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Cycle route · Heringsdorf · Updated on 14 November 2026

D12 Oder-Neiße-Radweg cycle route

D12 Oder-Neiße-Radweg is a cycle route of 580.1 km from Heringsdorf. Along the way you'll find 710 benches, 10 water fountains and refill points, 21 public toilets, 2 bike pumps and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.

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D12 Oder-Neiße-Radweg
Plastinarium · after 401.6 km
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Steintor
Steintor · after 51.5 km
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Otto-Lilienthal-Museum
Otto-Lilienthal-Museum · after 52.4 km

The route step by step

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

  • 580.1 km
  • ± 12:55 h per stage
  • ↑ 1,171 m · ↓ 950 m
  • Hard per stage
  • From A to B
  • National route
  1. Start in Heringsdorf

    0 km
  2. 25.9 km · 17 benches

    Public toilet

    25.9 km
  3. 11.1 km · 3 benches

    Observation tower

    37 km

    Observation tower

  4. 14.2 km · 7 benches

    2 public toilets and water point

    51.2 km
  5. 289 m · 20 benches

    Steintor

    51.5 km

    Museum

  6. 640 m · 5 benches

    Public toilet

    52.2 km
  7. 277 m

    Otto-Lilienthal-Museum

    52.4 km

    Museum

  8. 33.7 km · 15 benches

    Public toilet

    86.1 km
  9. 453 m · 8 benches

    Schloss Ueckermünde

    86.6 km

    2 public toilets

  10. 2.5 km · 19 benches

    Public toilet

    89.1 km
  11. 9 km · 10 benches

    Water point

    98.1 km
  12. 5.1 km · 3 benches

    Observation tower

    103.1 km

    Observation tower

  13. 66.6 km · 32 benches

    Schloss Penkun

    169.8 km

    Castle

  14. 19.3 km · 3 benches

    Public toilet

    189.1 km
  15. 2.2 km · bench

    Public toilet and bike pump

    191.3 km
  16. 61.8 km · 74 benches

    2 water fountains and refill points

    253.1 km
  17. 11.4 km · 7 benches

    Water point

    264.5 km
  18. 19.4 km · 7 benches

    Bike pump

    283.9 km
  19. 215 m

    Public toilet

    284.1 km
  20. 5.5 km

    Public toilet

    289.6 km
  21. 42.9 km · 25 benches

    Honesty box

    332.5 km
  22. 1.4 km · bench

    Honesty box

    333.9 km
  23. 3.9 km · 6 benches

    Opfer politischer Gewaltherrschaft

    337.8 km

    Museum

  24. 459 m · 9 benches

    Gedenktafel für Anton von Werner and 3 more

    338.3 km

    Museum Viadrina, Friedensglocke and Denkmal Schule am Rathaus

  25. 168 m · 2 benches

    Flutstein and 1 more

    338.4 km

    Kleist-Museum

  26. 1.7 km · 18 benches

    Denkmalsockel

    340.1 km

    Memorial

  27. 5.8 km · 9 benches

    Kirchenruine Lossow

    345.9 km

    Ruins

  28. 27.7 km · 9 benches

    Städtisches Museum

    373.6 km

    Water point

  29. 11.6 km · 5 benches

    Water point

    385.2 km
  30. 15.3 km · 5 benches

    2 public toilets

    400.5 km
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  1. 1.1 km

    Plastinarium

    401.6 km

    Museum

  2. 841 m · 2 benches

    Public toilet and water point

    402.4 km
  3. 33.3 km · 28 benches

    Water point

    435.7 km
  4. 2 km · 30 benches

    East German Rose Garden

    437.7 km

    Public toilet

  5. 29.3 km · 46 benches

    Public toilet

    467.1 km
  6. 303 m · 3 benches

    Public toilet

    467.4 km
  7. 3.7 km · 6 benches

    Public toilet

    471.1 km
  8. 1.3 km · 2 benches

    Handwerk- und Gewerbemuseum Sagar

    472.4 km

    Museum

  9. 61.1 km · 52 benches

    Public toilet

    533.5 km
  10. 596 m · 9 benches

    Sankt Peter und Paul and 2 more

    534.1 km

    Sonnenorgel and Vierradenmühle

  11. 1.4 km · 87 benches

    Jakob-Böhme-Denkmal

    535.5 km

    Memorial

  12. 1.9 km · 37 benches

    Weinbergturm

    537.4 km

    Observation tower

  13. 17 km · 7 benches

    Water point

    554.4 km
  14. 245 m · bench

    Heimatmuseum Ostritz

    554.6 km

    Museum

  15. 2.1 km · 16 benches

    Public toilet

    556.8 km
  16. 23.4 km · 64 benches

    Finish

    580.1 km
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Longest stretch without a toilet: 110.8 kmBetween 289.6 km and 400.5 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.

The route with the water points, toilets and sights within 100 m of it.

25 sights along the way

In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 17 more along the route are on the map.

