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.
6 routes of 21 on record
Quick picks — one click sets purpose and time window; the number of routes in brackets
Family routes, 1 to 2 hours (1) Away from motor traffic, 1 to 2 hours (2) Leisure tours of 2 hours and more (1)
Typical duration: under 1 hour all durations (7)
The loop across Tempelhofer Feld
Six kilometres on former runways, entirely free of motor traffic and without a single junction. The first route to ride with a child who has just learned to go without stabilisers.
Length: 6 km · Typical duration: 35 minutes · Surface: Asphalt, Concrete · Loop
Last checked on 16 Sep 2026
A loop through Volkspark Wuhlheide
Seven and a half kilometres of woodland on the edge of Oberschöneweide, with a single set of traffic lights on the whole loop. Playgrounds, resting places and toilets lie right on the route.
Length: 7.5 km · Typical duration: 45 minutes · Surface: Asphalt, compacted gravel · Loop
Last checked on 16 Sep 2026
From Herzberge landscape park to Rummelsburger Bucht
Just under eight kilometres right across Lichtenberg, from the landscape park to the water. All three main-road crossings have traffic lights — and by the published criteria that is still not enough for a children's assessment.
Length: 7.8 km · Typical duration: 45 minutes · Surface: Asphalt, compacted gravel
Last checked on 16 Sep 2026
From Gleisdreieck via the Flaschenhals to the Südgelände
Eight and a half kilometres on former railway land right across the west of the inner city, with only two sets of traffic lights and no crossing without them. The most child-friendly link inside the Ringbahn.
Length: 8.2 km · Typical duration: 50 minutes · Surface: Asphalt, Concrete
Last checked on 16 Sep 2026
Around the Kienberg and along the Wuhle
Just under nine kilometres of loop in the east, around the Kienberg hill and along the Wuhle. Two sets of traffic lights, no crossing without them — and the only family route in the starting set with slight climbs.
Length: 8.8 km · Typical duration: 55 minutes · Surface: Asphalt, compacted gravel · Loop
Last checked on 16 Sep 2026
From the Rehberge to the Jungfernheide
Nine kilometres from one public park to the next, via Plötzensee and the ship canal. Three sets of traffic lights, no crossing without them, flat throughout — the family route for the north-west.
Length: 9 km · Typical duration: 55 minutes · Surface: Asphalt, compacted gravel
Last checked on 16 Sep 2026
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