Hike through Einstein's summer idyll

Distance: 11 km
Start/ Finish: Caputh Bürgerhaus/ Potsdam central station or Caputh ferry pier "Caputh Schloss"
Arrival/ Departure:

• Public transport: from Berlin Hauptbahnhof with RE1 (Brandenburg, Magdeburg) to Potsdam Hbf. (approx. 20 minutes), then by bus 607 to Caputh stop Schloss
• By car: From Berlin Mitte follow the A 100 and A115/E51 to L73 in Michendorf, leave the A10, exit L73, Potsdamer Str. to Caputh, Str. der Einheit

Sights:

• Exhibition "Einstein's Summer Idyll"
• Einstein's Summer House 
• Kleiner Ravensberg
• Albert-Einstein Science Park with Einstein Tower
• Templiner See 
• Caputh Castle

Directions: The hike starts at the Bürgerhaus Caputh with a visit to the exhibition "Einstein's Summer Idyll". The exhibition provides insights into the life of Albert Einstein, his theories of space, time and gravity, as well as the architecture and the architect of the summer house Konrad Wachsmann. A model of his sailboat "Bottlenose Dolphin" gets you in the mood for the Caputher lake landscape. Follow the "Straße der Einheit" to the right into Lindenstraße, then turn left into "Rosenstraße" and further left into the street "Am Waldrand", where albert-Einstein's summer house can be found. It was here that Albert Einstein spent the summer months of 1929-1933 until autumn, pondering his unified field theory in the quiet environment and receiving friends and scholars from all over the world. Back on the road "Am Waldrand", follow it until you meet the intersection, where you turn left into the forest onto the Caputher Heuweg. Follow this until you reach the next large intersection, turn left again until you reach the Michendorfer Chaussee after a few kilometers. Cross the road and cross the bridge and turn right into the forest. Here the area "Ravensberge" begins and you follow the nature trail "Ravensberge", which is marked with a green cross line on a white background. At the rest area, follow the path straight ahead to the "Kleiner Ravensberg" and from here follow the long-distance hiking trail E10 with the blue crossbar until you come to the Albert Einstein Science Park on the left.  Internationally recognized scientific institutions are located on the site. An orientation sheet is available from the gatekeeper, a sign points the way to the world-famous "Einstein Tower". Between 1920 and 1922 it was built by the architect Erich Mendelsohn in the expressionist style as a solar observatory and used to test the theory of relativity. While strolling through the grounds, you can find more historical and modern buildings related to earth sciences, astronomy and climate impact research. Albert-Einstein-Straße leads down the mountain to Potsdam Central Station. For the way back along the Templiner Lake, you can rent next-bike bicycles, or you can walk over the Long Bridge to the pier of the White Fleet and make the way back on the water. At the stop Caputher Schloss you are back at the starting point of the hike.

Possible combinations:

• Paths and steps in Caputh – a walk through the town

Maps/Literature: 

• ​KOMPASS Wanderkarte Havelland, 4in1 Wanderkarte, 1:50000 mit Aktiv Guide und Detailkarten inklusive Karte zur offline Verwendung in der KOMPASS-App., ISBN: 978-3-99044-255-5, Verlagsnummer: WK 745’
• Grünes Herz: Rad-, Wander- und Gewässerkarte Havelseen 3: Werder, Potsdam: Mit Fahrland, Glindow, Geltow, Caputh, Ferch, Michendorf. Maßstab 1:35.000. ISBN: 978-3-86636-116-4