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Radweg Deutsche Einheit - Abschnitt 5: Dessau - Berlin cycle route

Radweg Deutsche Einheit - Abschnitt 5: Dessau - Berlin is a cycle route of 195.6 km from Dessau-Roßlau. Along the way you'll find 838 benches, 18 water fountains and refill points, 53 public toilets and 5 bike pumps.

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Radweg Deutsche Einheit - Abschnitt 5: Dessau - Berlin
Sowjetisches Ehrenmal Tiergarten · after 193.4 km
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The route step by step

From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.

  • 195.6 km
  • ± 13:00 h
  • ↑ 545 m · ↓ 574 m
  • Hard
  • From A to B
  • National route
  1. Start in Dessau-Roßlau

    0 km

    At the start: Dreifußaltar.

  2. 178 m

    Ionischer Tempel

    178 m

    Attraction

  3. 410 m · 5 benches

    Weißer Bogen

    588 m

    Attraction

  4. 256 m · bench

    Taubens Bänke

    844 m

    Memorial

  5. 6 km · 14 benches

    Public toilet

    6.8 km
  6. 8.2 km · 11 benches

    Observation tower

    15.1 km

    Observation tower

  7. 5.7 km · 4 benches

    Schloss Oranienbaum

    20.8 km

    Public toilet

  8. 8.5 km · 31 benches

    Public toilet

    29.3 km
  9. 430 m

    Public toilet

    29.7 km
  10. 4 km · 18 benches

    Paul-Gerhardt-Kapelle

    33.7 km

    Museum

  11. 11.7 km · 13 benches

    5 water fountains and refill points

    45.4 km
  12. 161 m

    Public toilet and 3 water fountains and refill points

    45.6 km
  13. 164 m

    Public toilet and 3 water fountains and refill points

    45.8 km
  14. 553 m · 6 benches

    3 public toilets and water point

    46.3 km
  15. 14.1 km · 13 benches

    Public toilet

    60.4 km
  16. 153 m · 2 benches

    Haus der Alltagsgeschichte

    60.6 km

    Public toilet

  17. 152 m · 6 benches

    futurea Science Center

    60.7 km

    Public toilet

  18. 288 m · 7 benches

    Public toilet

    61 km
  19. 29.5 km · 13 benches

    Weltkriegsdenkmal Grubo

    90.5 km

    Memorial

  20. 8.5 km · 7 benches

    Burg Eisenhardt

    99 km

    Public toilet

  21. 168 m · 5 benches

    Kursächsische Postmeilensäule

    99.2 km

    Attraction

  22. 321 m · 2 benches

    Public toilet and water point

    99.5 km
  23. 603 m · 16 benches

    Public toilet

    100.1 km
  24. 260 m · 2 benches

    Public toilet

    100.3 km
  25. 15.9 km · 34 benches

    Kursächsische Postmeilensäule

    116.2 km

    Attraction

  26. 10.1 km · 5 benches

    Gedenkstein Hans Grade

    126.3 km

    Memorial

  27. 17.5 km · 21 benches

    Public toilet and bike pump

    143.8 km
  28. 3.3 km · 8 benches

    Public toilet

    147.1 km
  29. 5.4 km · 7 benches

    Water point

    152.5 km
  30. 321 m

    Bike pump

    152.8 km
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  1. 2.6 km · 11 benches

    Villa Carlshagen

    155.5 km

    Attraction

  2. 972 m · 19 benches

    Public toilet

    156.4 km
  3. 634 m · 12 benches

    Public toilet

    157.1 km
  4. 1.3 km · 44 benches

    Dampfmaschinenhaus (Moschee)

