You´ll find information about the next stage at the information centre in Müritz National Park. Müritz National Park is famous for its ancient forests and lakes and the many birds of prey that are no longer found elsewhere. Common buzzards, hawks and blue hawks hunt in the huge meadows. With a bit of luck, you may see an osprey dive into a lake for its prey, or witness ravens attacking a white-tailed eagle. Here, you can still hear the deep call of the bittern and the trumpeting of the cranes echoing across the moors and the woods. In the spring and autumn, when the local birds are joined by 50,000 wild geese, you´ll also see flocks of storks, swallows, cranes and herons gathering before they fly off to their winter quarters. The woodpecker, who lives in old trees, is one of the most common birds in the area. With clever pecking, this persevering bird will carve a brood hole in a weathered trunk - of which there are many here in the national park. Old beech trees stand side by side with crooked elms, huge pines and delicate birch trees. Overgrown with fungi, lichen and moss, huge fallen trees lie amongst the giant ferns and blackberry bushes. You can get very close to this unique slice of nature when travelling by bike.

Begin by cycling to Federow [1], where you can see how an osprey rears its young. Next, head for Kargow [2] and Groß Dratow [3], where the historical smithy and fieldstone church are worth a visit. Once you´ve seen these two gems, continue your journey through the striking terminal moraine landscape to the town of Wendorf [4]. Soon, you´ll come to Ankershagen [5], a town which is inextricably bound up with the name of Heinrich Schliemann, the archaeologist who became famous for his discovery and excavation of Troy. The town has a museum dedicated to its famous son with information on the life and work of Schliemann, along with 40 original discoveries from Troy and copies of the gold finds from Troy and Mycenae. Travel via Pieverstorf [6], where you can see an avenue of elms and some castle mounds from the Bronze Age, until you reach Kratzeburg [7] where an exhibition about the sources of the River Havel awaits visitors. You´ll also have time for a little refreshment before you set off on the final leg of this stage. Next on the route is Babke [8] where you ought to see the church and "The Sun Gate" which was built in 1712, before heading for the timber-framed church in the neighbouring town of Blankenförde [9]. Near Zwenzow [10], the next town on the route, you´ll find an old wolf trap that was in use until the 1800s. Once you´ve passed Großer Labussee, head for Useriner Mühle [11] and onwards through Groß Quassow [12] towards Lindenberg [13]. From here, you may like to take a detour to Prälank [A] where you can study the birth of this landscape in a garden full of erratic boulders. Back on the route again and past Zierker See, you should be able to see the outline of the old royal seat of Neustrelitz (D) in the distance. The route leads directly through Schloßkoppel, nowadays a park. Shortly afterwards, you´ll be able to see a reconstructed Slavic village. The gardens and the castle church are also worth a visit.