Yeah, the days are getting shorter and darker. But there is still this kind of autumn magic when warm sun rays hit the yellow and red trees. The golden days of autumn.
Location: Postbruch near Straußberg – Bötzsee – Spitzmühle – Fängersee – Kesselsee – and back on the opposite shores / Distance: 17 km / Weather: 13 °C, sunny
Bötzsee:
Fängersee:
Kesselsee:
Map:
Location: Mönchwinkel – cross the small bridge south of Mönchwinkel – don’t follow the paths, you can easily walk the meadows/ Distance: 5 km / Weather: 8 °C, sunny and cloudy
We left a little late this saturday and we got into this weather shortly before the sun went down. This is the river Spree in its natural state. We walked alongside the river on the meadows even if there weren’t any paths on my map. Sometimes you have to detour because of animal fences.
Map:
Location: Waldsieversdorf – Abendrothsee – Schermützelsee northern shore – Kleiner Tornowsee – Großer Tornowsee southern shore – Stöbbertal – Buckow – Kleinbahn – Waldsieversdorf / Distance: 17 km / Weather: 12 °C, sometimes sunny, sometimes cloudy Good to know: The dark times are coming again! You have to get up early to do big trips. I ignored that completely and during the ultimate hour […]
Location: Starting at Buch on the Berlin/Brandenburg border, Gorinsee, Hobrechtsfelde, Buch / Distance: 14 km / Weather: 14 °C, unsettled / A nice hike very close to Berlin. We saw a lot of horses. Next to Gorinsee Beach there is a typical German restaurant. They serve very good rustic venison in huge quantities and there is a huge taxidermy of […]
Location: Freudenberg am Main – Freudenburg – Short Trip trough the forest along the Nibelungensteig – Main – Freudenberg / Distance: 10 km / Weather: 23 °C, sunny / After the hike we stopped for a bite in Miltenberg
The ascent to the castle:
The castle:
On the Nibelungensteig:
Along Main River:
Miltenberg:
Location: Erkner – Löcknitz – Wupatzsee – Heidereutersee – Löcknitzinsel – Krönichen – Erkner / Distance: 10 km / Weather: 14 °C, cloudy / A surprisingly wild hike between lakes and little rivers. Crew: Tour:
Location: Wandlitz – Drei heilige Pfühle – Regenbogensee – Liepnitzsee – Bogensee – Wandlitz / Distance: 15 km / Weather: 27 °C, sunny / Animals spotted: frogs an shiny bugs / Special feature: Bogensee is a historical site in the middle of the forest. Read more about it here / Beware of ticks!
Lake Lights:
Forrest Lights:
Frog and Bugs:
The tour group:
Bogensee:
Regenbogensee:
(Same lake in winter)
Tour:
This time it was no continuous hike but an extensive 2-day-getaway to Northern Germany. Everything is calm and vast and the horizon always seams to be days away.
Südvorpommern: 
Roadtrip:
Stettiner Haff:
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte:
Location: Burgwall – Mögelinstich – Ziegeleipark – Döbertstich – Radkestich – Campingplatz Wilde Heimat and back on the other side / Distance: 15 km / Animals spotted: a lot of horses and a slowworm / Special feature: Frequently you walk an a small land crossing between two lakes. Make a stop at campsite “Wilde Heimat”. It’s a wonderful place.
The lakes:
The industry museum:
The tour group:
Landscapes:
The slowworm:
And the sunset:
The tour:
Location: Fürst Pückler Park, Bad Muskau, Leknicka (Poland) / Weather: April in August, sunny & rainy / Distance: 10 km / Animals spotted: some deer jumping out of the woods / Special feature: First time during a hike that I crossed a countries border and first time that I have been to Poland.
The tour group:
The park:
Crossing the Neiße (I’m denying myself any further comment) ;-):
The castle of poor and miserable Prince Pückler:
And a short look behind the Polish border:
hikeminded 