    158.4 km

    Public toilet

  5. 644 m · 13 benches

    4 public toilets

  6. 300 m · 26 benches

    Public toilet

    159.3 km
  7. 364 m · 20 benches

    Jägertor

    159.7 km

    Public toilet

  8. 278 m · 19 benches

    Public toilet

  9. 152 m · 2 benches

    Jan Bouman Haus and 1 more

    160.1 km

    Holländisches Viertel and bike pump

  10. 699 m · 5 benches

    Gotische Bibliothek

    160.8 km

    Attraction

  11. 2 km · 16 benches

    Attraction · Audio story · 2 min

  12. 7.8 km · 26 benches

    2 public toilets

    170.6 km
  13. 236 m · 12 benches

    Borussia

    170.9 km

    Public toilet

  14. 1.9 km · 4 benches

    Public toilet

    172.8 km
  15. 2.7 km

    Public toilet

    175.5 km
  16. 1.9 km · 5 benches

    Public toilet

    177.3 km
  17. 1.1 km · 2 benches

    Public toilet

  18. 5 km · 12 benches

    Public toilet

    183.4 km
  19. 2.2 km · 13 benches

    Bike pump

    185.6 km
  20. 900 m · 8 benches

    Ewige Flamme

    186.5 km

    Public toilet and water point

  21. 1.2 km · 13 benches

    Public toilet and water point

    187.8 km
  22. 733 m · 24 benches

    Denkmal für im Verkehr verunglückte Kinder

    188.5 km

    Memorial

  23. 514 m

    Der Tod des Demonstranten

    189 km

    Memorial

  24. 751 m · 3 benches

    5 public toilets

    189.8 km
  25. 322 m · 11 benches

    2 public toilets

    190.1 km
  26. 184 m · bench

    Werner von Siemens

    190.3 km

    Memorial

  27. 327 m · 5 benches

    Sophie Charlotte and 1 more

    190.6 km

    Friedrich I.

  28. 352 m · 4 benches

    Bremer Weg

    190.9 km

    Public toilet

  29. 821 m · 41 benches

    2 public toilets

    191.8 km
  30. 223 m · 14 benches

    Bike pump

  31. 1.5 km · 57 benches

    Soviet War Memorial Tiergarten and 2 more

    193.4 km

    Soviet Soldier and The Caller

  32. 240 m · 3 benches

    Public toilet and water point

  33. 163 m · 12 benches

    Max-Liebermann-Haus

    193.8 km

    Museum

  34. 219 m · 59 benches

    Erlebnis Europa

    194.1 km

    Public toilet

  35. 606 m · 16 benches

    Mori-Ôgai-Gedenkstätte and 1 more

    194.7 km

    Rudolf-Virchow-Denkmal

  36. 193 m

    Albrecht von Graefe and 1 more

    194.9 km

    Friedrich Althoff and public toilet

  37. 302 m · 37 benches

    Water point

    195.2 km
  38. 177 m · 8 benches

    Emil Fischer

    195.3 km

    Memorial

  39. 221 m · 10 benches

    Finish

    195.6 km

    At the finish: public toilet.

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Longest stretch without a toilet: 43.5 kmBetween 100.3 km and 143.8 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.

The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.

44 sights along the way

In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 36 more along the route are on the map.

  • Dreifußaltar
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    Attraction · after 84 m

  • Ionischer Tempel
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    Attraction · after 178 m

  • Weißer Bogen
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    Attraction · after 588 m

  • Taubens Bänke
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    Memorial · after 844 m

  • Observation tower: Observation tower

    Observation tower · after 15.1 km

  • Schloss Oranienbaum
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    Photo: Michael Sander · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

    Castle · after 20.8 km

  • Paul-Gerhardt-Kapelle

    Museum · after 33.7 km

  • Haus der Alltagsgeschichte

    Museum · after 60.7 km

Elevation and terrain

Up
↑ 545 m
Down
↓ 574 m
Highest point
174 m
Lowest point
34 m

Nowhere steeper than 5%.

Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.

produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved

Way types

195.6 km in total
  • Path: 59.6 km
  • Track: 48 km
  • Street: 39.9 km
  • Road: 21 km
  • Cycle path: 16.5 km
  • Busy road: 8.2 km
  • Footpath (walk your bike): 2 km

Surfaces

195.6 km in total
  • Asphalt: 150.5 km
  • Paved: 24.5 km
  • Gravel: 17.8 km
  • Unpaved: 475 m
  • Unknown: 1.9 km

About the cycle route Radweg Deutsche Einheit - Abschnitt 5: Dessau - Berlin

Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.

Where do you cycle?

