With famous nightspot , through with kebab , and all thosehidden cocktail bars , there ’s not much motivator for stay levelheaded in Berlin – or so you ’d recollect . think it or not , Germany ’s upper-case letter is really one of Europe ’s finest city for outdoor fitness , with running path so gorgeous you ’ll bury that Berghain is also open on Sundays ( well , almost ) . We pick some of the most beautiful running path around lakes , Park , and garden that are indisputable to get your ass off the biergarten workbench and onto the road .
Tiergarten
Berlin ’s plentiful with garden and public parks ( around 2,500 in fact ) but Tiergarten is hands - down the most perfect for a skillful run . Berlin ’s biggest park is incredibly various , with around 14 miles of smooth gravel paths that you could research for twenty-four hours without ever taking the same route . Along the way , you ’ll take in scenery of manicured gardens , lush forest , and big statues . For a big rubber-necking itinerary , start at Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag ( ideally in the dawn before it ’s flush with selfie - take tourists ) and continue on to pass Bellevue Palace , the Chancellor ’s Office , old parts of the Berlin Wall remnants , and the Soviet War Memorial .
Schlosspark Charlottenburg
carry Cicily Isabel Fairfield out of Tiergarten will take you along the riverbanks ( an Instagram break may be necessary ) and onto this picturesque fleeceable quad . Schlosspark Charlottenburg is rest home to Charlottenburg Palace , Berlin ’s big castle with towering Baroque statues and Versailles - comparable flowerbeds . It ’s got around four miles of gravel paths around its exterior and home , making for a majuscule beginner ’s stretch . Afterwards , you may catch your breath and make believe to be Prussian royalty ( minus all the lather ) in a tranquil shaded corner of the Orangerie .
Landwehr Canal
Olympic Stadium
What this take to the woods track lacks in scenery , it definitely makes up for with an telling account lesson . Berlin ’s Olympic Stadium was built for the 1936 Summer Olympics , where Hitler made that celebrated speech in the lead - up to World War II . It ’s one of the last best preserved good example of Nazi - era architecture , but is famous in recent years for much better reasons – Olympic smuggler Usain Bolt broke two populace records here and the stadium also hosted the 2005 FIFA World Cup .
Tempelhof
Berlin ’s defunct airdrome is a mecca for fitness buffs , with old runways now providing the perfect tricksy surface for biking , skating , and of course of study , a reposeful jog ( which actually is n’t sound out with a silent “ joule ” in German , as one might expect ) . During the summer it ’s an especially wizardly site with picnicker , outdoor broiling stations , and colorful kites pelt the sky . consider there ’s very little shade , this itinerary is best saved for a slightly clouded day ( but as we know in Berlin , there are plenty of ‘ em ) .
Grünewald
Grünewald is the heavyweight of Berlin test , with over 100 miles worth of paths . While it ’s much less crowded than Tiergarten , some of those trail are quite furrowed and patchy , so you ’re best to GPS a solid path and stick to it . You ca n’t go wrong circle around the lakes Grunewaldsee and Schlachtensee , but if you ’re up for a challenge , hitTeufelsberg , or in German , “ Devil ’s Mountain ” ( it ’s actually less daunting than it sounds ) . It ’s Berlin ’s second - high mountain made completely out of World War II rubble , with a former NSA spying station perched on top .
Volkspark Friedrichshain
Teufelsberg is n’t the only artificial batch made out of war debris ( this is Berlin , after all ) . If you ’re look for modest , more realizable ascents , get out to Volkspark Friedrichshain where you ’ll find Mont Klamott and Kleiner Bunkerberg ( yes , the latter literally translates to “ Bunker Mountain ” ) . Running around the parking lot – which is in reality Berlin ’s sure-enough – will unwrap luck of other scenic muffin too , from a bronze semblance of Friedrich the Great to the beautiful Fountain of Fairytales . Afterwards take hold of a post - run repast ( we say repast , but mean beer ) atSchoenbrunn , an Austrian restaurant and beer garden in the park .
Museum Island
Museum Islandin Mitte is an extremely trafficky route ( and we do n’t just signify cable car , but construction , bothersome tourists , and annoying holidaymaker on Segways ) but it ’s definitely worth an good afternoon conflate with sightseeing . The UNESCO World Heritage Site has around four naut mi of path with illustrious breathtaking architecture like Berlin Cathedral , the Altes Museum , and Alte Nationalgalerie . There ’s also plenty of shade to duck under and river thought along the way .
Müggelsee
Berlin ’s biggest lake is a must - do on the weekends during summer , from float on slew to a lakeside sauna , and even a popular naked beach . It ’s also swell for run though , with about 12 miles of paths all the way around , or the theory of taking a ferryboat in Neu - Helgoland to cover over the lake for a cutoff . Its track wrap through the nature reserve Müggelheimer Wiesen with spate of picturesque eyeshot of sandy shoring , dense woodland – oh yes , and all those lovely bare people too .
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