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Branitz Park – Land Pyramid in Branitz Park loop from Cottbus - Chóśebuz

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Branitz Park – Land Pyramid in Branitz Park loop from Cottbus - Chóśebuz

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Branitz Park – Land Pyramid in Branitz Park loop from Cottbus - Chóśebuz

04:31

17.9km

30m

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: June 20, 2026

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4.13 km

Water Pyramid in Branitz Park

Highlight • Monument

This exciting park, designed by Prince Pückler-Muskau, covers an area of 100 hectares. So, about 200 football fields would fit in! Odd mountains and pyramids rise between landscaped gardens. The …

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4.60 km

View of the Water Pyramid (Pyramid Lake)

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The approximately 13 meter high "pyramid" is the landmark of the park created by the landscape architect Hermann Fürst von Pückler-Muskau (1785-1871). The lake pyramid has been the prince's burial …

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11.1 km

Branitz Tree University and the Orangery

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Prince Pückler founded the Branitz Tree University as early as 1853 on the grounds of the castle nursery in Branitz. Since 2011, genetically identical descendants of the important park trees …

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12.0 km

Old Park Smithy

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Beautiful house with a great face on the edge of the park.

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12.6 km

Black Lake and the Swan House in Branitz Park

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Here on the black lake you have a beautiful view of the castle bridge, Fuchsinsel with swan house and the castle. If you're lucky, the trumpet swans will come rowing. …

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12.8 km

Branitz Park

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This "triology" of different strains in structure and color is very nice.

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13.6 km

Land Pyramid in Branitz Park

Highlight • Monument

Pückler had the country pyramid built from 1862 to 1865. The model for this was the pyramids in Meroe, Egypt, which Pückler saw during his trip to the Orient. Princess …

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15.0 km

Pedestrians and cyclists can cross the Spree via the weir, the local recreation area "Madlower Schluchten" with the bathing lake or the town of Cottbus along the Markgrafenmühle can be reached via the weir.

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17.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.8 km

829 m

162 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.88 km

3.21 km

3.04 km

2.06 km

579 m

101 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 25 June

35°C

18°C

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Comments

January 6, 2024,Branitzer Park mit Cottbuser Altstadt 🚶🏽‍♂️

Today I went for a walk with my parents, and after the tour I quickly went to the observation tower on the Baltic Sea. It was too cold for me and it was foggy, so I stayed downstairs 😬

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January 29, 2023,Wander-Spaziergang zum Branitzer Park

The weather isn't that bad today. Dry and cold. We walk to the train station and continue via the Lausitzer Rundschau to the Markgrafenmühle. Over the large Kiekebuscher weir, past the park railway station, we disappear into Branitzer Park. Here we look for a bench to have a mulled wine rest. You can't sit for long in the cold. After …

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Branitz Park – Land Pyramid in Branitz Park loop from Cottbus - Chóśebuz

Water Pyramid in Branitz Park

View of the Water Pyramid (Pyramid Lake)

Branitz Tree University and the Orangery

Old Park Smithy

Black Lake and the Swan House in Branitz Park

Branitz Park

Land Pyramid in Branitz Park

Kiekebuscher Weir

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