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Meierei in the New Garden – Holy Lake loop from Glienicker Brücke

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Meierei in the New Garden – Holy Lake loop from Glienicker Brücke

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Meierei in the New Garden – Holy Lake loop from Glienicker Brücke

02:18

8.95km

40m

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: May 17, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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883 m

View of the Marmorpalais

Highlight • Viewpoint

From here you have a beautiful view of the Marble Palace across the Holy Lake.

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1.30 km

The Hermitage in the New Garden

Highlight • Monument

The hermitage on Jungfernsee in Potsdam, also known as the Hermitage, was built in 1796 by the master builder Carl Gotthard Langhans and J. G. Brendel on behalf of Friedrich Wilhelm II in the New Garden on the Jungfernsee.
The small wooden pavilion had no windows and was lit only by an opening in the roof. The floor was laid out in white Italian marble, with the center of the room decorated with a world map of marble inlays. The interior was decorated with plaster figures and the ceiling was decorated with figurative depictions of the eight planets.
The hermitage on Jungfernsee was demolished in 1964 because of the construction of the Berlin Wall. However, the interior could be almost completely saved and was stored by the locks management. In 1995, the restoration of the Hermitage began on the preserved pedestal floor.

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1.34 km

View of the Jungfernsee

Highlight • Viewpoint

Danger! Cycling is only allowed on the marked trails:
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1.79 km

Shell Grotto on Jungfernsee

Highlight • Structure

The mussel grotto on Jungfernsee is one of the last surviving, independent grotto architectures. The true beauty of the grotto is not recognizable from the outside and quite so wanted. In the past, the shell grotto was magnificently equipped. Today, the interior of the shell grotto resembles a mixture of ruins and construction site, but the remains of the once elaborate decorations still hint at the former beauty.

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2.07 km

Meierei in the New Garden

Highlight • Restaurant

The building was built in 1790 and was then a dairy to supply the marble palace. Today it is a pub brewery.

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2.51 km

Jungfernsee Watchtower

Highlight • Monument

At the narrowest point of the Jungfernsee, a pontoon barrier was set up as a border. There was also a landing stage for a squadron of boats used by East German border troops.

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3.29 km

Beach

3.81 km

Nedlitzer Holz

Forest

6.17 km

Villa Jacobs

Highlight • Historical Site

For Villa Jakob I recommend the book by Marianne Ludes: Ludwig Jacobs or the vanished life: An economic pioneer and patron of the arts.

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7.84 km

Holy Lake

Highlight • Lake

The Holy Lake and the New Garden - it is this connection between parks and water areas that makes this area so appealing. In addition, there are always the lines of sight to the Marble Palace, Cecilienhof Palace and over the narrow headland to the Havel (Jungfernsee). For me one of the most beautiful corners of the Potsdam cultural landscape.

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8.95 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.23 km

3.84 km

853 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.12 km

2.56 km

2.32 km

813 m

118 m

Elevation

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Meierei in the New Garden – Holy Lake loop from Glienicker Brücke

View of the Marmorpalais

The Hermitage in the New Garden

View of the Jungfernsee

Shell Grotto on Jungfernsee

Meierei in the New Garden

Jungfernsee Watchtower

Villa Jacobs

Holy Lake

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