Craft Trade Tour in Burg (Spreewald)

The Craft Trade Tour leads through the largest dispersed settlement in Germany. On this tour you will get to know the cultural landscape that has developed here over the centuries with many traditional craft trade enterprises that have opened their doors to visitors. You can visit places of interest such as the demonstration craft trade yard or Burg’s distillery, the Hofbrennerei. At the Schlossberghof in Burg you can find out about the Spreewald Biosphere Reserve – its natural environment, traditional ways of life and economic structures. This area also includes the narrow network of waterways of the Spree with its tributaries, riverways and locks as well as the typical Spreewald punts.

Length: 20 kilometres

Start/finish: Burg (Spreewald), Burg im Spreewald tourist information centre

Logo/route sign: not specified

Directions:

• Train: From Berlin take the RE 2 to Cottbus, from there take bus 47 to Burg. From Dresden take the RE 15 or RE 18 to Cottbus, from there take bus 47 to Burg.
• Car: From Berlin Schönefelder Kreuz A13 follow signs to Dresden-Forst as far as Dreieck Spreewald, then take the A15 for Cottbus-Forst. Exit Vetschau, continue in the direction of Burg. From Dresden Dreieck Nord A13 Berlin to Dreieck Spreewald on the A15, following signs to Cottbus-Forst. Exit Vetschau, continue in the direction of Burg
• Parking: At the Festplatz not far from the tourist information centre, or behind the Spreewaldmühle (Hauptstrasse 31), at the end of the village in the direction of Lübben

Route: Burg-Dorf – Am Hafen – Byhleguhrer Strasse – Willisschzaweg – Nordweg – Willischzaweg – Ringchaussee – Weidenweg – Ringchaussee – Erlkönigweg – Wildbahnweg – Schwarze Ecke – Zweite Kolonie – Am Leineweber – Burg Dorf

Points of interest/background information:

• Burg-Dorf: Local history parlour, Bismarck Tower, Weidenburg, Spreewald Biosphere Reserve information centre at Schlossberghof, Spa Gardens and Saga Park, Burg Hofbrennerei (distillery)
• Burg-Kolonie: Demonstration craft trade centre, fruit press exhibition
• Burg-Kauper: Costume embroidery workshop, pottery workshop

Possible combinations:

• Spree Cycle Path
• Gherkin Cycle Path

Trail conditions/surface: level, hilly and good farm tracks, cycle paths/cycle roads and regular roads

Maps/Literature:
For optimum preparation and planning of the bicycle tour, the tourist information centre at the Haus des Gastes offers a detailed cycling map which can also be purchased from the online shop on the website.