Is there a speed limit on the lakes?

The reg­u­la­tions gov­ern­ing nav­i­ga­ble waters are gen­er­ally deter­mined at state level. As some lakes in the Lusa­t­ian Lake­land are in Bran­den­burg while oth­ers are in Sax­ony, there are no uni­form rules gov­ern­ing max­i­mum speeds.

For Lake Sen­ften­berg and the Bran­den­burg sec­tion of Lake Geier­swalde, the speed limit for ves­sels and con­voys is 12 km/h and for small craft (below 20m) it is 15 km/h. A speed limit of 7 km/h applies to all ves­sels within five metres of the shore.

On the sec­tion of Lake Geier­swalde that lies within Sax­ony, ves­sels and con­voys may not exceed 12km/h, and small ves­sels may not exceed 15km/h. In the areas near the shore’s edge (up to five metres from the shore), the max­i­mum speed is 7km/h. In waters that are at least 100m away from the shore in every direc­tion, the max­i­mum speed for ves­sels and con­voys is 15km/h and for small ves­sels 30km/h.

On Lake Bärwalde, the Saxon Nav­i­ga­tion Ordi­nance also applies, with a max­i­mum speed of 30 km/h for small craft and 15 km/h for con­voys.

Pay atten­tion to the buoys on the lakes and keep within the bound­aries of the des­ig­nated areas.

Nav­i­ga­tion Reg­u­la­tion for Sax­ony (Down­load PDF) (Ger­man only)

Nav­i­ga­tion Reg­u­la­tion for Bran­den­burg (Ger­man only)