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Viewpoint Over the Baltic Sea – Merzdorf Observation Tower loop from Merzdorf - Žylowk

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Germany

Brandenburg

Lower Lusatia

Viewpoint Over the Baltic Sea – Merzdorf Observation Tower loop from Merzdorf - Žylowk

Hard

4.4

(40)

161

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Viewpoint Over the Baltic Sea – Merzdorf Observation Tower loop from Merzdorf - Žylowk

07:16

28.6km

90m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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19.3 km

Schonung

Forest

22.9 km

Viewpoint Over the Baltic Sea

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Beautiful view of the Baltic Sea

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25.6 km

Cottbuser Ostsee

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Flood level April 23, 2022

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Cottbus Ostsee (former Cottbus-North open-cast mine)

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The Cottbus Baltic Sea is supposed to be built there.

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Viewing Platform at Cottbuser Ostsee

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for a better impression of the emerging "Cottbuser Ostsee"

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Cottbuser Ostsee Information Board

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Worth knowing about the emerging Cottbuser Ostsee

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Baltic Sea View

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Opening hours:
Saturday, Sunday & Holiday

from 11:00 a.m. to approx. 6:00 p.m

(depending on the weather)

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Cottbus Lake Circuit Information Board

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provides information on cycle paths/hiking trail

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If you are looking for a unique view, then the observation tower in the Cottbus district of Merzdorf is just the thing for you. The tower was opened in 2006 and has since offered a great panorama over the Cottbus Baltic Sea - an artificial body of water that is gradually being created from the former Cottbus-Nord opencast mine. You can reach the viewing platform at a height of 34 meters via a total of 173 steps.

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End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.5 km

1.41 km

1.36 km

1.27 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.7 km

9.70 km

6.18 km

613 m

406 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 17 August

22°C

13°C

26 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

July 26, 2024,Iron Lake Challenge Brandenburg (SPN) - Umrundung des Cottbuser Ostsee ab Aussichtsturm Merzdorf

Friday, July 26, 2024 / Movement time: 5h:01m / Total time: 6h:54m / Distance: 26.35 km / Average speed: 5.2 km/h

Together with @Sisa🌲🕸🧭, @Reni and @Kerstin LB

*******

Short tour description follows...

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July 26, 2024,Iron Lake - Cottbuser Ostsee

We circumnavigated the Baltic Sea accompanied by @Cornell Paasche, @Reni and Kerstin LB. Reni came to us by chance because she actually wanted to do the Baltic Sea the day before and Cornell invited her to join us on our tour - and that was a good thing. It just worked and the mood was good despite the sometimes dreary …

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October 30, 2022,Cottbuser Ostsee 🚶‍♂️

... the Cottbuser Ostsee is created by the flooding of the former lignite opencast mine Cottbus-Nord,
Flooding since 2019

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February 21, 2026,Iron Lake Challenge "Brandenburg" - See-Nr. 1: Cottbuser Ostsee

The Cottbus East Lake belongs to the city of Cottbus and, to the north, to the Spree-Neiße district.

It is a residual lake from the Cottbus-Nord open-cast lignite mine, which was active until 2015.

The lake was filled with water from the Spree River between 2019 and 2024, and its maximum depth is 30 meters.

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September 3, 2025,Cottbuser Ostsee - Brandenburg10 Iron Lake Challenge

Start/Finish - Parking at the memorial stone in Groß Lieskow

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July 20, 2026,Der Cottbusser Ostsee, Runde rumnum und hoch auf 2 Aussichtstürme zum besser Gucken (ILC BB 9/11)

Although originally planned differently and somewhat differently, I also liked this combination described below! I combined the tour with a short vacation, so I arrived a day early, stayed overnight in the rustic Maustmühle, and ran the tour early with fresh energy. It was especially great that an unannounced visit to @CoolerOpa and his wife "around the corner" worked out. …

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April 20, 2024,Iron Lake Challenge Brandenburg - See 1 - Cottbuser Ostsee

The weather forecast is not good, or rather nothing sunny, but it is only supposed to rain in the early morning. I wait patiently for that before I set off on the trail at half past ten. In the bike lane - on foot, of course - at the car park near the Merzdorf observation tower on the Baltic Sea. …

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May 11, 2024,ILC – BRB 08: Cottbuser Ostsee

8/10: #ironlakechallenge Brandenburg - the last open-cast mining lake on my list. The Cottbus Baltic Sea is still about 1.2m away from reaching its target water level. And you can see everywhere that this is still a work in progress. But I found the lake and the tour all the cooler. Because there are still lots of corners where you …

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Viewpoint Over the Baltic Sea – Merzdorf Observation Tower loop from Merzdorf - Žylowk

Viewpoint Over the Baltic Sea

Cottbuser Ostsee

Cottbus Ostsee (former Cottbus-North open-cast mine)

Viewing Platform at Cottbuser Ostsee

Cottbuser Ostsee Information Board

Baltic Sea View

Cottbus Lake Circuit Information Board

Merzdorf Observation Tower

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