The Berlin–Usedom Radfernweg connects the German capital with the Baltic coast, changing from city streets to wooded countryside, lakes and island resorts. The German National Tourist Board describes a route through Barnim and the Uckermark, ending at Peenemünde on Usedom.
From Berlin into Barnim
The journey begins at Schlossplatz in Berlin-Mitte. Usedom’s tourism organisation describes the passage across the Spree island, past Berlin Cathedral and through Prenzlauer Berg and Mauerpark, continuing to Pankow and Buch. This opening makes the change from the centre of the capital to the countryside part of the experience.
Barnim Nature Park’s guide follows the route alongside the Panke into Brandenburg and on to Bernau’s historic town wall. Beyond Bernau, the landscape opens towards Ladeburg and Lobetal before the route reaches the Biesenthaler Becken nature reserve.
Forests, lakes and the Uckermark
Around Biesenthal, Barnim Nature Park describes flowering meadows, wetlands and mixed woodland. A detour up Schlossberg leads to the Kaiser-Friedrich-Turm, a viewpoint over the surrounding landscape. Farther on, the route passes the Finow Canal and the Oder–Havel Canal before continuing into the Schorfheide-Chorin biosphere reserve.
The German National Tourist Board highlights the wooded Barnim and lake-rich Uckermark, along with churches, manor houses, monasteries and museums along the wider journey. Usedom’s guide suggests a possible diversion to Chorin Monastery and names Prenzlau, Pasewalk and Torgelow among the places encountered on the way north.
Towards the island
The route follows the Uecker towards Ueckermünde and continues via Anklam towards Usedom, according to the German National Tourist Board. Usedom’s tourism guide points to Ueckermünde’s old town and identifies the ferry at Kamp and the bridge at Zecherin as ways of reaching the island.
On Usedom, the town of Usedom and its Marienkirche offer a stop before the seaside resorts of Ahlbeck, Heringsdorf and Bansin. The journey finishes in Peenemünde, where the island tourism guide lists the Historical Technical Museum and Phänomenta as places to visit.
Planning the ride
The route can be divided into individual sections. Usedom’s tourism organisation notes that many stops can be reached by train and recommends allowing at least four days for the complete journey, with time for diversions. Choose stopping points around the places you want to explore and check current connections before travelling.
Havelland’s tourism guide describes mostly separate cycle paths, with some surfaced field and forest tracks and short stretches involving motor traffic. It reports continuous signposting in Berlin and Brandenburg. Look for the green Berlin–Usedom route sign; the island tourism guide describes its Brandenburg Gate, cyclist and gull symbols.