A half-timbered house around 280 years old, quiz tours in the organic garden and a 13-kilometre route give Heidesee a range of ways to explore. In Prieros, local history and nature interpretation take centre stage; the Dubrow Route adds an option with a specified distance and a choice of cycling or walking. On the water, Prieros is a possible starting or landing point for the Märkische Umfahrt. This allows you to plan your trip around culture, landscape and how you want to get around.
Local history and nature in Prieros
The Prieros Local History Museum is housed in a historic half-timbered building around 280 years old. Its permanent exhibition covers rural life and the local history of Prieros in Heidesee. It also presents historical ways of working associated with farmers, fishers, blacksmiths and millers. This brings different aspects of rural life into focus alongside the history of the place.
A land-based stop in Prieros on the Märkische Umfahrt can include the organic garden, the nature park information centre and the local history museum. The Prieros Organic Garden contains plant communities and biotopes found in the Dahme-Heideseen Nature Park. Visits are self-guided: information boards explain the topics, and quiz tours are aimed at children. The garden thus offers a different way to experience nature from a route where the journey and destination take centre stage.
Circular routes, landscapes and notable sights
The Prieros local circular trail is a walk around the village to Lake Huschte. The Dubrow Circular Route offers another, more precisely measured option: it is 13 kilometres long and can be explored by bike or on foot. It includes a nature trail with stops showing how the landscape has changed. The route also leads to the Wildkeller natural monument and the nearly 600-year-old King Oak. The two routes therefore differ in their stated destinations, distance and means of travel.
The Dahme Bridge in Dolgenbrodt also offers a specific view of the landscape: from there, the view extends far across Lake Dolgen. This spot adds a distinct focus for an outing alongside the circular routes, without requiring you to follow a particular route.
Getting here and touring on the water
Prieros lies on the B246 between Bestensee and Storkow (Mark). By water, the town can be reached from Berlin, Storkow, Teupitz or Märkisch Buchholz. Its location on the road and the listed water access points provide different reference points for planning your trip; which one is relevant depends on how you want to travel.
For a canoe trip, consider the Märkische Umfahrt, a circular route approximately 180 kilometres long. Prieros is a possible starting or landing point.
The wider region: Dahme-Spreewald
Heidesee is a municipality in the district of Dahme-Spreewald in Brandenburg. Within the broader destination of Dahme-Spreewald, the Dahme Lake District and the Spreewald together form part of the district’s tourism region, offering visitors natural, historical and cultural attractions. The Dahme-Heideseen Nature Park lies in the districts of Dahme-Spreewald and Oder-Spree and encompasses more than 100 lakes.
This wider regional context is also worth considering for cycling trips: more than 1,000 kilometres of well-maintained, fully signposted cycle paths connect landscapes and places to visit in the Spreewald and the Dahme Lake District. Check route conditions before setting out.
Choose accommodation to suit your travel plans
You can weigh up these ways of travelling according to your own interests without turning them into a fixed day-by-day itinerary.
Discover more destinations
Discover more destinations: Prieros, Dolgenbrodt, Klein Eichholz, Kasel-Golzig, Schwerin, Wildau, Unterspreewald, Krausnick-GroĂź Wasserburg
Go to the regional travel overview: Dahme-Spreewald.
