zeuthen - Köpenick - Landwehrkanal - Charlottenburg - Spandau - Havel - Großer Wannsee - Potsdam - Griebnitzsee - Teltowkanal - Köpenick - Müggelsee - Zeuthen

3-5 days | 110 km | 4 locks

From Zeuthen, you cycle via the Dahme to Köpenick into the Landwehr Canal and then through the Unterschleuse lock to the Charlottenburg bank and Charlottenburg Palace.
Please note that the Landwehr Canal is a one-way street and may only be used from east to west. The idyllic Landwehr Canal offers a view over Berlin's districts such as Treptow, Kreuzberg, Neukölln, Tiergarten and Charlottenburg. Here you pass attractions such as the Museum of Technology, Potsdamer Platz and the zoo and pass under beautiful historic bridges to experience Berlin's neighborhoods up close. Especially at weekends and on public holidays, the avenues, riverside promenades and Kreuzberg's Urbanhafen are a hive of activity. From here, you have the option of crossing the Spree and the large Wannsee lake to Potsdam. In Potsdam, you can make a stop to visit Sanssouci Palace or the Natural History Museum. You then cycle back to the Treptower Spree via the Griebnitzsee, Teltow Canal and Britzer Verbindungskanal. In contrast to Berlin's most beautiful canal, the Landwehr Canal, the Teltow Canal is wider and longer, but there are plenty of interesting things to experience here too If you keep to the left in Köpenick, you will reach the Große Müggelsee, the Müggelspree, the Gosener Canal and via the Seddinsee back to the Zeuthener See.

Zeuthen - Köpenick - Landwehrkanal - Charlottenburg - Berlin Mitte - government district - Museum Island - Köpenick - Großer Müggelsee - Zeuthen

2- 3 days | 75 km | 3 locks

From Zeuthen you cycle along the Dahme to Köpenick, then along the Treptower Spree to the Oberbaumbrücke, then turn left through the Oberschleuse into the Landwehrkanal (one-way street from east to west). The Landwehr Canal is very idyllic, you cycle through Treptow, Kreuzberg, Neukölln, Tiergarten and Charlottenburg, pass the Museum of Technology, Potsdamer Platz and the zoo, pass under beautiful historic bridges and experience Berlin's neighborhoods up close.

Especially at weekends and on public holidays, the avenues and riverside promenades and Kreuzberg's Urbanhafen are a hive of activity. At the end of the Landwehr Canal, you pass through the Unterschleuse lock back onto the Spree. Turn left towards Charlottenburger Ufer and Charlottenburg Palace. To the right, you can travel through the government district at any time before April 1 and after October 31. If you are traveling from April 1 to October 31, you can only do so before 10:00 or after 19:00. Between 10:30 and 19:00 you can only travel between Lessingbrücke and Mühlendamm lock with a registered VHF radio.
The route takes you past Museum Island, the cathedral and the Humboldt Forum until you reach the Oberbaum Bridge again. To take a different route back to the charter station, keep left in Köpenick and cross the Großer Müggelsee, the Müggelspree, the Gosen Canal and via Seddinsee back to Zeuthener See.