Küstriner Bach – Regulation

Being well-informed increases the pleasure and saves on displeas- ure – an information and guidance system helps: The Küstriner Bach stream connects the Feldberg Lakes with the Oberpfuhl near Lychen via the Großer Küstriner See and is one of the traditional paddler ways in North . The water has become scarce since the great ice melting and as a result the streams have become shallower, sometimes too shallow. In this event, the canoe hulls scrape along the riverbed and unno- Visitor information ticed rasp away also mussels, fish spawn and dragonfly larvae. The fast-flowing Küstriner Bach is a conservation area and one of the Nature park management/Visitor infor- Kurverwaltung / Tourist information mation centre Uckermärkische Seen Strelitzer Str. 42 most valuable streams in Brandenburg. It is 6 kilometres long and Zehdenicker Str. 1 17258 Feldberger Seenlandschaft negotiates a gradient of 9 metres. 87 species of invertebrates in- 17279 Lychen Tel.: +49 3 98 31 27 00 panta rhei * – Tel.: +49 3 98 88 6 45 30 E-Mail: [email protected] habit the stream, mostly the larvae of various insect species. These Fax: +49 3 98 88 6 45 55 www.feldberger-seenlandschaft.de the Feldberg- www.uckermaerkische-seen-naturpark.de include the banded demoiselle and the beautiful demoiselle. It is a Fürstenberg/ Lakeland habitat of the thick shelled river mussel (Unio crassus), which is an Naturwacht park rangers Tourist Information Tel.: +49 3 98 88 4 35 17 Markt 5 endangered species in the Federal Republic of . It depends Fax: +49 3 98 88 4 35 18 16798 Fürstenberg/Havel Long ago, in the last glacial period, the vast amounts of ice and wa- on clear, oxygen-rich water and gravelly-sandy river sediments. www.naturwacht.de Tel.: 03 30 93 3 22 54 Fax: 03 30 93 3 25 39 ter moulded the gullies, basins and V-shaped valleys into the land- Therefore, to protect the river fauna, the Küstriner Bach is navigable Nature park management/Visitor infor- www.fuerstenberger-seenland.de mation centre Feldberger Seenlandschaft scape, leaving behind more than 200 lakes that are partly intercon- only at a minimum water level of 30 centimetres or more and as a Strelitzer Str. 42 Touristinformation Zehdenick nected by streams. rule only downstream. 17258 Feldberger Seenlandschaft Am Markt 11 Tel.: +49 3 98 31 5 27 80 16792 Zehdenick Since the invention of the folding boat, canoeists have been redis- So best check the water level in time by calling the: Fax: +49 3 98 31 5 27 89 Tel.: 0 33 07 28 77 covering the old raft and fishermen’s routes, paddling through water level hotline: +49 3 98 88 6 45 42 www.naturpark-feldberger- Fax: 0 33 07 42 08 77 seenlandschaft.de www.havelstadtzehdenick.de what is now for the most part nature reserves. Lychen Information Water level hotline In addition to their sheer number and diversity, the outstanding Stargarder Str.6 Küstriner Bach Tel.: +49 3 98 88 6 45 42 quality of many of the water bodies and the surrounding area is im- 17279 Lychen Tel.: +49 3 98 88 22 55 Water guard pressive and the reason for the conservation status. Even so, most www.lychen.de 24 h hotline: +49 33 01 8 50 03 water bodies are accessible for canoeists. There are clear water lakes Templin-Information Waterways and Shipping Office with visibility of up to eight metres depth, where rare Charophyce- Historisches Rathaus, Am Markt 19 Central Lock Monitoring Office 17268 Templin Tel.: +49 33 07 46 78 50 ae green algae, pondweeds and the European vendace, a delicious Tel.: 0 39 87 26 31 schooling fish, thrive. The timid Eurasian bittern hides in extensive En route, water level information discs indicate the current water Fax: 0 39 87 5 38 33 www.templin.de reed beds. Some streams are home to European brook lampreys level. In the event of low water, the closed section of the stream can and demanding mussel species. Almost the entire area is a habitat be detoured on land by using special boat carts on hire from Fischer

