Bike ride + Spa #1 (Königs Wusterhausen → SATAMA Sauna Resort and Spa)

# Königs Wusterhausen → SATAMA

Route: Königs Wusterhausen → Bestensee → Storkow → Wendisch Rietz

Distance: 38 km, mostly flat (70m elevation total)
Mixed terrain. About 23 km asphalt, the rest gravel paths and forest tracks.

Meeting point: Berlin Ostkreuz, RE7 direction Senftenberg, departure 09:02
Back in Berlin: ~21-22:00

We meet at Ostkreuz, take the RE7 to Königs Wusterhausen and start the ride from there. If the RE gets cancelled, then we will use S-Bahn with a connection in Grunau.

The first section heads south through the Dahme-Seenland lake district. Flat terrain, a mix of bike paths and quiet forest/countryside roads.

Near Bestensee, we pass the Großer Tonteich. If the weather holds, we can stop and swim. It's a small lake, not well-known, the kind of place you wouldn't find unless you were riding past it.

From there, the route continues through pine forest and along the edge of farmland.

In Storkow, we will stop for a lunch and to see the castle.

We arrive at SATAMA on Scharmützelsee in the afternoon. The sauna park sits directly on the lake. In my opinion, it's one of the cosiest saunaparks in Brandenburg. Nine saunas, outdoor terraces, a pool, hammocks, and the direct access to the lake! We'll be there for several hours.

At around 20-21 pm we board the RB36 train in Wendisch Rietz and change for RE7 in Königs Wusterhausen. Plan for arriving back in Berlin around 21-22:00.

Tickets
If you have the Deutschland-Ticket, you're fine and will only need the 24-hour bike ticker for VBB.
Otherwise you'll need one Berlin ABC ticket, one VBB Gesamtnetz ticket and a 24-hour bicycle add-on for the VBB network (~€7.50)

Bike
Trekking bikes and city bikes with wide tyres work. Road bikes, fixies, and rental bikes don't.

What to bring

• Water and snacks
• Sauna towels, bathrobe, slippers (you can also rent it on-site)
• Lights (front and rear, charged the night before)
• Spare tube

SATAMA Saunapark
Entry is around €50 on weekends. It's a popular place, so book your ticket in advance at satama-saunapark.de. Each person books and pays individually.

SATAMA is FKK. If that doesn't work for you, this isn't the right event.