Zeuthen – Köpenick – Landwehrkanal – Charlottenburg – Berlin Mitte – government district – Museum Island – Köpenick – Großer Müggelsee – Zeuthen

2- 3 days | 75 km | 3 locks

From Zeuthen, cross the Dahme to Köpenick, then follow the Treptower Spree to the Oberbaumbrücke, then turn left through the Oberschleuse into the Landwehrkanal (one-way street from east to west). The Landwehr Canal is very idyllic, you travel through Treptow, Kreuzberg, Neukölln, Tiergarten and Charlottenburg, pass the Museum of Technology, Potsdamer Platz and the zoo, pass under beautiful historic bridges and experience Berlin’s neighborhoods up close.

Especially at weekends and on public holidays, the avenues and riverside promenades and Kreuzberg’s Urbanhafen are a hive of activity. At the end of the Landwehr Canal, you pass through the lower lock back onto the Spree. Turn left towards Charlottenburger Ufer and Charlottenburg Palace. To the right, you can drive through the government district at any time before April 1 and after October 31. If you are traveling from April 1 to October 31, this is only possible before 10:00 or after 19:00. Between 10:30 and 19:00 you may only sail between Lessingbrücke and Mühlendamm lock with a registered VHF radio.
The route takes you past Museum Island, the cathedral and the Humboldt Forum until you reach the Oberbaumbrücke again. To take a different route back to the charter station, keep left in Köpenick and cross the Großer Müggelsee, the Müggelspree, the Gosener Kanal and via the Seddinsee back to the Zeuthener See.