Cycle route around Lake Bärwalde

Gen­tle hills, sparkling blue water and the power sta­tion in the back­ground as a ref­er­ence point – the route around Lake Bärwalde is around 20 kilo­me­tres long and offers good exer­cise with mod­er­ate effort. The fine sandy beaches are ideal for extended swim­ming breaks. The asphalt trail runs directly along the shore­line of Lake Bärwalde. Relax in a wicker beach chair or over one of the smoked fish snacks that are pop­u­lar here and soak up the mar­itime atmos­phere.

Dis­tance: 21 kilo­me­tres
Start/end (rec­om­mended): Lake Bärwalde tourist infor­ma­tion cen­tre, Boxberg/Upper Lusa­tia
Park­ing: Boxberg shore, Klit­ten marina, Uhyst shore and at Merz­dorf wind­surf­ing beach (charges apply)
Ter­rain: The route fol­lows the asphalt loop around the lake and is pre­dom­i­nantly flat.

Attrac­tions along the route

• Land­scape sculp­ture OHR (ear) with amphithe­atre on the Boxberg shore
• Klit­ten marina with light­house
• Uhyst Safari Park

Food & drink: Beach snack bars on the Boxberg, Klit­ten and Uhyst shores; on the north-west­ern shore you need to make your own pro­vi­sions

Use­ful infor­ma­tion for this route

• Swim­ming beaches: In Boxberg/Upper Lusa­tia, Uhyst and Klit­ten
• Scenic views: The best views can be enjoyed from the OHR (ear) sculp­ture on Boxberg beach
• Pub­lic toi­lets: At the beaches in Boxberg/Upper Lusa­tia, Uhyst and Klit­ten
• Play­grounds: At the beaches in Boxberg/Upper Lusa­tia (in-line skat­ing track) and at the camp­site in Klit­ten
• Near­est lake loop trail: Lake Drei­weibern (8km); no direct link
• Most of the loop trail around the lake is not shaded
• The dis­tance in kilo­me­tres is marked con­sis­tently along the loop trail, which is cir­cu­lar lake route no. 1

Tip: You can hire bicy­cles at the Ster­nen­camp Bärwalder See camp­site on the Boxberg shore. The Lake Bärwalde loop is also pop­u­lar with in-line skaters due to its smooth asphalt sur­face.