3rd stage "Oder-Neiße-Radweg": Eisenhüttenstadt - Frankfurt cycling tour

Stage 3 of the Brandenburg section of the Oder-Neiße Cycle Path covers a distance of 36 kilometres from Eisenhüttenstadt to Frankfurt (Oder). The route runs along the Oder Dike at all times. It forms a large arc in the Zilterdorf lowlands. The expansive meadows along the Oder River give this section an almost unspoilt character. Beyond Brieskow-Finkenheerd, the cycle path runs through an undulating landscape on the way to Frankfurt (Oder).

Length: 36 kilometres

Start: Eisenhüttenstadt / finish: Frankfurt / Oder

Logo / route sign: green "Oder-Neiße” triangle

How to get there: Take the RE1 (Cottbus) regional express train from Berlin central station to Eisenhüttenstadt (about 1.5 hours).

Return journey: Take the RE1 (Brandenburg) regional express train from Frankfurt / Oder to Berlin central station (about 1 hour).

Route: Eisenhüttenstadt, Aurith, Briekow-Finkenheerd, Frankfurt / Oder

Points of interest / background information:

• Eisenhüttenstadt: Nikolai-Kirche church, fire brigade and technology museum, municipal museum
• Briekow-Finkenheerd: Japanische Gartenwelt gardens
• Frankfurt / Oder: Memorial and documentation site "Victims of political tyranny", sports museum, Viadrina Museum (Junkerhaus, the former home of the painter, sculptor and architect Karl Junker), Junge Kunst Museum, Kleist Museum, St. Marienkirche church

Possible combinations

• Mönchstour, the monks’ tour
• Oder-Spree-Tour, a tour of the Oder-Spree region

Trail conditions / surface: Mostly asphalted cycle paths with a flat profile along the Neiße and Oder River.

Maps / literature: "Bikeline-Radtourenbuch Oder-Neisse-Radweg", 1:75.000, Esterbauer- Verlag, Auflage: 11. Auflage (19. Juni 2015), ISBN 3-85000-014-1, Euro 13.90