  • Observation tower: Observation tower

    Observation tower · after 37 km

  • Steintor
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    Museum · after 51.5 km

  • Otto-Lilienthal-Museum

    Museum · after 52.4 km

  • Castle: Schloss Ueckermünde

    Castle · after 86.6 km

  • Observation tower: Observation tower

    Observation tower · after 103.1 km

  • Schloss Penkun
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    Photo: onnola · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

    Castle · after 169.8 km

  • Opfer politischer Gewaltherrschaft
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    Photo: Sebastian Wallroth · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

    Museum · after 337.8 km

  • Gedenktafel für Anton von Werner
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    Photo: Sebastian Wallroth · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

    Memorial · after 338.3 km

Stages (3)

  1. 1[D12] Oder-Neiße-Radweg MVP173.1 km
  2. 2[D12] Oder-Neiße-Radweg Brandenburg286.7 km
  3. 3[D12] Oder-Neiße-Radweg Sachsen119 km

Elevation and terrain

Up
↑ 1,171 m
Down
↓ 950 m
Highest point
253 m
Lowest point
-1 m
  • 5-10% slope · 870 m

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

580.1 km in total
  • Path: 180 km
  • Track: 114.3 km
  • Street: 106.2 km
  • Road: 96.7 km
  • Cycle path: 61.2 km
  • Busy road: 9.5 km
  • Footpath (walk your bike): 6.2 km
  • Unknown: 3.8 km

Surfaces

580.1 km in total
  • Asphalt: 498 km
  • Paved: 52.1 km
  • Gravel: 25.3 km
  • Unpaved: 1.6 km
  • Natural: 200 m
  • Unknown: 550 m

About the cycle route D12 Oder-Neiße-Radweg

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

Where do you cycle?

D12 Oder-Neiße-Radweg is a cycle route of 580.1 km that starts in Heringsdorf. It does not end where it starts. Along the way you pass Observation tower (after 37 km), Steintor (after 51.5 km) and Otto-Lilienthal-Museum (after 52.4 km).

How hard is the route?

You climb 1,171 m in total and descend 950 m. Allow ± 12:55 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is hard.

What roads do you cycle on?

The longest part is path (180 km), track (114.3 km) and street (106.2 km). Of the surface, 498 km asphalt and 52.1 km paved. For 550 m the surface is not known.

Pitstops along the way

Within 100 metres of the route there are 710 benches, 10 water fountains and refill points, 21 public toilets, 2 bike pumps and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. The longest stretch without a toilet is 110.8 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.

Website of the route

Sights nearby

Within 10 km of the route, best known first.

  1. 1Crooked ForestCrooked ForestAttraction · 4.4 km from the route
  2. 2Hrad GrabštejnHrad GrabštejnAttraction · 4.2 km from the route
  3. 3Fürst-Pückler-Schloß - Nowy hród - Nowy ZamekFürst-Pückler-Schloß - Nowy hród - Nowy ZamekAttraction · 238 m from the route
  4. 4Museum of Cultural History and the Upper Lusatian Scientific LibraryMuseum of Cultural History and the Upper Lusatian Scientific LibraryMuseum · 153 m from the route
  5. 5Domek Angielski - ehem. Englisches HausDomek Angielski - ehem. Englisches HausAttraction · 314 m from the route
  6. 6The westernmost point of PolandThe westernmost point of PolandMemorial · 341 m from the route
  7. 7Cultural Centre Synagogue of GoerlitzCultural Centre Synagogue of GoerlitzAttraction · 379 m from the route
  8. 8Rhododendron Park KromlauRhododendron Park KromlauAttraction · 5.6 km from the route
  9. 9RichterstuhlRichterstuhlAttraction · 6.1 km from the route
  10. 10Bagger 1452 - SRS 1200Bagger 1452 - SRS 1200Museum · 177 m from the route
  11. 11PrędocicePrędociceRuins · 179 m from the route
  12. 12RathausRathausAttraction · 242 m from the route
  13. 13Pałac RadomierzycePałac RadomierzyceAttraction · 519 m from the route
  14. 14Ruiny Kościoła FarnegoRuiny Kościoła FarnegoAttraction · 533 m from the route
  15. 15Zamek w Kostrzynie nad OdrąZamek w Kostrzynie nad OdrąAttraction · 1.1 km from the route
  16. 16Twierdza KostrzynTwierdza KostrzynAttraction · 1.2 km from the route
  17. 17RakotzbrückeRakotzbrückeAttraction · 5.2 km from the route
  18. 18Grotto heaven and hellGrotto heaven and hellAttraction · 5.9 km from the route
  19. 19HighwoodHighwoodViewpoint · 7.6 km from the route
  20. 20Ruiny zamku RonowRuiny zamku RonowAttraction · 271 m from the route
  21. 21Hubbrücke KarninHubbrücke KarninAttraction · 548 m from the route
  22. 22Senckenberg Museum of Natural History GoerlitzSenckenberg Museum of Natural History GoerlitzMuseum · 616 m from the route
  23. 23The Imperial StrongholdThe Imperial StrongholdMuseum · 649 m from the route
  24. 24Zamek w JędrzychowicachZamek w JędrzychowicachCastle · 1.2 km from the route
  25. 25Muzeum ŁąkiMuzeum ŁąkiMuseum · 1.7 km from the route

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Frequently asked questions

How long is D12 Oder-Neiße-Radweg?

D12 Oder-Neiße-Radweg is 580.1 km long, in 3 parts of 193.4 km on average. Allow ± 12:55 h per part 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 Heringsdorf.

How hard is this route?

Hard per stage, with 390 m per stage of climbing.

Are there toilets along this route?

Yes, there are 21 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 110.8 km.

Can you fill up with water along this route?

Yes, there are 10 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.

What is there to see along this route?

Along the way you pass Observation tower, Steintor and Otto-Lilienthal-Museum.

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.

Starting point

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