I continued the E10 one week after. And since it was slightly cloudy with a little chance of rain, I brought my rain jacket with me.
I headed back to Hennigsdorf, and this is a town that I have been to since 2013. I reviewed my photos and it seems I have been here a few times.
The town hall is still exactly as I originally captured it in camera: it is right by the train station, and is rather modern. Seeing it again after first seeing it 12 years ago, it seems to be well-maintained.
This little church was closed the last time I saw it, and it seems it still is closed nowadays. Or maybe I just am not there for the times when it is open.
Another evidence that I have been here before is this trail marker pointing out the Berliner Mauerweg. I completed the Berliner Mauerweg in 2013, as it was one of the first hiking projects I have decided to do upon arriving in Berlin. What better way to get to know this city than tracing the border? And the border happens to pass nearby here in Hennigsdorf.
There are some bodies of water nearby, and in fact, there were plenty of signs saying that this is part of the system of the city's water source, and therefore there were signs also prohibiting people from contaminating the waters. And at the end, I saw the boardwalks, which is a feature in this area. There are plenty of swamps, and so some of the trails are actually on purpose-constructed boardwalks that go over these swamps.
The weather was great, but I didn't like the fact that the E10 is predominantly on bike paths here. This means that the path is paved, and pavement isn't really the nicest path to hike on. I hope this changes soon. In any case, I am now trodding on trails that I haven't been to before: the 66-Lakes-Trail already turned somewhere heading east, while I am heading north. I made a break at Borgsdorf, as there is an S-Bahn station in this village. From there I took a train heading back to Berlin.
