Canoeing tour on Rheinsberger Rhin

For about 17 kilometers, the narrow Rheinsberger Rhin meanders from Rheinsberg to Zippelsförde, along tall reeds and tranquil meadow landscapes, through beautiful forest and under many a low-hanging branch or tree trunk. The Rhin is one of the last near-natural flowing waters with a wide variety of flow conditions. And this can be felt: In one or the other bend you have to paddle hard to master the swift current! Dragonflies buzz over the glittering water surface and in the often shallow water small fish can be discovered above the stony bottom. With a lot of luck, kingfishers and otters can also be observed in this sensitive flowing water. In Rheinshagen the tour is interrupted by a fish ladder. Here you have to carry your boat around a short distance.

Important notes for the navigation:

In order to maintain the unique nature experience in the long term, navigation of the Rhin - with its animal and plant species worthy of protection - is only possible from June 15 to October 31 - and only if the water level permits it. This can be called up, among other things, via the "water level telephone" of the Stechlin-Ruppiner Land Nature Park: +49 (0) 33082 407-16

The general ruling "Allgemeinverfügung zur Regelung des Gemeingebrauchs auf dem Rheinsberger Rhin" can be downloaded from the website of the district Ostprignitz-Ruppin.

Length/Duration: 17 km / approx. 5 hours

Start: Rheinsberg, Obermühle, corner of Mühlenstraße/ Parkstraße or Rheinsberg, Untermühle, Am Hellsee 2
Destination: Fish farm Zippelsförde. The tour can also be ended about halfway in Rheinshagen.

Arrival:
Public transport: From Berlin-Gesundbrunnen with the RE5/ Stralsund to Löwenberg. From there continue with the RB54 (Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn) to Rheinsberg (approx. 1.5 h).
Car: From Berlin via the A114, A10 and B96 to Rheinsberg (approx. 1.5 h)

Departure:
by bus and train: From Zippelsförde take bus no. 764 to Neuruppin-Pestalozzischule. In Neuruppin West take the RE 6 and get off at Hennigsdorf Bahnhof. Change here to the S25 and continue to Berlin-Gesundbrunnen.
Car: From Zippelsförde take the B122 in the direction of Neuruppin. Here take the B167 in the direction of Dabergotz. Then take the A24 in the direction of Berlin. Enter Berlin via the A10 and A111.

Nautical information: 1-person/2-person kayaks, no canadian canoes, no stand-up paddles, varying current conditions, can only be navigated in the direction of flow, low-hanging treetops, access to the bank only permitted at designated places, move boat in Rheinshagen, only navigable when water level exceeds 65 cm, only navigable from June 15 - October 31.

Maps: Rheinsberger Rhin - Ruppiner Seen, Wasserwanderkarte, 1:50.000, ed. by Klemmer-Verlag, 1st edition, Waren (Müritz) 2013.