Hohenbrück: Lake, Beach and Spreewald

Hohenbrück combines Lake Neuendorf with opportunities for hiking and walking, as well as visible traces of the village’s history. The municipality is located in the Hohenbrück-Neu Schadow district within the Spreewald Biosphere Reserve. When looking for a holiday apartment, one simple question can help: Should your holiday focus mainly on the water, or would you rather give more weight to hiking and culture?

Swimming area and beach by the water

At the Lake Neuendorf swimming area in Hohenbrück, there are sandy and grassy areas along the shore, a sunbathing lawn, camping and dining facilities. There are no toilets or lifeguards there—a practical detail to keep in mind when planning your day. Hohenbrück Beach has shallow shores that help children feel confident, too. This is a distinctive feature for families, without implying anything about other swimming conditions.

Water sports are also part of the area’s appeal: Hohenbrück-Neu Schadow has adventure lakes for water sports enthusiasts of all ages. If you would prefer a quieter stay, there are also opportunities for walking and hiking. Water, activity and a break by the shore offer different ways to spend your holiday days.

Exploring on foot or by canoe

A tour description, last updated on November 29, 2023, lists a 24-kilometre canoe tour from Lake Neuendorf to Trebatsch. It starts at Am See 2 a in Hohenbrück. This specifically named route offers a concrete reference for anyone who wants to include a longer paddle in their plans; check the tour details in advance. For shorter activities, hiking and walking in Hohenbrück-Neu Schadow are also options.

When choosing accommodation, you can focus on the kind of days you have planned: Is the swimming area important to you, or the canoe tour, or perhaps time for walks? The experiences available locally offer a better starting point for this choice than a general impression of the Spreewald.

Windmill and village church

The post mill at Zur Mühle 11 is part of the village’s history. The register of listed buildings dated January 1, 2025, identifies it as a protected historic building under number 09140123. The Neu Schadow village church is also a protected historic building; the register entry is dated January 1, 2026, and its monument number is 09140247. Alongside activities by the water, both buildings offer a cultural point of interest.

Märkische Heide as a wider travel region

Within the wider travel destination of Märkische Heide, the municipality lies east of the Lower Spreewald, on the edge of the UNESCO Spreewald Biosphere Reserve, and extends across several landscape conservation areas. One distinct landscape there is the Dürrenhofe Landgraben lowland: it covers around 420 hectares of meadows with numerous narrow ditches and branch ditches. The Landgraben runs through its centre and is its main watercourse. The remaining wet meadows provide resting and roosting places for waterbirds. There is an information point about the entire lowland on Kirchsteig in Dürrenhofe.

The towns and villages across the wider travel destination also tell different stories. In Groß Leuthen, the church was consecrated in 1857 in place of an earlier building from the 16th century, and was built in the Rundbogenstil style from bog ironstone. It contains tombstones belonging to the von Schenk von Landsberg family, who built the Renaissance predecessor. The village church in Kuschkow was built around 1830–1840 as a rectangular plastered building in the Rundbogenstil style. In Pretschen, the ensemble of manor house, park and farmyard illustrates the agricultural history of Lower Lusatia. A route from the village beach in Groß Leuthen to Bückchen is described as suitable for cycling and leisurely walks in the Spreewald.

See the wider travel overview: Märkische Heide.