Fehrbellin offers several specific options for a stay: the listed KurfĂĽrstenpark, a distinctive neo-Gothic town church, various routes, and activities on the water and at the airfield. When planning, it helps to sort the options according to your interests. A visit focused on the park and architecture offers a different experience from a trip centred on cycling routes, mooring a boat or skydiving.
Parks and architecture in Fehrbellin
The KurfĂĽrstenpark in Fehrbellin is a listed park. Its central feature is the monument to the Elector, which has already been extensively restored. The restored Elector's monument shapes the park's cultural character. If you are interested in architecture, the town church offers another specific point of interest: it is 41 metres high, neo-Gothic and was built to plans by Friedrich August StĂĽler.
The two sites offer different perspectives on Fehrbellin: the restored monument is the centrepiece of the park, while the church stands out for its height, neo-Gothic style and attribution to Stüler. Cyclists also pass the church on the “Rund um Fehrbellin” cycle route. This connects the architectural detail with a specific tour, without treating the landmark solely as a destination in its own right.
Compare cycling routes and waterways
The 25-kilometre “Rund um Fehrbellin” cycle route starts and ends in Fehrbellin. The 65-kilometre “Geschichtstour” offers a different route. It starts at the tourist information office in the town library, right next to Fehrbellin Town Hall. The difference is clear when comparing the two: the cycle route is described as a round trip starting and ending in Fehrbellin, while the “Geschichtstour” is longer and has a specific starting point.
The “Rhinluch-Runde” offers a five-kilometre detour through Fehrbellin. This is a different scale from the two longer tours. During the season, canoe trolleys are available at the weirs in Fehrbellin; this assistance is explicitly seasonal.
The waterways also offer different points of orientation. The “Rhintour Richtung Havelberg/Elbe” starts in Fehrbellin and follows the Rhinkanal towards Havelberg. Motorboat users can reach Fehrbellin via the Alter Rhin, moor at the landing stage, go ashore and explore the town. The Rhintour specifies a direction and route, while the motorboat information describes the journey from approaching and mooring to visiting the town on land. This makes it easier to decide what kind of water-based experience to include in your travel plans.
More activities and regional highlights
The Fehrbellin airfield offers skydiving and a flight school. This is a different kind of activity from exploring the town or taking a tour. If a jump or training course is essential to your trip, check dates and availability in advance.
The wider destination of Ostprignitz-Ruppin is characterised by its rural landscape, open spaces and tranquillity, green beech and pine forests, meadows, shady tree-lined avenues, and numerous lakes and rivers. The Ruppiner Seenland is one of the tourist regions in the district of Ostprignitz-Ruppin. The Kyritz-Ruppiner Heide covers 12,000 hectares in Ostprignitz-Ruppin and has been part of the Stechlin-Ruppiner Land Nature Park since 2021. It is one of Europe's largest contiguous areas of Calluna heath and provides a habitat for numerous protected and endangered species, including more than 70 bird species and, since 2008, wolves.
Other routes and natural attractions are also part of this regional picture: the Stechlin-Ruppiner Land Nature Park lies partly within Ostprignitz-Ruppin and invites visitors to hike and cycle. Part of the Ruppiner-Land circular hiking trail follows European long-distance path E 10.
Discover more destinations: Wittstock/Dosse, Heiligengrabe, Temnitztal, Gartow, Breddin, Langen, Rheinsberg, Neustadt
Go to the overview of the wider destination: Ostprignitz-Ruppin.
