Tom`s travels: Seddin to Trebbin hike (26/10/2024)

Kyle and I decided to go on a hike on a chilly but nice late Sunday weekend day. We decided to head southwest of Berlin reaching the train station of Seddin. From there we started walking eastwards, following a road lined by nice trees showing their orange and yellow fall colors. After some walking, we reached the banks of the Großer Seddiner See. We took a short break at one of the small sandy beaches on its western end and enjoyed the nice view with no one around. After the break we continued along the northern side of the lake, passing by a large golf course and then reaching the village of Wildenbruch. There was a nice Romanesque church from the 13th century built in fieldstones with its bell tower topped with a baroque timber-framed structure. It was closed so we continued on our walk. We passed on the eastern side of the Großer Seddiner See and then headed eastwards through open countryside and later through a nice forest. Once out of the forest, we reached the village of Stücken where we visited its church. Once a medieval church it was destroyed by a fire in the 19th century and rebuilt in its current neo-gothic style. After visiting its interior we decided to sit on a bench right in front of it and enjoy the lunch we had brought from home. Leaving the village behind we continued eastwards and at one point passed by a field of sunflowers, a thing I had never expected to see at the end of October. After a bit, we reached the village of Blankensee and passed its church. Originally dating to the 14th century it was refurbished in the 18th century. Unfortunately, it was closed because I had read it contained a marble fountainhead dating to the 11th century from Venice and really wished to see it. A little further on, surrounded by a nice park, was the Schloss Blankensee, and 18th century manor house. Leaving the village and manor house behind we headed through a hilly formation with a dense pine forest and some sand dunes. The walk was pleasant and at least different from the rest of the flat hike. We then descended the hill and continued on through more forest first and then through the open countryside along a canal. After quite a way like that, we eventually reached the town of Trebbin. We walked through its small but nice city center with some timber-framed houses and past the town hall and 18th-century church of St Marien. A bit more walking eventually brought us to the town's train station from where we then took a ride back to Berlin.