Breite Straße 32, 13597 Berlin
- Start the tour at the tourist information office in the Gothic House
- Red brick building from the 15th century
- More information: Gothic House
Spandau East and West – in the leafy north
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Mauerweg Schild / Foto: Gröschel Branding -
Dorfkirche Alt Staaken / Foto: Gröschel Branding -
Eiskeller Getränke / Foto: Gröschel Branding -
Mauerweg Strasse Grenzübergang / Foto: Gröschel Branding
When it was built in August 1961, the Berlin Wall separated Spandau and its neighbours. Our cycle tour takes you along the former border to numerous places where the major and minor stories of the divided past entwine.
In between you can also discover Spandau’s green side. Through the expanses of Spandauer Forst and along the banks of the Havel, this tour is a perfect combination of nature and history.
At a glance
- Not a signposted tour
- Round trip
Best starting and end point is the tourist information office in the Gothic House in Spandau’s old town - Length: 25–30 km
- Duration: around 3.5 hours
Bullengraben green corridor
- Urban greenway from the Burgwall in Spandau to Staaken
Former Heerstraße border crossing
- Used for transit traffic in the Staaken district
- The border finally opened on the night the Wall came down at around half-past midnight
Memorial to Dieter Wohlfahrt (1941–1961)
Haupstraße/Bergstraße, 13591 Berlin
- Escape helper and first victim of the Berlin Wall
Dorfkirche Alt-Staaken
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: Dorfkirche Alt-Staaken
Staaken railway crossing
- Former inspection station for trains between west and east, nicknamed “Elephant Gate”
Gartenstadt Staaken, Heidebergplan, Alte Feuerwache Staaken
Am Heideberg 12, 13591 Berlin
- One of the most important architectural heritage sites of the 20th century
- A model for social housing
Berlin-Hamburg Railway
- Former Albrechtshof station
- A passenger train broke through the border barriers at high speed here on December 5th, 1961
Memorial to Willi Block (1943–1966)
Finkenkruger Weg 118, 13591 Berlin
- Shot dead by GDR border guards during his third escape attempt
City boundary at Falkensee
- Information boards on the divided past
- Memorial stone to German partition
Memorial to those who climbed the Wall
Zwinglistraße 3-11, 14612 Falkensee
Memorial to Helmut Kliem (1939–1970)
- Helmut Kliem unwittingly rode his motorcycle into the border zone and was shot by soldiers
Memorial to Adolf Philipp (1943–1964)
- Adolf Philipp was found in a ground bunker with a gas pistol and shot dead
Former exclave of Eiskeller
Eiskellerweg 130, 13587 Berlin
- Not just the coldest place in Berlin, but also perfect for a refreshment break
- More information: Eiskeller
Memorial to Ulrich Steinhauer (1956–1980)
- GDR border guard who was shot by an escaping comrade
Memorial to Klaus Schulze (1952–1972)
- Klaus Schulze attempted to escape to the West with his friend Dieter Krause
- He was shot by GDR border guards while climbing over the wall
Memorial to Dietmar Schwietzer (1958–1977)
Berliner Allee, 14621 Schönwalde-Glien
- Dietmar Schwietzer was shot dead trying to escape over the Wall after his trade school graduation ceremony
Memorial to victims of the border in Schönwalde
Berliner Allee 107B, 14621 Schönwalde-Glien
Bürgerablage
Niederneuendorfer Allee 84, 13587 Berlin
- Bathing area with sandy beach directly on the Havel