Your way to nature – how to reach Ellbogensee

Enter the fictional address in the navigation: Großmenow, Großmenowerstr. 19

From Berlin or Neubrandenburg

B96 to Fürstenberg. Continue: Steinförde. Großmenow. At the exit of Großmenow, the campsite is located.

From Hamburg

Highway 24 Exit No. 19 Pritzwalk. Towards Wittstock (be careful, there is a speed camera right after the town sign!), Babitz, Schweinrich, Flecken Zechlin, Zechliner Hütte, Canow and Strasen. From Strasen the campsite is signposted.

Coordinates:

Latitude 53 192767
Longitude 13 037196

The nearest train station is Fürstenberg / Havel. The RE 5 from Berlin stops here every hour. It is about 8 km to the campsite from there.

Bus: There is a call bus (Bus number 848 of the OVG) from the train station Fürstenberg to Großmenow. The ride is at VBB rates, but only at fixed times and only by reservation at Tel.: 03306-2307 at least 90 min before departure. You can also get friendly information about the current schedule at this number. How to make the reservation is described here. You can find the schedule as a pdf here (as of 09/2025): Call bus 848 schedule of the OVG. Or also on the OVG schedule page, under bus No. 848.

Taxi: If you want to be more flexible, we recommend the
Taxi company Alfred Köpcke:
Phone number 033093-39134 or mobile 0171-4036394

or the
transport service Andre Witte:
Phone number 033093 5 999 60 or mobile 0172-42 48 492

Or you can take your bike on the train – see  Arriving by bike.

The bike path Berlin-Copenhagen and the Ice Age route lead to the campsite in Großmenow.
Bike path Berlin-Copenhagen

From the train station Fürstenberg, go left and first left through the underpass. Then follow the turning main road.

This main road leads over Steinförde to Großmenow. In Großmenow, turn left at the intersection. After 500 m, the campsite is on the waterfront.

It is about 8 km, taking about 30 min.