for otters and beavers. Attentive canoeists will be able to spot os- in Küstrinchen or your own boat cart. Or you use the boat and lug- Published by: Ministerium für Ländliche Entwicklung, Umwelt und Land- wirtschaft des Landes Brandenburg preys and possibly even white-tailed eagles. With a little luck, one gage transfer service between Küstrinchen and Fegefeuer – daily at Edited by: Naturpark Uckermärkische Seen im Landesamt für Umwelt might see from the corner of one’s eye a bright blue spot of colour 11 am and 4 pm. Please register with Fischer Ewald Karau, Text: Ch. Thum/R. Resch Illustration: E. Finsterbusch shooting across the water. Instantly it becomes clear why kingfish- Küstrinchen, Tel.: +49 3 98 88 26 92 or Holger Schmidt, Kolbatzer Photographs: G. Klinger, TV Lychen/Hahn, TMB/Silbermann Layout and maps: ProLineConcept Beate Schubert, ers often are called flying gemstones. Mühle, Tel.: +49 3 98 88 5 25 93. Nearly all waterways feature infor- Printed by: Landesvermessung und Geobasisinformation Brandenburg Print run: Sixth revised edition 2016 You can undertake eventful tours either in your own or in a hired mation panels regarding to a supply of food and drinking water canoe as well as accompanied by a guide. and to sanitation.

Uckermark Lakes Nature Park is one of the “Nationale Naturlandschaften” * “everything flows“, ancient Greek philosophy or national natural landscapes included under the umbrella brand of the German national parks, biosphere reserves and nature reserves, opera- ted by EUROPARC Deutschland e. V.: www.europarc-deutschland.de

Golden rules for the behaviour Mecklenburg- NP Vorpommern Feldberger of water sportsmen in nature Ministerium für Ländliche Seenlandschaft Entwicklung, Umwelt und Neustrelitz Feldberg NP Landwirtschaft Ucker- RE5 märkische Seen Lychen NLP Fürstenberg/H. Unteres BR Flusslandschaft Templin Odertal Elbe-Brandenburg NP Dannen- walde BR - RB12 Schorfheide- Nieder- Ruppiner Land Zehdenick Chorin sachsen Republik Polen NP Sachsen- Barnim Anhalt NP West- NP havelland Märkische NLP = Nationalpark BERLIN BR = Biosphärenreservat RB12 Schweiz NP = Naturpark Potsdam Lichtenberg Fire only in designated locations and in the absence of any forest fire danger level Information under: www.dwd.de/waldbrand Access by public transport Railway: • Regionalbahn RE 5, S + U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Fürstenberg/H. or Neustrelitz • Regionalbahn RB 12 to Zehdenick and further to Templin Bus: • Bus number 619 Neustrelitz – Feldberg • Bus number 517 Templin – Lychen – Fürstenberg/H. • Bus number 501/615 Lychen – Feldberg Information: • VBB-Info-Center Tel.: +49 30 2 541 41 41, www.vbb.de • DB Bahn timetable enquiries at no charge Tel.: +49 8 00 1 50 70 90 www.bahn.de • Uckermärkische Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH: Tel.: +49 33 32 44 27 55, Personal hygiene without chemicals www.WirbewegenSie.de

Naturparkbus: Bus service between Lychen and Feldberg, 3 times per day, from 15 June to 15 September 2016 Prams/pushchairs and bicycles will be transported upon request. Timetable under: www.WirbewegenSie.de

Wild camping prohibited On the move Exploring the waterways Naturpark Uckermärkische Seen

