Cycle route around Lake Bern­stein­see

With a length of 11 kilo­me­tres, the route around Lake Bern­stein­see is well suited to more leisurely cycle tours. The lake is designed for low-impact tourism, so the main fea­tures of the route are oppor­tu­ni­ties for sim­ple, relaxed nature spot­ting. With a bit of luck you may be able to observe a crane by the side of the cycle trail. Lake Bern­stein­see has a strik­ing turquoise colour, which is par­tic­u­larly notice­able when seen from the air.

Dis­tance: 11 kilo­me­tres
Start/end (rec­om­mended): Burgham­mer near Spree­tal
Park­ing: On the north­ern shore, at the rest area near the vil­lage of Burgham­mer
Ter­rain: The cir­cu­lar route mainly fol­lows the asphalt loop around the lake, but the west­ern sec­tion runs along the cycle paths sign­posted as Lower Lusa­tia Min­ing Route and Frog Cycle Route. It is pre­dom­i­nantly flat.

Attrac­tions along the route

• Church in Burgham­mer (neo-Gothic clinker brick build­ing)

Food & drink: There are no refresh­ment options avail­able, you will need to make your own pro­vi­sions
Infor­ma­tion: The loop trail around the lake fea­tures posts with orange mark­ings to assist cyclists, placed one kilo­me­tre apart. The posts give the name of the lake, the num­ber of the cir­cu­lar route, the cur­rent dis­tance in kilo­me­tres, the direc­tion of the kilo­me­tre count and the spe­cific GPS loca­tion. The loop trail around Lake Bern­stein­see is cir­cu­lar lake route no. 5.

Use­ful infor­ma­tion for this route

• Swim­ming is not per­mit­ted at this lake
• Scenic views: Sev­eral small rest areas around the lake, with the best views to the north of the lake, at the vil­lage of Burgham­mer, just above the shore­line
• Pub­lic toi­lets: None
• Play­grounds: None
• Most of the loop trail around the lake is not shaded, except for the west­ern sec­tion
• The dis­tance in kilo­me­tres is marked con­sis­tently along the loop trail, which is cir­cu­lar lake route no. 5
• Linked cir­cu­lar lake routes: Lake Scheibe (12km)

Tip: Use the rest areas around Lake Bern­stein­see to observe the dis­tinc­tive flora and fauna of the post-min­ing land­scape.