Trift Lake – Swan Lake near Köthen loop from Oderin

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Trift Lake – Swan Lake near Köthen loop from Oderin

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Trift Lake – Swan Lake near Köthen loop from Oderin

04:04

15.5km

120m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Dahme-Heideseen

Biosphärenreservat Spreewald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.27 km

Trift Lake

Highlight • Lake

Magnificent forest lake and everything very clean.

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6.69 km

View of the Mittelsee

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Absolutely beautiful terrain. Fun. But lots of mosquitoes in the summer.

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6.88 km

Wooden Bridge Between Schwanensee and Mittelsee

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Looks very quaint.

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6.93 km

Swan Lake near Köthen

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Swan Lake is the largest and deepest of the heath lakes at the foot of the Krausnicker Mountains south of Berlin. Very idyllic location and formed by dead ice at the end of the Vistula Ice Age.

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7.04 km

Shelter at Swan Lake

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A real luxury cabin with window overlooking the lake. I like it!

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7.53 km

View of Schwanensee from the Shore Path

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I find the lakes particularly beautiful because I can walk directly along the water

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7.68 km

Picnic Area at Schwanensee

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On the southern bank of the Swan Lake is a new bench with a table and invites you to linger. Nice view of the Swan Lake.

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8.44 km

View from Wehlaberg towards Tropical Islands

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I was surprised to be so close to Tropical Island during my hike. The view from here was unique.

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15.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.0 km

1.02 km

244 m

147 m

140 m

Surfaces

11.6 km

3.06 km

708 m

140 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

14°C

8°C

59 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

October 6, 2024,Brandenburg (LDS) - RainbowHikers - Entlang an Heideseen und über die Krausnicker Berge ab/an Oderin

Sunday, October 6th, 2024 / Movement time: 3h:20m / Total time: 4h:22m / Distance: 16.57 km / Average speed: 5 km/h

Together with 9 hiking friends under my own leadership

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Today was the first group hike after the separation from Queerwandern, under my own name. Thank you to everyone who accepted my invitation!

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September 18, 2024,Brandenburg (LDS) - Entlang an Heideseen und über die Krausnicker Berge ab/an Oderin [Vorwanderung]

Wednesday, September 18th, 2024 / Movement time: 3h:59m / Total time: 6h:12m / Distance: 16.93 km / Average speed: 4.3 km/h

Together with @Aquamarin , @Lexhard and dog Bianca

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Together with Marita and Leonhard, I went on a preliminary hike and route reconnaissance for my next group hike today. Thank you very much for accompanying me!

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