Do not paddle into reed beds and breeding areas. Naturpark Feldberger Seenlandschaft Schlicht Canoe stops Camping sites Bivouac sites Weitendorf 1 Campingplatz ”Am Röblinsee“ 1 Campingplatz ”Havelblick“ Zootzen 1 Wasserwanderrastplatz Fürstenberg/H. NSG Breiter Tel.: +49 3 30 93 3 82 78 Tel.: +49 1 73 2 18 55 78 Dolgen Luzin NSG Tornowhof 2 Pian 2 ”Nordlicht“ Fürstenberg 2 Campingpark Himmelpfort Tel.: +49 3 98 32 2 13 49 Strecke stillgelegt 7 Haus- 5 Tel.: +49 3 30 93 3 71 86 Tel.: +49 3 30 89 4 12 38 see 3 Strandbad Lychen bathing beach 3 Himmelpfort boat hire 3 Naturcampingpark Rehberge (Lychen) Grünow Lüttenhagen Wittenhagen 4 Fegefeuer Tel.: +49 1 51 25 23 70 50 Tel.: +49 3 98 88 26 04 8 Boat pass 5 Küstrinchen 4 ”Treibholz“ Lychen 4 Wurlseecamping Lychen available Tel.: +49 3 98 88 4 33 77 Tel.: +49 3 98 88 25 09 FELDBERG 6 Kolbatzer Mühle (Guesthouse) Koldenhof Tel.: +49 3 98 88 5 25 93 5 Reiherhals Lychen 5 Campingplatz ”Am Bauernhof“ Feldberg Mecklenburg- 7 Krüseliner Mühle (Pension) Tel.: +49 3 98 88 5 21 57 Tel.: +49 3 98 31 2 10 84 9 NSG Schmaler Luzin – Tel.: +49 3 98 23 04 40 6 Tisch Boat hire Lychen 6 Campingplatz Conow Naturpark Neuhof Hauptmannsberg Tel.: +49 3 98 88 4 34 75 Tel.: +49 1 70 4 94 34 69 8 Gestüt Lindenhof Templin Conow Tel.: +49 8 00 5 03 59 17 7 Ranger-Tours Feldberg 7 Campingplatz ”Am Carwitzer See“ Tel.: +49 1 71 7 92 05 94 Tel.: +49 3 98 31 2 11 60 Feldberger 9 Strandbad Templin bathing beach 30 m shallow water 6 Tel.: +49 1 72 7 84 18 01 8 Ruhepuls Sporttouristik Feldberg 8 Campingplatz am Dreetzsee Gräpkenteich Schmaler 50 m portage Tel.: +49 3 98 31 2 29 09 Tel.: +49 3 98 89 7 46 Läven Luzin 10 Röddelin Tel.: +49 39 87 33 37 9 Luzinfähre ferry & boat hire 9 Naturcamp Templin (Gleuensee) Carwitzer 7 Tel.: +49 1 70 3 07 01 28 Tel.: +49 1 75 2 71 33 18 Seenlandschaft See 11 Kannenburg Tinkerhof Tel.: +49 1 72 4 32 85 43 10 Boat hire ”Am Lübbesee Templin “ 10 Camping am Fährsee Templin Triepkendorf Carwitz NSG Tel.: +49 39 87 40 95 50 Tel.: +49 1 51 58 51 74 60 V orpommern 12 Capriolenhof Regow Tel.: +49 3 30 87 5 11 83 11 Boat hire ”Am Eichwerder“ Templin 11 Naturcamping am Röddelinsee Dreetz- see Tel.: +49 39 87 5 36 61 Tel.: +49 1 74 7 12 80 95 13 Gasthof ”Zur Brücke“ Marienthal Approx. 400 m portage, Thomsdorf Tel.: +49 3 30 80 6 02 15 12 Canoe hire Schimke Hindenburg 12 Campingplatz Seilershof boat cart rental 8 Tel.: +49 33 31 2 12 88 Tel.: +49 3 30 85 7 03 11 14 Gasthof ”Zur Fähre“ Burgwall Tel.: +49 3 30 80 6 02 44 13 Boat house Bandelow Bredereiche 13 Marina ”Alter Hafen“ am Ziegeleipark Mechow 15 ”Klienitz-Wasserfreizeit“ Zehdenick Tel.: +49 3 30 87 5 23 10 Mildenberg mit Kanuverleih Beenz NSG Krüselin- Tel.: +49 33 07 42 05 04 Krüselin- see Tel.: +49 33 07 3 02 95 25 14 Wilde Heimat Mildenberg NSG 7 Approx. 70 m portage, Klapperberge then hauling distance Tel.: +49 33 07 42 08 00 14 Campingplatz ”Am Röblinsee“ und Tel.: +49 3 30 93 3 82 78 of 50 m–100 m 15 Pension Wiesenhof B & B Templin Mechow- Gr. Mechow- Shuttle seen Tel.: +49 39 87 4 39 49 59 see Brandenburg Taxi & Reisen Schween, Tel.: 03 98 88 25 62 16 Ferienhaus-Park Brennickenswerder Lychen Rutenber NSG Tel.: +49 3 98 88 5 21 78 Brüsenwalde 1 Shuttle service Küstriner Bach at water levels Brüsenwalde below 30 cm: Boat and luggage transfer NSG Küstrinchen – Fegefeuer Küstrinchen 6 Mecklenburg- NSG Shallow daily at 11 am and 4 pm Klapperberge water, Fischer E. Karau, Küstrinchen, Altthymen Vorpommern hauling Approx. 