Goethe Steps – St. Mary Magdalene's Church loop from Sommerfelde

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Goethe Steps – St. Mary Magdalene's Church loop from Sommerfelde

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Goethe Steps – St. Mary Magdalene's Church loop from Sommerfelde

06:58

26.7km

190m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 16, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Schorfheide-Chorin

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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6.15 km

Bridge Over the Karlswerker Mühlenfließ

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At this point, the road coming from Karlswerk crosses the Karlswerk mill flow.

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9.90 km

Beautiful hiking trail

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Very nice path between Hohenfinow and Tornow. It goes through fields, meadows and light forest.

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19.8 km

Goethe Steps

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The Goethe Staircase leads over 105 steps up to the dragon's head and is used both to overcome the steep slope and as a decoration. It was planned and laid …

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21.1 km

Neo-Gothic style church building built in the 1890s. No longer used by the city parish since 2012; Planned renovation and conversion to a community-oriented, open church. Open Monday to Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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21.8 km

Church of St. Peter and Paul

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Next to Weidedamm Park is the parish church of Peter and Paul. The Catholic church was built in 1876/7 by Vincenz Statz. It is a typical representative of North German brick (neo-)gothic.

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21.9 km

Old Forestry Academy

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The building has existed since 1866. It is now part of the local University for Sustainable Development in Eberswalde.

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22.1 km

St. Mary Magdalene's Church

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The current Gothic town church was built from 1333 with a single-nave east choir and west tower with a vestibule. The spire is brick and the tallest brick spire in …

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22.4 km

Löwenbrunnen Eberswalde

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A nice old building - nearby is the small old town and the market square.

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26.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.8 km

5.34 km

1.69 km

1.01 km

521 m

308 m

Surfaces

10.9 km

6.93 km

5.36 km

2.56 km

845 m

103 m

Elevation

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Highest point (70 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Friday 30 October

11°C

6°C

34 %

Additional weather tips

There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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Comments

July 3, 2022,Rund um die Schorfheide - Von Niederfinow nach Eberswalde (RB-Niederfinow - RB-Eberswalde Hbf)

Today was the last stage of "Around the Schorfheide". I found it quite nice, however it is not as interesting as the 2 previous stages. I really liked the way up to Hohenfinow and then later you have quite beautiful mixed forest sections. Towards the end I kept imagining what the Barnimer Landbier on tap in the old brewery would …

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