Trek through Bad Belzig, Germany

            

There are several treks in and around Berlin. These are well described, documented, marked and popular. You can choose any one of them based on your convenience, time at your disposal, the length of the trek you want to do, how far you want to go from Berlin, and basically what kind of features you want the trek to have.   

We have been doing it for some time now and depending on our fitness levels (oh my legs are aching, I cannot do any climbing / I only want to trek 5 kms today). It is mostly my husband and me who go on these treks but sometimes a friend or two also join... 

We like to get out of the city and clear our heads, stretch our legs, look at the nature, breath in the fresh grass, feel the breeze on the face ... So we are generally ok if we don't have any other company....

 

This trek was postponed twice already. Both times, the threat of rain and thunderstorm held us back. We went somewhere else, mostly closer to Berlin. But third time, we wanted to be lucky and with an old friend, st out on this interesting and highly pleasant trek.

On the internet all the information of this trek is given, ie. on Komoot.com, you can download the trek route. this is a great help because quite often you come up against two or more paths leading away, and it will be a dilemma which one to follow. you definitely donot want to get lost; as it will only increase the length of the trek. We selected this one because we were ready to do more than 10 kms. and a bit of climbing too. This trek is termed as an Intermediate hike. It requires fitness.

We usually make a day trip of the whole thing. That means we start out after a cup of tea and a basket of food and enough water, to last the day. 
We reached the town of Bad Belzig and parked our car in the paid parking lot. It was Saturday and there is plenty of parking available. That was the starting point of our trek.

 

Soon you get out of the town and head into the green and lush nature, along well worn paths. best thing about these treks / trails is that it is marked on the ground too. At every turn, if there are two or more paths leading away from it, there is a marking or arrow on the tree along the path you are supposed to take. Even with the GPS on your phone, you can still follow it fairly easily.

 

After more than an hours hiking, we came across this quaint village called Klein Glien. Off it, is a very pretty picnic spot. It is located on a higher ground and lovely views all round. By now I am really hungry and was ready to sit anywhere and eat my lunch. There were sturdy and nice picnic benches and table and garbage bins to dispose off any wrappings etc.

 

We set out on the trail, after a well earned break and the trail goes through such pretty fields of wheat, rye and yellow and purple flowers.... One has to stop and gaze at them and ofcourse take plenty of photos.

 

On the way back to Bad Belzig, we passed Burg Eisenhardt. We saw it from outside only. Burg Eisenhardt is a whole tour in itself. There is a great big turm / tower standing majestically on its grounds. After hiking 13 kms, I was not in a position to climb this tower. that is for another time: I promised myself.

We came back to our car, satiated, body screaming it got more than its share of exercise for done day.... 
The best part of signing up on this website is that you will get all the details of the trek on your phone. Length of the distance trekked, total height climbed, average speed etc. It is cool to know them, donot you think so?