100 m portage Türkshof distance East of Großer Tel.: +49 3 98 88 26 92 oder H. Schmidt, Approx. 50 m portage, Küstrinsee closed road crossing to paddlers Gr. Baberow- Kolbatzer Mühle, Tel.: +49 3 98 88 5 25 93 see NSG Thymen 2 Canoe and people transport between Retzow see LYCHEN rin Netzowsee (Gestüt Lindenhof) and Gr. Küst Mahlendorf Wurlsee 4 Thymen- Neu- Boat cart path 5 Küstrinchen NSG Platkowsee (Wuppgartenbrücke), see thymen 3 5 NSG Wurlgrund Nessel- Ober- Approx. 50 m portage Tel.: +49 8 00 5 03 59 17 Kastavenseen- pfuhl pfuhl Sähle ch Boat transfers are possible also via the Molkenkammer- Ba 1 er canoe stops. see 4 Raft departure point rin st Warthe Kü Küstriner Bach: shallow stream with strong current NSG Stadt- 4 Navigate only if water level is > 30 cm! see 6 No watersports Fegefeuer allowed h Gr. 3 Küstriner Bach, navigate downstream Locks ac inb Lychen- only; max. 2 people per boat ste Fish ladder/ Hege see Hohen- Up-to-date information regarding lock canoe pass lychen Zens- Naturpark operation under www.elwis.de; Ravensbrück see Herzfelde Road in the event of malfunctions, please Draisinestrecke crossing 14 Mahn- und notify the Leitzentrale Zehdenick control Schwedt- Gedenkstätte NSG 16 1 see 1 Ravensbrück centre, Waterways and Shipping Office, Moderfitz- Mellensee Uckermärkische Seen Pian 2 closed to boats NSG Tel.: +49 33 07 46 78 50. see Woblitz Mellensee Meeting point for NSG canoe and passenger Platkow- Netzowsee- 2 see shuttle to Netzowsee 2 Metzelthin Metzelthiner Haussee Platkow- Feldmark FÜRSTENBERG/ Stolp see HAVEL see Gandenitz Himmelpfort Klosterwalde Waldhof 3 NSG 96 2 Netzowsee- Draisinestrecke Metzelthiner Petznick Tangersdorf Feldmark NSG Netzowsee- Tiefenbrunn Netzow Metzelthiner 1 Feldmark Drögen Zootzen Navigable if Petznick- H avel water level is 9 see high, otherwise portage Gleuensee Meeting point for canoe Densow and passenger shuttle 2 8 Markgrafen- to Zens- and Platkowsee Netzow- Knehden 13 see quelle Lindenhof NSG Schleuse Knehdenmoor Bruch- Neu- see Altglobsow Bredereiche Strecke stillgelegt Placht Labüske canal Annenwalde closed Regow- TEMPLIN schleuse Stadtsee 12 NSG Labüske- Christianshof üske-K see 10 Fährsee Lab anal Kleine Schorfheide Paddler quarters with 11 9 log-cabin sauna Zaar- see Beutel Gramzow Haus- Burow see Keep out! 10 (Former military training 15 l Lübbesee Grenzbek a Ahrensdorf n area; explosives) an e Röddelin K b Gr. 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Gehronsee H Grunewald a Entry / exit point Weir Sonnenber v e l Bypass point Closed water body Ziegelscheunen Bivouac site (only one night) Harbour Neuhof 14 Mildenberg Camping site Lock Schönermark Accommodation DKV Canoe stop Badingen Gastronomy/Snacks Public bathing Farm shop Nature reserve border Kurtschlag ben ngra Margaretenhof Welse Fishery (with shop) Nature reserve (NR) NSG Karlshof 15 Klienitz ZEHDENICK Wesendorf

Osterne Lock 0 5 km Kraatz- Zehdenick N Buberow Waterway

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