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MAASBRACHT TO POTSDAM


Journey

Leave Maasbracht, North along The Maas
Sluis Heel – VHF 18  – floating bollards - down
Sluis Belfeld VHF 18 - cleats - down
Continue through Venlo to :-                                                                                     WSV De Maas - mooring - Wifi - Water, Electricity, Restaurant.
Tel :- 00 31 6 46 00 56 66  VHF 31

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WSV De Maas
Leave WV De Maas and continue down the Maas
Sluis Sambeek VHF 22 - cleats - down.
Continue to Mook and down to Mookerplassen, mooring at :-                       Middelaar, JH De Driesen  wifi - water, electricity, restaurant
Tel :- 00 31 6 16 93 85 21   VHF 31
Therev is a shop by the entrance to the Eldorado campsite.

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JH De Driesen
Leave Mook continuing down the Maas to the Junction with the  Maas-Waalkanaal
Follow the Maas-Waalkannal to
Sluis Weurt VHF 18 - cleats - down
Enter the Waal and turn upstream (Flow can be up to 6Km) .
Follow the sportsboat channel
Continue up the Waal and onto the Rhein mooring at Tolkamer on east bank - narrow entrance to gravel pit De Bijland at Km 864.5
Mooring in marina 1 km to starboard :-
Jachthaven De Bijland - wifi - water, electricity.
Tel :- 00 31 316 54 36 16
It is a short walk to a supermarket

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Entrance to gravel pit De Bijland
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De Bijland
Leave De Bijland and return to the Rhein turning upstream and continue to Km 816.6 Entrance on east to :-
Ychthafen Wesel.
Two yacht hafens - water, electricity, restaurant.
Tel :- 0281 21885 and 0281 22073
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Yachthafen Wesel.
Leave Yachthafen Wesel and continue up the Rhein to the junction with the Wesel-Dateln Kanal Km 813. Enter the Wesel-Dateln Kanal on the east side continuing along the main channel until you see the schleusen
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Entrance to Wesel-Dateln Kanal
Schleusen Friedrichsen VHF 20 - cleats - up
Schleusen Hunxe VHF 78 - cleats - up
Schleusen Dorsten VHF 79 - cleats - up
Schleusen Flaesheim VHF 81 - cleats - up
Schleusen Ahsen VHF 82 - cleats - up
Schleusen Datteln VHF 78 - cleats - up
Junction with Dortmund-Ems Kanal turn to north and continue on the Dortmund-Ems Kanal. Km 39 southern entrance to the old river, mooring at :-
MYC Kanalstadt Datteln - wifi, water, electricity.
Tel :-  00 49 259 121592

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MYC Kanalstadt Datteln
Leave MYC Kanalstadt Datteln – Junction with Dortmund-Ems Kanal – turn north and continue to                                           
Schleusen Munster VHF 22 - floating bollards on east side - down Mooring at Km 80 in old canal on east side :-
Marina Alte-Fahrt Fuestrup - water, electricity, restaurant.
Tel :- 00 49 257 13896
Traveling shop comes each day - very good stock of provisions.
We have left the boat here. Good for winter moorings.
Munster is worth a visit, but you will need to use a taxi.
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Marina Alte-Fahrt Fuestrup
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Max & Moritz - traveling shop
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Open for business
Leave Marina Alte Fahrt Fuestrup and continue up the Dortmund-Ems Kanal to the Junction with the Mittellandkanal at Km 108.4
Turn east along Mittellandkanal
At Km 4.4, entrance on the south side to the old chanel - moorings for boats on both sides of the chanel
Km 30 – Stichkanal Osnabruck on south bank. Go down this kanal to Km 6, mooring on east bank at :-
Yachthafen MYC Osnabruck  - water, electricity, bar
Tel :- 00 49 5407 4839
There is a small town to the east - about 1.5 Km - Hollage. This has
good shopping.
Go west along Hollager Strasse to Halen - railway station for train to Osnabruck. Osnabruck is well worth a visit.
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Yachthafen MYC Osnabruck
Leave Yachthafen MYC Osnabruck, return to Mittellandkanal and continue east to Km 97 mooring at :-
Mindender YC, Minden - wifi, water, electricity, restaurant.
Tel :- 00 49 571 9419178
Depth is about 1.5m
It is worth getting the bus from the end of the road into Minden
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Mindender YC, Minden -
Leave Mindender YC and continue east along the Mittellandkanal to Km 149 - Bunkerstation Heizol. It is worth filling up with diesel - will take Eurocards.
Continue along the Mittellandkanal to Km 164 mooring at :-
Yachthafen Hanover - wifi, water, electricity, restaurant
Shell diesel is available - Eurocards accepted.
Tel :- 00 49 173 1734488
Supermarket - 1Km
Bus into Hanover - 15 minutes to the centre. Well worth a visit.
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Yachthafen Hanover
Leave Yachthafen Hannover, continuing east along the Mittellandkanal to 
Schleusen Anderten VHF 18 - cleats - up
Continue to Km 213.5 - Stichkanal Salzgitter on south bank. Go  down Stichkanal to Km 3.5 turning into mooring  on east bank :-
Marina Heidanger - wifi water, electricity, restaurant
Tel :- 00 49 530 26400
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Marina Heidanger
Leave Marina Heidanger, take great care exiting marina. up Stichkanal Salzgitter to Junction and turn east.
At Km 233.5 turn north down Elbe-Seitenkanal to Km 38.5 mooring  on west bank at :-
Wittinger Sporthafen - water, electricity, restaurant
Tel :- 00 49 152 31794523
Shops 4Km
We have left the boat here, but it is not all that easy to get to using public transport.

