Am Flugplatz Gatow 33, 14089 Berlin
- Museum on the former Gatow airfield dedicated to military aviation in Germany from 1884
- More information: Bundeswehr Military History Museum
Berlin Wall Trail
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Mauerweg Schild / Foto: Gröschel Branding -
Mauerweg Strasse Grenzübergang / Foto: Gröschel Branding -
Mauerweg Spandau (c) Groeschel Branding
The 160-kilometre Berlin Wall Trail along the former border between the Federal Republic and the GDR runs for about 20 kilometres through Spandau on its western route.
Coming from the south, the Berlin Wall Trail begins at Kladow harbour after a ferry crossing from Wannsee S-Bahn station. The route takes you to Groß Glienicker See and then north past the former Heerstraße border crossing and up to Eiskeller. Along the way, you’ll encounter numerous historical sites and information on plaques and memorial markers. The northern section through the woods and meadows of Spandauer Forst is particularly attractive.
Tip: To reach the former exclave of Eiskeller, you have to take a slight detour from the actual trail. You can reward yourself for going the extra mile with an ice cream or a cold drink in Eiskeller.
Here are a selection of places along the route in Spandau.
At a glance
Signposts:
- Anthracite bar on white background with the words “Berliner Mauerweg” and a watchtower on the left
More information: Berlin Wall Trail - Western part
Exclaves
- Former exclaves of Fichtewiese, Erlengrund and Eiskeller
- More information: Exclaves
Alt-Staaken village church
Hauptstraße 12, 13591 Berlin
- When the city was divided, the village was surrounded by East German barricades
- Inside is the mural “Reconciled Unity” by Gabriele Mucchi
- More information: Alt-Staaken village church
Landhausgarten Dr. Max Fraenkel
Lüdickeweg 1, 14089 Berlin
- One of the most beautiful green spaces in Spandau
- Summer café with view of the Havel
- More information: Landhausgarten Dr. Max Fraenkel
Groß Glienicker See
- Until 1990 the inner-German border ran through the lake
Rieselfelder Karolinenhöhe
- Protected landscape area with wide meadows and fields
- More information: Rieselfelder Karolinenhöhe
Gartenstadt Staaken
Am Heideberg 12, 13591 Berlin
- One of the most important architectural heritage sites of the 20th century
- A model for social housing
- More information: Gartenstadt Staaken
Hahneberg
- Local recreation area with Fort Hahneberg, Hahneberg nature reserve and observatory
- More information: Hahneberg
Bürgerablage
Niederneuendorfer Allee 84, 13587 Berlin
- Bathing area with sandy beach directly on the Havel
Spandauer Forst
Niederneuendorfer Allee, 13587 Berlin
- One of the largest wooded areas in Berlin
- More information: Spandauer Forst
City boundary at Falkensee
- Information boards on the divided past
- Memorial stone to German partition