Teltow Canal – View of the Teltow Canal loop from Kleinmachnow

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Kleinmachnow

Teltow Canal – View of the Teltow Canal loop from Kleinmachnow

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Teltow Canal – View of the Teltow Canal loop from Kleinmachnow

07:11

28.1km

110m

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 23, 2026

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Start point

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355 m

Teltow Canal

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On the Teltower Canal you will find many beautiful hiking trails and also a lot about the inner German history

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3.89 km

View of the Teltow Canal

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View from the busy road (noise) of the beautiful Teltow Canal

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6.12 km

Teltow Canal Riverside Path

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The cycle and footpath on the banks of the Teltow Canal runs along the old route of the former tow train. The tow locomotives used to pull the barges through …

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7.67 km

Riverside path along the Teltow Canal

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There is now a wonderful cycling and hiking path along the route of the former towing railway. The towing railways were used until the 1940s to pull Berlin barges through …

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11.6 km

Machnower Busch

Forest

18.2 km

Berlin Wall Trail through the Düppeler Forest

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The Berlin Wall Trail is straight but not completely flat and goes through the Düppel Forest. The Düppel Forest is the smallest of the five major Berlin forests.

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26.1 km

Kleinmachnow Lock

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At the Teltow Canal, the
Barges pulled by locomotives. There are hardly any remains of tracks - only at the bridge head near the former Teltow shipyard in Zehlendorf can …

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27.5 km

Machnower See

Lake

27.8 km

Machnower Lake

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The Teltow Canal is, so to speak, an east-west connection, which is ideal not only for ships but thanks to the adjacent path for cycling away from the main roads.

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28.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.7 km

6.17 km

3.00 km

2.05 km

165 m

Surfaces

10.1 km

6.49 km

5.47 km

5.32 km

682 m

< 100 m

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December 1, 2024,Berliner Mauerweg Etappe 2: Von Lichterfelde Süd nach Griebnitzsee

This tour along the Berlin Wall Trail impresses with its combination of history and nature. It leads from Lichterfelde South to Griebnitzsee, past historical sites such as memorial stones and relics of the Berlin Wall. At the same time, it offers idyllic landscapes, including the Teltow Canal and the Düppel Forest. The contrast between urban and natural sections makes it …

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December 28, 2023,Auf dem Mauerweg von Lichterfelde Süd zum S-Bhf Griebnitzsee über Steinstücken.

Today we did the next section on the Wall Trail. Tried to stay on the Wall cycle path as little as possible, but it's not always that easy. For example, it's just along Neuruppinerstrasse and you can't see anything of the former border.
What is worth seeing on this tour are the two enclaves of Steinstücken and Kohlhasenbrück, with the …

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March 26, 2026,Grüner Hauptweg Nr. 17 - Teltowkanalweg 1/2 - Griebnitzsee ➡️ Steglitz

That was nothing...

That's how you could describe the tour in three words... but that would be too simple. 😉

I start at the Griebnitzsee train station, which is easy for me to reach... as long as the train cooperates... but it doesn't... 🚉

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