Buchberg: Cycling Route, Gehlsbachtal and Wide Views
Accommodation in Buchberg
You can get to know Buchberg through a cycling route and a landscape where wetlands, a stream and wide views add distinctive touches. Here, you’ll find inspiration for a bike ride and for exploring the area around the Gehlsbachtal. In the wider destination of Ganzlin, gardens and other routes offer further options.
Cycling around Buchberg
An approximately 15-kilometre cycling loop runs from Ganzlin through Gnevsdorf, Wangelin, Barackendorf, Hof Retzow and Retzow, passing Buchberg along the way. The approximate distance gives you an initial guide when planning a bike ride. Check local conditions before setting off.
Wetlands, a stream and a viewpoint
Below Buchberg, in the direction of Ganzlin, lies a wetland with former peat cuttings. The Gehlsbach rises there and flows towards the Gehlsbachtal nature reserve. The stream makes the source of the watercourse easy to see in this landscape; at the same time, its course leads towards the protected valley.
The Muschelberge viewpoint offers a different perspective on the landscape, with wide views over the Gehlsbachtal and towards Buchberg. The wetland, stream and viewpoint thus provide different ways to experience the landscape. When planning your trip, you can choose between a cycling loop, a viewpoint and a watercourse as specific points of interest.
Gardens in the wider destination of Ganzlin
In the wider destination of Ganzlin, the Wangeliner Garten offers another option for your trip. Visitors can stroll through the show garden. During the summer season, guided tours of the show garden are available on request and can be booked. Special tours showcase buildings made of clay and straw and explain their sustainable construction methods.
The Wangeliner Garten also has a garden café serving coffee and homemade cakes. Check whether the café is open before visiting. Wangelin is also home to Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s largest herb garden, which is a popular attraction for visitors. For garden enthusiasts, the show garden, guided tours and herb garden offer different ways to explore the wider destination of Ganzlin.
More routes and landscapes in the destination of Ganzlin
The approximately 36-kilometre Cycling Route 9 runs from Ganzlin via Retzow, QuaĂźlin, Wahlstorf, DarĂź, Karbow, VietlĂĽbbe, Wangelin and Gnevsdorf, then back to Ganzlin. It runs almost parallel to the MarienflieĂź nature reserve. Along the way, the route repeatedly offers lovely views of the Gehlsbachtal nature reserve, which is considered a feeding ground for grey herons and black storks.
In the wider destination of Ganzlin, you can explore the country lanes around Buchberg, as well as those through the Retzower Heide and MarienflieĂź, on foot or by bike. Compared with the approximately 15-kilometre loop that passes Buchberg, Route 9 is the longer option, at around 36 kilometres. The two routes therefore differ in length and pass through different named landscapes.
Choose the experiences that interest you during your trip to guide your selection.
Discover more destinations: Barkhagen, Ganzlin.
Return to the wider travel overview: Amt Plau Am See.
