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Hammergraben Canal – Merzdorf Observation Tower loop from Cottbus-Willmersdorf Nord

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Hammergraben Canal – Merzdorf Observation Tower loop from Cottbus-Willmersdorf Nord

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Hammergraben Canal – Merzdorf Observation Tower loop from Cottbus-Willmersdorf Nord

01:46

16.9km

20m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

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Peitzer Teichlandschaft mit Hammergraben

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Start point

Train Station

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1.86 km

Hammergraben Canal

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The Hammergraben (Lower Sorbian: Goramśica)[1] is a moat built in the 16th century as a feeder for the then 5,000-acre Peitz Ponds. Its course begins at the large Spree weir in Cottbus, where a portion of the Spree is diverted to the right bank. The watercourse was and is sometimes called the Hammerstrom, especially in the area around Peitz.[2]
Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammergraben_(Cottbus)

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5.19 km

Viewing platform at the Cottbus-Nord open-pit mine (Ostsee)

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View of the open pit and the dreary lunar landscape. Hard to imagine that this wasteland can one day become a living natural paradise and recreation area.

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8.12 km

Lakoma Memorial and Cottbus Lake Inlet

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There are well-made information boards about the localities, the Baltic Sea and the cycle path on the circular path that is being built around the Baltic Sea. Here at the inlet structure are the information boards about Lakoma. The village had to make way for the Cottbus-Nord brown coal open-cast mine in 2006 and only one farmstead remained.

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8.38 km

Cottbuser Ostsee Flooded Open-Pit Mine

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There are display boards and seating areas directly at the intake structure to watch the spectacle of the flooding. Flooding began in April 2019. The LEAG website provides weekly updates on the water level, supply and proportion of Spree water. More than 80 percent of the water required is to be taken from the Spree.

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8.41 km

Cottbuser Ostsee inlet structure

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Directly at the intake structure there are the associated display boards and seating to watch the flooding. Flooding began in April 2019. On the LEAG website there are weekly current figures on the fill level, the feed and the proportion of Spree water. More than 80 percent of the water required is to be taken from the Spree. leag.de/de/geschaeftsfelder/bergbau/cottbuser-ostsee

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8.42 km

Snack Bar at the Inlet Structure

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Open May to September, Friday 11am - 6pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am - 6pm

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10.9 km

Cottbus Ostsee Observation Tower

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Great resting place with a beautiful view of the Baltic Sea

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11.0 km

Merzdorf Observation Tower

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If you are looking for a unique view, then the observation tower in the Cottbus district of Merzdorf is just the thing for you. The tower was opened in 2006 and has since offered a great panorama over the Cottbus Baltic Sea - an artificial body of water that is gradually being created from the former Cottbus-Nord opencast mine. You can reach the viewing platform at a height of 34 meters via a total of 173 steps.

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16.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.9 km

3.36 km

1.01 km

478 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

12.6 km

2.10 km

778 m

724 m

324 m

319 m

Elevation

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Hammergraben Canal – Merzdorf Observation Tower loop from Cottbus-Willmersdorf Nord

Hammergraben Canal

Viewing platform at the Cottbus-Nord open-pit mine (Ostsee)

Lakoma Memorial and Cottbus Lake Inlet

Cottbuser Ostsee Flooded Open-Pit Mine

Cottbuser Ostsee inlet structure

Snack Bar at the Inlet Structure

Cottbus Ostsee Observation Tower

Merzdorf Observation Tower

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