Fancy hiking around the Schermützelsee lake in the Märkische Schweiz nature park near Berlin? Us too! The lake is uniquely blue, anything but crowded and can be easily circumnavigated in around 2 hours. The forest around the lake is also very natural.
Here is the most important information for you in advance:
- Start & Finish: Buckow lido at Schermützelsee lake
- Route: about 7,5 km
- Term: About 2 hours
- Elevation differences: About 90 meters
- Marking: Green dot / Alternative: Red dot
- Travel time from Berlin: Just over an hour by bus & train or car
In this article, I would like to give you our best tips for hiking at Schermützelsee. From the ideal hiking route to some first impressions and experiences on the hiking trails. Let's go!
Notice: This article is from the archive of the Nature travel blogs and has been revised. Among other things, I'll introduce you to the coolest travel experiences that don't require you to fly halfway around the world 🙂
The ideal hiking trail around the lake Schermützelsee
You can easily start at the Schermützelsee lido in the north-east of the lake. If you are traveling by car, there is also a parking lot at the starting point of the route. shady parking lotwhich is not directly on the road.
The ideal trail then continues counterclockwise along the north shore, at the "Black Throat" past in the direction of the Restaurant "Johst am See. It's best to use the keywords I give you here to find your way around. We were at least a little confused by the signs on the hiking trail 😉.
Once you arrive at the restaurant, you can either walk up the mountain in the direction of the panoramic view or take the stairs directly. We simply did both. At the end, you are back at the bottom of the stairs and walk along the asphalt road into the forest.
The basic rule here is: Always stay as close to the lake as possible, but do not go onto private property. Use the red and green path markings on the hiking trail. This is a great way to avoid confusion.
Then it goes past the "Long Ground"at the "Border Throat" and the "Beech throat". Finally, you can have a piece of cake at the "Restaurant Fischerkehle treat yourself. That's about halfway along the hiking route. Perhaps it is now also available in vegan form.
Then you hike east along the "White lake" - the small neighboring lake of the Schermützelsee - past in the direction of the "Brecht-Weigel-Haues". This is the memorial to the artist couple Bertolt Brecht and Helene Weigel.
On the home stretch, keep going as usual always as close to the lake as possibleuntil you finally arrive back at the Schermützelsee lido and.
Other tips for hiking at Schermützelsee
If you want to swim in Schermützelsee, the lido at the start and finish of the hiking route is of course a good choice. In our experience, there are actually only a few suitable places in between. Bathing places. I only remember about 3-4 good places.
At the start and finish you can also get a Rent a boat and sail across the lake. And if you have questions, the local people are very open-minded and help directly. So nothing stands in the way of a cool day of hiking at Schernmützelsee.
Important: Please read my article about the Typical dangers in bathing lakes through. It serves as the basis for a safe day trip.
Hiking at Schermützelsee is great!
Just keep as close to the lake as possible, then you can't miss the ideal hiking trail. Do you really feel like hiking around the Schermützelsee now? If there weren't so many other great nature travel experiences in Germany, we'd be there again tomorrow 🙂
"Take only memories, leave only footprints."
Chief Seattle (more at Travel quotes)
By the way: If you still have animal-friendly vegan hiking boots I can offer you this one from Avocadostore* recommend. Otherwise just have a look around the store.
I wish you a wonderful hike in the Märkische Schweiz Nature Park. Do you have any questions, tips or experiences of your own with a hike by the lake that you would like to share? Then please leave me a comment.
Stay conscious of nature,
PS: Please have a look at my article about sustainable travel over. There you will learn how you can see and experience a lot without causing ecological problems.