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Sportboothafen Wittingen
Leave Sportboothafen Wittingen and turn north up the Elbe Seitenkanal to the junction with the Mittellandkanal and turn east to :-
Schleusen Sulfeld VHF 20 - floating bollards - down
Continue through Wolfsburg to Km 246.5 mooring at :-
MBC Wolfsburg - wifi, water, electricity, restaurant
Tel :- 00 49 536 1650535
Easy walk into Wolfsburg, the home of VW. A visit to the Autostadt is obligatory! Website :- autostadt.de  Allow a day to visit the VW museum and attractions.
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MBC Wolfsburg -
Leave MBC Wolfsburg turning east along the Mittellandkanal to Km 300.5 mooring - south bank at :-
WSF Haldeslaben E.V. - wifi, water, electricity
Tel :- 00 49 3904 724763
This is under new management.

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WSF Haldeslaben E.V.
Leave Yachthafen der WSV Haldesleben turning east along the Mittellandkanal to Km 320.
Before crossing the Mittelandkanal Aqueduct over the Elbe, call the Brucke Mister on VHF 26. Passage across the aqueduct takes place in convoy. Moor up on the south bank at the sportsboat quay.
When called, travel across the aqueduct to KM 325
Doppelschleuse Hohenwarthe VHF 26 - floating bollards only on south side - down to Elbe-Havel Kanal
Continue along Elbe-Havel-Kanal to Km 333, Mooring places on east bank - no facilities, or
Continue to KM 334 mooring at :-
WSF Burg  E.V. - water, electricity
Tel :- 00 49 3921 987986
There are shops in Burg.
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WSF Burg E.V.
Leave WSF Burg traveling east along the Elbe-Havel Kanal
Schleuse Zerben VHF 20 - cleats - down
Schleuse Wusterwitz VHf 18 - cleats - down
Km 379 Entrance to Grosser Wendsee to Plauer See (Untere Havel-Wasserstrasse) mooring at Km 67 on south side :-
Eisenbahner-Segelclub Kirchmoser E.V.(ESCK) - water, electricity, restaurant. For the restaurant check if you can use a Eurocard.
Tel ;- 00 49 338 1802532
Kirchmoser is interesting
Walk north on Am Seegarten towards Plaue.
Walk south on Unter den Platanen - there is a supermarket.

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Eisenbahner-Segelclub Kirchmoser
Leave ESCK - Plauer See to Quenz See and on to Silokanal
Schleuse Brandenburg VHF 20 - up - cleats
Havel - Trebel See to Ketzin. Km 32 Paretz - Junction with the Havelkanal For the Mecklenberg Lakes turn north. Sacrow-Paretzer-Kanal - Jungfern See At the junction of Sacrow-Paretzer Kanal Km 18 turn towards the north for the Mecklenberg Lakes. Glienicker Bridge - Glienicker Lake - Tiefer See mooring at :-
Marina Am Tiefen See adjacent to Humboldbrucke
wifi, electricity, water, restaurant
Tel :- 00 49 331 8170617  Mobile :- 00 49 172 3233224

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Marina Am Tiefen See
POTSDAM.
Much to do and see.
If you don't wish to take the boat in to Berlin there is a very good and cheap train service and various tickets can be purchased.
Website :- www.berlin.de/en/public-transportation/1772016-2913840-tickets-fares-and-route-maps.en.html


Km            Total Km





  41                  41






 
















  56                  97



 

























  42.4             139.4   













  49                188.4

















































  82               270.4




















  42               312.4








































  65              377.4


























  73              450.4


































  67               517.4

























  53              570.4























  62              632.4

























  51.5            683.9


























  50              733.9






























  33.5           767.4



























  48               815.4































  53               868.4

Guides,Charts and Websites
In English

The ADAC website is a must for information :-
skipper.adac.de/en/

Inland Waterways of Germany Revised First Edition
Barry Sheffield 
With revisions by Catherine & John Best and Robert Thomas
Imray 2016

In German

Der Rhein Manfred Fenzyl Edition Maritime 2011
Vom Rhein zur Nord-und Ostsee Manfred Fenzyl Edition Maritime 2012
Karte Der Wasserstrassen – Deutschland und Beneluxlander  Edition Maritime
The Editions Maritime are available through Amazon

NV. Binnenband 1, Berlin & Märkische Gewässer - with App charts direct download!
NV. Binnenband 2, Berlin & Mecklenburger Gewässer - with App charts direct download!
NV. Binnenband 3, Nördliche Oder & die Peene - with App charts direct download!
NV Binnenband 4, Elbe & Kanalverbindungen - with App charts direct download!
The NV Binnenband are all available from :- http://www.hansenautic.de/

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