Inselkirche Hermannswerder – Hermannswerder Water Tower loop from Potsdam Hauptbahnhof

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Inselkirche Hermannswerder – Hermannswerder Water Tower loop from Potsdam Hauptbahnhof

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Inselkirche Hermannswerder – Hermannswerder Water Tower loop from Potsdam Hauptbahnhof

04:25

17.0km

100m

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: August 6, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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610 m

View of the Alte Fahrt (a side arm of the Havel) in Potsdam

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Potsdam is the capital of the German state of Brandenburg.

The city is known for its magnificent palaces and gardens, including the famous Sanssouci Palace, once the summer residence of Frederick the Great.

Potsdam also has a rich history and was an important location during the Cold War, notable among these being the Glienicke Bridge prisoner exchanges!

The city also offers a wide range of cultural events.

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1.91 km

Neustädter Havel Bay

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3.60 km

Havel Riverside Promenade, Potsdam

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The well-developed cycle and hiking path runs directly along the banks of the Havel.

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6.43 km

Railway Bridge over Lake Templin

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This is a beautiful hiking trail along the railway. During the GDR era, the Sputnik train ran along this railway embankment between Saarmund and Potsdam Central Station, now Potsdam-Pirschheide. Today, the RB22 train runs here between Golm and Saarmund, from Potsdam Central Station via Schönefeld to Königs Wusterhausen.
From the bridge over the Havel River, which connects the two halves of the lake, you have a beautiful view of the entire Templiner See, extending north to Potsdam, and south to Caputh and Golm.

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8.20 km

Grüner Weg Ridge Trail

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Nice ups and downs as an alternative to the asphalt of the road. The path inevitably comes down to the road before the crossing railway line. After a section along the road with the Strandbad Templin and the Restaurant Braumanufaktur, you can re-enter the path in the forest. It then leads directly to the Einstein–Sommerhaus.

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12.8 km

Inselkirche Hermannswerder

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The Inselkirche Hermannswerder was built in the Gothic Revival style and inaugurated in 1911.

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13.4 km

Hermannswerder Water Tower

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Hermannswerder is a peninsula in the Havel and is located southwest of Potsdam. It is part of the Templiner suburb and there are various historical and modern buildings. So also the red brick building of the former water tower.

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View of Potsdam from Vorderkappe

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From the Kölle Park you have a great panorama of Potsdam. When the riverside path starting from Potsdam main station is repaired one day, even more hikers and cyclists will surely make their way to Hermannswerder Insel. - If you take the cable ferry, there is a nice circular walk along the lake (Havel).

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17.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.20 km

3.56 km

2.93 km

2.09 km

139 m

130 m

Surfaces

4.52 km

4.27 km

4.11 km

3.39 km

329 m

317 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

17°C

9°C

19 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

March 17, 2025,Prima Potsdamer Perspektiven -#stups8

Every kilometer counts...

For a heart-pumping nudge
&
and for my personal goals.

Great Potsdam Perspectives

The title for this tour was quickly chosen, as there was a lot to discover. Even things I hadn't heard of before.

Like the bobsleigh practice facility, for example.

Or

Prefabricated buildings overlooking the lake.

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January 8, 2022,Potsdam HBF nach Babelsberg via Zeppelinhafen und Brauhausberg

Recording from HBF to Havel via Lustgarten is missing!

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December 3, 2024,Vom Yachthafen über Templiner Brücke und Höhenweg nach Hermannswerder und Potsdam Hbf

No! I can't walk on water. 😎
Still a nice tour close to the city with a high proportion of natural paths.

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January 1, 2022,Wintertour 33 Hermannswerder - Potsdamer Havel - Templiner See

Together with Tour 28, you have circumnavigated the Templiner See. Hermannswerder was the big surprise. The Havelinsel, named after the Potsdam factory owner and founder Hermann Hoffbauer, is located between Lake Templin and the Havel, very close to Potsdam and yet it is a world of its own. Fortunately, the cable ferry across the Havel drove on January 1st.

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May 15, 2022,Potsdam - Templiner See Nord

Potsdam has many cultural sights, Potsdam has a very varied nature around the city, Potsdam has many lakes and water canals. Where to start with a hike? So today I decided to go to Lake Templiner because my hotel is right next to it. On the western side of the lake there is a very well-developed hiking and walking path …

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February 11, 2023,Wanderung Potsdam der halbe Templinersee

From the Potsdam main station around half the Templiner See, over the Kieskutenberg and the Brauhausberg back to the Potsdam train station

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December 26, 2021,🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️Von Potsdam halb um den Templiner See

A few freezing temperatures didn't stop us from walking around the Templiner See. In order not to let the round get too long, a dam was built across the lake for short strollers, which can also be used by the train.

Christmas and sunshine - and a great combination.

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March 8, 2025,Runde Potsdam Hauptbahnhof über Eisenbahnbrücke Templiner See und zurück

In bright sunshine, the four of us set off from Potsdam Central Station and hiked toward Hermannswerder. The robin along the path, trilling in springtime, was unfazed by our presence. We skipped the Hermannswerder peninsula and headed straight for the forest path toward Caputh. The trail led us over the railway bridge, where several train spotters were waiting for a …

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