Small bypass Zeuthen - Round trip around the Rauchfangswerder peninsula

Do you want to know why Berliners love the water so much? You will experience it on the tour around the Rauchfangswerder peninsula. How they enjoy the sun, swim out to the lakes, sail, row, fish, and how life is lived in villas, huts, and tents. There is no shortage of bathing spots here.
Boat rental: In Schmöckwitz, Eichwalde, and Zeuthen, various providers are available.Distance / Duration: 14 km (1 day)Start / Finish: Eichwalde, bathing areaArrival / Departure:Public transport: From Berlin Hauptbahnhof take the RE5 (Elsterwerda) to Berlin Südkreuz. From here continue with the S46 (Königs Wusterhausen) to Eichwalde (approx. 45 minutes).Car: From Berlin via the A100, A113, and B96 to Eichwalde (approx. 45 minutes).Directions: The starting point of the tour is the bathing area Eichwalde on Lake Zeuthen. Drive south, passing Rauchfangswerder Nord on the left, Eichwalde and Zeuthen on the right, and reaching the southern tip of Rauchfangswerder. Around the peninsula you head north into the Großer Zug. You pass Ziegenhals and reach Krossinsee. Along its shores, you will find mooring options, bathing areas, a windsurfing school, and gastronomic facilities.
At the northern end of the lake, you will arrive in Wernsdorf, where a popular beach with a snack bar and sanitary facilities is located in a bay. To the right is the Wernsdorf lock and in front of you is Lake Wernsdorf, an idyllic nature reserve. Enter the Oder-Spree Canal and reach Lake Seddin. Drive along the left bank, passing several bathing spots and the docks of some water sports clubs, until you reach the Schmöckwitz bridge. Passing under the bridge, you return to the starting point.Excursion: From Wasserkreuz Schmöckwitz, you can head in all directions: south towards Königs Wusterhausen and the Teupitzer waters, east across Lake Seddin and the Müggelspree to Hangelsberg and Fürstenwalde, north through Lake Seddin to the Rüdersdorfer waters, and west following the Dahme to Köpenick and further into the Berlin city center.Nautical information: Easy canoe tour suitable for familiesMaps / Literature: "DKV Water Guide for Eastern Germany: Canoe Guide for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Brandenburg, Berlin, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, and Saxony (DKV Regional Guide)", German Canoe Association; 4th edition (April 1, 2011), ISBN-13: 978-3937743288, 19.95 euros"TourenAtlas Wasserwandern / TA5 Berlin-Brandenburg with Spreewald: Oder, Havel, Spree + tributaries", 1:75,000 & 1:25,000, Publisher: Jübermann, 5th edition (July 5, 2013), ISBN-13: 978-3929540666, 25.00 euros