The best hikes from bus stations around Großer Selchower Lake

A nice spot to dive into the lake, which belongs to a chain of lakes. Two benches are available, and near the road there is also a covered seating area. Even a tent could be pitched here.

also known as Schloß Selchow. Private property, the park is also not publicly accessible. Today used for rental as a holiday home for self-catering. Rental only as a whole for groups of up to 20 people.

https://koellnitz.de

Selchow Castle, built in 1913 as a bourgeois summer residence for a prominent industrialist, is situated directly adjacent to the Gross-Schauener-Seenkette nature reserve. Now, the 1,200 m² villa with its 2-hectare park offers the comforts of a boutique hotel, including a 150 m² spa (sauna/cold plunge pool), cinema, bar, library, fireplace, and billiards.

Here you'll find a lovely restaurant, a farm shop, and exciting events are occasionally offered. My recommendation is the freshly made sandwiches from the farm shop. They're quickly prepared in front of your eyes and are delicious. If the weather's nice, you can enjoy them outside on the picnic benches or head down to the lake, where there are also some seating areas. You can find more information and opening hours here: https://koellnitz.de/.

Hidden rest area

Neo-baroque plastered building with central projection built in 1913 for the banker Paul Mankiewitz. Sold by force during the Nazi era. Lovingly restored by Ch. Kamps and now used as an event venue and overnight accommodation

The manor house of the former Selchow manor is registered under the name "Landhaus Selchow" in the list of monuments of the state of Brandenburg; in recent times (as of 2013) it is increasingly referred to as "Schloss Selchow". The manor house was built in 1913 by the architect Alfred Breslauer for the banker Paul Mankiewitz.[12] The neo-baroque plastered building with a three-axis central projection is located under a hipped mansard roof in a two-hectare garden. After Paul Mankiewitz died on his Selchow estate in 1924, the house went to his sons. During the Nazi era, the Jewish Mankiewitz family was forced to sell the estate and emigrated to Argentina and Great Britain. During the GDR era, it first housed an LPG, then the Konsum, then a bank and finally the children's holiday camp of the Eisenhüttenstadt meat combine. The house has been empty since 1991 and was recently dilapidated. In 2012, it was purchased by Christoph Kamps, who runs a brand communication agency in Berlin and New York, and his wife Susanne Groß, an actress at the Mecklenburg State Theater in Schwerin. Since 2013, the couple has been having the complex renovated and restored using their own and EU funds under the name "Selkow Castle". The new owners want to make the house accessible to the public as a cultural and event venue. For example, cycling groups, yoga courses and workshops are planned. The investment is not aimed at making a profit; rather, the owners say they want to make a piece of history come alive again and bring people who care about nature and sustainability a little closer to nature. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selchow_(Storkow_(Mark))