From Königs Wusterhausen, along Nottekanal, Krummensee and Sutschketal to Bestensee. The route on Komoot: https://www.komoot.com/tour/480361185.

(Some photos at the end of the post).

This was a first for Max, and only a second for me, thanks to Corona. Like the first walk I went on, this was also very well organised by Margot Dietzsch.

Bonus tip: There is what looks like a very nice bakery/café – Café Wahl – right next to the station in Bestensee, with freshly baked bread and homemade ice cream, and everything in between. Unfortunately, it is closed Mondays and Tuesdays, so, determined to find a place to sit down together and have at least a coffee, we took the train back one stop to Königs Wusterhausen and went to the café in the castle there for coffee and cakes or a salad in very pleasant surroundings.

Oh, and just for once I was not going to mention Max :-). But he did really well. Walking with a group of people (I think we were 14 or 15 today) is still stressful for him because he seems to feel he has to be in front, and also occasionally make sure everybody is there. Interestingly, referring to the previous post about eating, he was a bit unruly after we sat down at the café at the end, and after he had had some water and some snacks, the way he can be when he is a bit tired but still agitated by everything that is going on, barking for attention occasionally. But the minute the waiter brought my lunch, Max lay down and quietly watched me eat. Amazing. He became impatient again afterwards. I think he gets to a point when he just wants to go home. He was calm but forced himself to stay awake all the way on the S-Bahn, and pulled madly at the leash the last short walk from the busstop down the road, and seemed overly excited to be back in the flat, almost galloping around in and out of the rooms, and circling around me several times before collapsing on his pillow. I think he spends a lot of mental energy on walks with many new impressions.

And finally, Berliner Wanderclub could do with some more members, so if you like walking in nature, with nice people who are very knowledgeable about Berlin and Brandenburg, and practise your German at the same time (unless you want to walk along thinking your own thoughts, which is also permitted) – then get up off your fat arse and become a member.