Water as an experience - nowhere will water hikers find more ideal conditions. In addition to the Mecklenburg Lake District, the largest contiguous lake landscape in Germany with over 2,000 lakes, hundreds of rivers and canals criss-cross the state. On the Peene, Tollense, Trebel and other rivers you are almost alone, even on summer weekends. If you want to know what silence sounds like in Germany, you've come to the right place. The travel guide from the KANU KOMPASS series provides ideas for day and weekend tours or even canoe trips lasting several weeks. A special section provides comprehensive information about the Müritz National Park and presents hiking and cycling tours. Numerous suggestions for other activities along the waters as well as tips on city tours and sights make the book a tour guide with high practical value. 20 tours covering around 1000 kilometres, 45 tips for day tours, colour maps for each tour, embarkation and disembarkation points, transfer points, 'Back to the car', stage suggestions for multi-day and one-day tours, overnight accommodation, city tours and maps of Neubrandenburg, Rostock and Schwerin, places of interest, hikes, cycle tours, cycle tours along the waterways.The book also contains information on cultural and natural history highlights, tips on canoeing, many photos and illustrations, everything on the Müritz National Park, important addresses, inland navigation signs and sound signals, a small 'canoe driving school'.