Blue lakes and golden leaves: Around the Schwielowsee (22 km hike)

Einstein loved to go sailing here: The Schwielowsee and the Templiner See are part of a chain of large lakes formed by the Havel in the south-west of Berlin.

The lakes are surrounded by hilly forests and little towns.

We'll meet on Saturday at 10:00 at the train station Ferch-Lienewitz.

From there, we'll walk to ...

• The Wietkiekenberg. The hill with its modest 125 meters is one of the highest elevations in the area around Berlin. On the top of the hill is a tower from which you have a perfect 360 degrees panorama. On good weather it is even possible to see parts of the Berlin skyline from a distance of about 40 km
• The town Ferch at the southern border of the Schwielowsee. It was home for a larger community of painting artists in the early 20th century
• The town Caputh with its castle from the 17th century. Albert Einstein had his summer house in Caputh.

From Caputh, we'll walk along the Templiner See towards Potsdam. Halfway, we will cross the Templiner See via a large railway bridge, which offers great panoramas. We will finish the walk at Potsdam Hauptbahnhof, from where we can take a train back to Berlin.

Important things to note:

• This is an average hike with a relatively long distance. Thus, you should wear suitable shoes.
• You are all responsible for yourself. None of us is mountain guide or something like that.
• There won't be too many Späties along the route, so have enough water and food with you.
• Please note that the number of participants is limited, because at a certain size a group gets virtually unmanageable. As the demand may be higher than the number of available spots, please be fair and only RSVP if you are sure that you can make it. If you learn later that you cannot take part, please update your RSVP accordingly.
• Both Ferch-Lienewitz and Potsdam are in the C area of the Berlin public transport tariff. So, for traveling from Berlin ABC tickets are sufficient.