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Himmelpfort Lock – Retzow Church Ruins loop from Kastaven

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Himmelpfort Lock – Retzow Church Ruins loop from Kastaven

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Himmelpfort Lock – Retzow Church Ruins loop from Kastaven

02:06

36.0km

190m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 25, 2026

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Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 21.7 km for 46 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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488 m

Swimming area at Großer Kastavensee

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A beautiful lake with good water quality.

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18.7 km

Himmelpfort

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Here you can give Santa Claus your wish list.
Good food in the cafe

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19.1 km

This is where Himmelpfort got its name from. In the 13th century, the Cistercian monastery "Coeli Porta" (Heaven's Gate) was founded by Margrave Albrecht. Although the centuries have not been kind to it, there are still some remains to be seen here, and with a little imagination you can imagine the old monastery complex.

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19.2 km

Himmelpfort Lock

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The first lock between the Haussee and the Stolpsee was built in connection with the navigability of the Woblitz in 1752. In order to accommodate the growing shipping on the waters there, a lock was built between 1879 and 1882 according to the Finow standard, reconstructed in 1907 and renovated and rebuilt in 1976. Before the reconstruction in 1976, the lock chamber had sloping gravity walls made of bricks with driven wooden piles for mooring the ships.
Source: Wikipedia

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21.7 km

Cycling bridge over the Woblitz

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Nice that the bridge is there. But if you have a lot of luggage, it means: UNLOAD!

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26.7 km

View of Lake Lychen

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Nice view of the Großer Lychensee and the long Werder.

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30.1 km

Lychen: Old Town and Historic City Gates

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Margrave Johann I founded the city in 1248. It was given a six-meter high city wall and three gate towers, only a few of which have survived in Fürstenberger and Stargarder Tor. In 1302 the city fell to Mecklenburg. 150 years later, Margrave Johann von Brandenburg recaptured the city. The Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) and two large fires (1648, 1732) destroyed almost the entire city several times. During the Seven Years' War (1756–1763) Lychen came under Swedish occupation. Parts of today's urban area were owned by the Himmelpfort monastery in the Middle Ages.

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34.6 km

Retzow Church Ruins

Highlight • Religious Site

The church ruin Retzow stands in the middle of the cemetery, which was once surrounded by a field stone wall. In the war between Mecklenburg on the one hand and Brandenburg and Pomerania on the other, which led to the conquest of Lychen in 1440, Retzow was destroyed along with the church.

The Retzow church was built as a rectangular stone building without a tower in the 2nd half of the 13th century. The church has a bevelled pedestal. A portal led from the west, two from the south to the church. The sacristy on the eastern part of the north side was connected to the church by a small door. The door vestments are all but torn down to small parts, the window walls, however, are largely preserved, especially the pointed arched east window. The hole for the locking bar of the west door is still clearly visible.

The belfry used to stand near the current parking lot. He was transferred to the cemetery in 1966 and renewed.
Source: uckermark-kirchen.de/uckermark_p-r/kirche_retzow.htm

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36.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.9 km

13.0 km

7.69 km

311 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

31.6 km

2.18 km

2.01 km

214 m

< 100 m

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Tuesday 19 May

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Himmelpfort Lock – Retzow Church Ruins loop from Kastaven

Swimming area at Großer Kastavensee

Himmelpfort

Himmelpfort Monastery Ruins

Himmelpfort Lock

Cycling bridge over the Woblitz

View of Lake Lychen

Lychen: Old Town and Historic City Gates

Retzow Church Ruins

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