Cecilienhof Palace – Holy Lake loop from Glienicker Brücke

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Cecilienhof Palace – Holy Lake loop from Glienicker Brücke

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Cecilienhof Palace – Holy Lake loop from Glienicker Brücke

01:43

6.74km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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883 m

View of the Marmorpalais

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From here you have a beautiful view of the Marble Palace across the Holy Lake.

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1.30 km

The Hermitage in the New Garden

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The hermitage on Jungfernsee in Potsdam, also known as the Hermitage, was built in 1796 by the master builder Carl Gotthard Langhans and J. G. Brendel on behalf of Friedrich …

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1.34 km

View of the Jungfernsee

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Danger! Cycling is only allowed on the marked trails:
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1.79 km

Shell Grotto on Jungfernsee

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The mussel grotto on Jungfernsee is one of the last surviving, independent grotto architectures. The true beauty of the grotto is not recognizable from the outside and quite so wanted. …

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2.31 km

Cecilienhof Palace

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The Cecilienhof Palace is located in the 74 hectare New Garden in Potsdam, which is located between the Holy See and the Jungfernsee. The complex was acquired by Friedrich Wilhelm …

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2.92 km

New Garden

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Beautiful garden with many developed ways.

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3.86 km

Dutch Establishment in the New Garden

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Not to be confused with the Dutch Quarter, the Dutch Establishment, a Dutch-style collection of houses built between 1789 and 1790 to plans by Carl Gotthard Langhans, can be found …

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5.63 km

Holy Lake

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The Holy Lake and the New Garden - it is this connection between parks and water areas that makes this area so appealing. In addition, there are always the lines …

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6.74 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.91 km

1.23 km

571 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.27 km

1.48 km

456 m

437 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

17°C

9°C

13 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

January 26, 2025,Neuer Garten Potsdam

The weather is what it is and not going out at all is not an option 😏 So we are taking a little trip to Potsdam to the New Garden and taking a little walk around here🥾, which is worth it at any time of year ☺️

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March 27, 2022,Potsdam: Neuer Garten, Schloss Cecilienhof

Today we had a little history lesson for our youngest. We went to the New Garden to visit Cecilienhof Palace. To get at least a bit of movement into the tour, we started at the porter's house in the southern corner and gradually worked our way towards the castle. There was already a lot of praise for the glorious sunshine, …

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January 1, 2022,Neujahrsrunde 🥳 Schloss Cecilienhof 🏰 mit Park 🌳, 01.01.2022

In pleasantly cool and dry weather, our very first tour of the new year went to Cecilienhof Palace and its park.
The Cecilienhof Palace, built from 1913 to 1917 in the English country house style, is the last palace to be built by the Hohenzollern family.
Kaiser Wilhelm II had the residence built for his eldest son, Crown Prince Wilhelm. …

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October 15, 2022,BB Potsdam:Neuer Garten mit Schloss Cecilienhof und Marmorpalais-Runde von BE-Berlin Glienicker Brücke –221015AA

Today I was able to continue my exploration tours through Potsdam. However, I started in Berlin Klein Glienicke and touched on the Glienicke Palace Park there. Then I crossed the Glienicker Bridge and I was already in Potsdam/Brandenburg. You have to consciously cross this bridge, the bridge that is steeped in history and where agents between East and West were …

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