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.
7 routes of 21 on record
Narrow down by duration: under 1 hour (2) 1 to 2 hours (4) 2 hours and more (1)
Along the Panke from Schönholz to Nordbahnhof
Nine and a half kilometres from northern Pankow to Bernauer Straße, most of it through green corridors rather than on the carriageway. For many people it replaces the ride down Schönhauser Allee and is the obvious commuting link from the north-east into the c…
Length: 9.5 km · Typical duration: 45 minutes · Surface: Asphalt, compacted gravel
Last checked on 16 Sep 2026
Through the Wuhle valley from Hönow to Friedrichsfelde
Eleven and a half kilometres almost entirely within the Wuhle green corridor, from the eastern city boundary to the Tierpark. One of the few commuting routes in the east that barely uses the carriageway.
Length: 11.6 km · Typical duration: 55 minutes · Surface: Asphalt, compacted gravel
Last checked on 16 Sep 2026
The northern Wall Trail from Wilhelmsruh to Hermsdorf
Thirteen and a half kilometres along the northern edge of the city, from the Nordgraben across the Blankenfelde fields to the Tegeler Fließ. Here the signposted Wall Trail is largely a field track with a view, not an urban cycle path.
Length: 13.5 km · Typical duration: 1 hrs 5 min · Surface: Asphalt, compacted gravel
Last checked on 16 Sep 2026
From the Plänterwald to the Dahme at Grünau
Fifteen and a half kilometres from the Spree bank in Treptow across the Königsheide woods to the Dahme. A leisure route that is rideable all year and passes through Adlershof halfway.
Length: 15.5 km · Typical duration: 1 hrs 10 min · Surface: Asphalt, compacted gravel
Last checked on 16 Sep 2026
Through the Grunewald to the Havel and on to Wannsee
Sixteen and a half kilometres from Grunewald station past the Grunewaldturm down to the Havel and on to Wannsee. The only route in the starting set with noticeable climbs.
Length: 16.5 km · Typical duration: 1 hrs 15 min · Surface: Asphalt, compacted gravel
Last checked on 16 Sep 2026
Around the Tegeler See and through the Tegeler Fließ
Twenty-one kilometres of Reinickendorf in one go: lake shore, forest, the Konradshöhe peninsula and the Tegeler Fließ to finish. Four sets of traffic lights on the whole loop.
Length: 21 km · Typical duration: 1 hrs 35 min · Surface: Asphalt, compacted gravel · Loop
Last checked on 16 Sep 2026
Around the Großer Müggelsee
Twenty-eight kilometres around Berlin's largest lake, almost entirely in woodland and along the shore. The longest route in the starting set and a whole afternoon once you count the stops.
Length: 28 km · Typical duration: 2 hrs 5 min · Surface: Asphalt, compacted gravel, Sand · Loop
Last checked on 16 Sep 2026
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