Radweg Deutsche Einheit - Abschnitt 5: Dessau - Berlin is a cycle route of 195.6 km that starts in Dessau-Roßlau. It does not end where it starts. Along the way you pass Dreifußaltar (after 84 m), Ionischer Tempel (after 178 m) and Weißer Bogen (after 588 m).

How hard is the route?

You climb 545 m in total and descend 574 m. Allow ± 13:00 h, without breaks. The level is hard.

What roads do you cycle on?

The longest part is path (59.6 km), track (48 km) and street (39.9 km). Of the surface, 150.5 km asphalt and 24.5 km paved. For 1.9 km the surface is not known.

Pitstops along the way

Within 100 metres of the route there are 838 benches, 18 water fountains and refill points, 53 public toilets and 5 bike pumps. The longest stretch without a toilet is 43.5 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.

Part of Radweg Deutsche Einheit

Sights nearby

Within 10 km of the route, best known first.

  1. 1Reichstag BuildingReichstag BuildingAttraction · 282 m from the route
  2. 2Fernsehturm BerlinFernsehturm BerlinAttraction · 2 km from the route
  3. 3Berlin CathedralBerlin CathedralAttraction · 1.4 km from the route
  4. 4Charlottenburg PalaceCharlottenburg PalaceCastle · 1.1 km from the route
  5. 5Checkpoint CharlieCheckpoint CharlieAttraction · 1.2 km from the route
  6. 6GendarmenmarktGendarmenmarktAttraction · 831 m from the route
  7. 7Potsdamer PlatzPotsdamer PlatzAttraction · 763 m from the route
  8. 8Neue NationalgalerieNeue NationalgalerieMuseum · 943 m from the route
  9. 9Berlin Wall MemorialBerlin Wall MemorialAttraction · 1.4 km from the route
  10. 10Hackescher MarktHackescher MarktAttraction · 1.5 km from the route
  11. 11Humboldt ForumHumboldt ForumMuseum · 1.4 km from the route
  12. 12Memorial to the Murdered Jews of EuropeMemorial to the Murdered Jews of EuropeAttraction · 251 m from the route
  13. 13Sanssouci PalaceSanssouci PalaceAttraction · 680 m from the route
  14. 14New Guard HouseNew Guard HouseAttraction · 1 km from the route
  15. 15Museum IslandMuseum IslandAttraction · 1.2 km from the route
  16. 16Federal ChancelleryFederal ChancelleryAttraction · 499 m from the route
  17. 17Pergamon MuseumPergamon MuseumMuseum · 1.1 km from the route
  18. 18Old MuseumOld MuseumMuseum · 1.2 km from the route
  19. 19French CathedralFrench CathedralAttraction · 810 m from the route
  20. 20New ChurchNew ChurchAttraction · 895 m from the route
  21. 21German Historical MuseumGerman Historical MuseumMuseum · 1.1 km from the route
  22. 22Old National GalleryOld National GalleryMuseum · 1.2 km from the route
  23. 23Bellevue PalaceBellevue PalaceAttraction · 313 m from the route
  24. 24Topography of TerrorTopography of TerrorMuseum · 1.1 km from the route
  25. 25Berlin PalaceBerlin PalaceAttraction · 1.4 km from the route

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Frequently asked questions

How long is Radweg Deutsche Einheit - Abschnitt 5: Dessau - Berlin?

Radweg Deutsche Einheit - Abschnitt 5: Dessau - Berlin is 195.6 km long. Allow ± 13:00 h of riding: 15 km an hour, without breaks.

Is this route a circular ride?

No, the route starts and ends at different spots.

Where does this route start?

The route starts in Dessau-Roßlau.

How hard is this route?

Hard, with 545 m of climbing.

Are there toilets along this route?

Yes, there are 53 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 43.5 km.

Can you fill up with water along this route?

Yes, there are 18 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.

What is there to see along this route?

Along the way you pass Dreifußaltar, Ionischer Tempel and Weißer Bogen.

Can I download this route as a GPX file?

Yes. Sign in with your Outdoor Pitstop account and choose Download GPX at the top of this page: 10 routes a month for free, unlimited with Pro.

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