The best dog-friendly hikes and walks around Streesee

At this point, the forest road from Prenden to Marienwerder crosses the Pregnitzfließ, whose outflow from the Eisbuder See is just a few meters further west.

Beautiful circular walk around the Hellsee (approx. 8km) Unfortunately quite busy in summer. But in the cold season you can have peace and quiet there.

Active beaver at the lake

Also nice by bike

A metal plate is attached to the bottom of the stone with the heading: "Stand up for life in the face of death". We then read the note that this memorial is dedicated to "the French in the Vorwerk camp". The special stone is part of the "Path of Dignity" series with a total of 7 objects (steles). This is a beautiful project by students from Biesenthal and the Czech Republic under the guidance and with the help of the artist Wolfgang Schneider. The steles were erected in 2020. - The positive effect is largely due to the clarification of historical contexts and backgrounds, the remembrance of injustices committed in Germany during the Nazi era and the reference to specific individual fates by name. Last but not least, you also learn something more about certain lost places in the area, so that the remains that are still visible today, and often impossible to miss, only reveal their true meaning. The project sponsor is the "wild frei grün" association in Biesenthal.

Unfortunately, the given title is wrong, because this was never a "barracks". The Vorwerk camp is historically very interesting. Since 2019, a stele has commemorated the fate of forced laborers during the Nazi era. - The main gate is sealed off and apparently leads to commercially used buildings or areas. Otherwise, we find a largely intact wall and fence on the huge property, but also some loopholes. Close to the "street" (officially closed from the main gate, which is generally ignored), the interior of this lost place is not all that exciting. Of course, any intrusion here is prohibited. Many signs specifically point this out!

The Hellsee is a two-kilometer-long channel lake surrounded by mixed forest. It has an area of 42.91 hectares. The width varies between 40 and 300 meters. The average depth is 3 meters, the maximum depth is said to be 11 meters. The average visibility is almost 2 meters. At the northern tip of the lake there is a marshland, caused by the inflows from the Obersee and the Krummen Lanke, which is crossed by a footbridge. Another marshland can be found in the southeast of the lake. The lake drains at Hellmühle via the Hellmühler Fließ, which runs northwards, into the Finow and further towards the Oder. Source Wikipedia

The Hellsee is a two-kilometer-long channel lake surrounded by mixed forest. It has an area of 42.91 hectares. The width varies between 40 and 300 meters. The average depth is 3 meters, the maximum depth is said to be 11 meters. The average visibility is almost 2 meters. At the northern tip of the lake, due to the inflows from the Obersee and the Krummen Lanke, there is a marshland that is crossed by a footbridge. Another marshland can be found in the southeast of the lake. The lake drains at Hellmühle via the Hellmühler Fließ, which runs northwards, into the Finow and further towards the Oder. Source Wikipedia