Cycle routes in Berlin
Our own route descriptions with the criteria written out: length, typical duration, surface, how the route is laid out, what speaks for riding with children — and who established that, and when.
2 routes of 21 on record
Typical duration: 1 to 2 hours all durations (11)
From the Schäfersee along the Nordgraben to Wittenau
Nine and a half kilometres through the green corridors of Reinickendorf, from the Schäfersee along the Nordgraben to Wittenau. Three sets of traffic lights, no crossing without them, flat throughout.
Length: 9.6 km · Typical duration: 1 hour · Surface: Asphalt, compacted gravel
Last checked on 16 Sep 2026
A loop through the Spandau forest
Eighteen kilometres through the largest continuous woodland in the west of the city, with exactly one set of traffic lights on the whole loop. Ninety per cent of the route lies in forest.
Length: 18 km · Typical duration: 1 hrs 15 min · Surface: Asphalt, compacted gravel · Loop
Last checked on 16 Sep 2026
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