The most beautiful running tracks in Berlin

Running is the perfect way to leave the stress of everyday life behind and clear your head after work. At the same time running has many positive effects on physical and mental health. It strengthens the cardiovascular system, burns fat, optimises stamina and simply makes you happy all round. We have looked around the city of Berlin and have put together the ten most beautiful running routes in Berlin for you.

Here you will find routes for beginners and ambitious runners, which lead through different parts of Berlin. Sometimes it is urban, sometimes almost idyllically rural. Get inspired by our suggested routes and add variety to your training for your first 10-kilometer run or your next half-marathon with your personal best time!

One of the most idyllic running tracks in the middle of Berlin is the Uferweg at the Landwehrkanal. Here you follow the course of the water for a length of nine kilometres and can watch ships as they run. Since the course has almost no altitude difference, it is ideal for beginners. However, in good weather it can get a bit crowded on the running course at the Landwehrkanal.

The Berlin Tiergarten is without doubt one of the most popular running tracks in Berlin. If you start at the Tiergarten stop, you first follow the Straße des 17. Juni, pass the Siegessäule, follow the Spreeweg and the John-Foster-Dulles-Allee, until you finally run back towards your starting point on winding park paths. This running route through the Tiergarten is about eight kilometres long, but can be shortened by running beginners. Especially in good weather, the park paths can get quite crowded.

The lake circuit around the Lietzensee is ideal for beginners. It measures 2.2 kilometres and is free of gradients. You will be rewarded here with an idyllic park and a constant view of the lake water. The more often you come to the Lietzensee for training, the more laps you will be able to do after a few months of training. Due to the short distance, this circuit is also a great way to get to know your own limits in training and to set a new lap record.

Where once aircraft took off to all parts of the world, an attractive local recreation area has now been created. We are talking about the Tempelhofer Feld on the former site of Tempelhof Airport. The running distance around Tempelhofer Feld measures around six kilometres. In good weather, runners, cyclists, skaters and walkers meet here. After your running training you can sit down comfortably on the meadow and watch the colourful wind kites. Because the Tempelhofer Feld is also wonderfully suited for kite flying.

Your stab training is often missed out because you just can't get up on running days to do strength exercises? Then this tip on the most beautiful running routes in Berlin is just right for you. In the Fritz-Schloss-Park you will not only find a 1.1 kilometre long circuit with distance markings every 50 metres. There are also 14 different pieces of sports equipment along the course where you can train your strength, balance and torso stability. In addition, the short circuit in the Fritz-Schloss-Park is ideal for working on your running technique. It is crucial for a healthy and economical running style.

Against the baroque backdrop of Charlottenburg Palace, things are going particularly well. The palace park is open daily from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. and offers a 5.9-kilometer circuit through the picturesque park. You will pass the mausoleum with the marble sarcophagus of Queen Luise, the Schinkel Pavilion and the Belverde Rococo Pavilion. However, the park route is not illuminated, which is why a headlamp is recommended in winter when the park is late.

Parks, forests and other green spaces are too boring for you when you run and you would rather soak up the urban feeling of Berlin during your training session? Then the City Tour will take you past exciting hotspots of the capital. Starting at Potsdamer Platz, the tour takes you through the government district and past Checkpoint Charlie. From here you will walk to Gendarmenmarkt, past Museum Island to the Nikolai Quarter. Then you walk across Alexanderplatz, past the Brandenburg Gate and finally across the boulevard Unter den Linden. This approximately 8.5-kilometre-long running course runs exclusively on asphalt and is fully illuminated.

The Spree Tunnel at the end of Josef-Nawrocki-Strasse is the start of a circular route around Müggelsee Lake, which takes you over park paths and nature trails when you jog in Berlin. As the circular route is 14 kilometres long, it is ideal for experienced runners who are training for a half-marathon or marathon. The special highlight of this running course: On hot summer days you can take a short break at the bathing area with its sandy beach and jump into the cooling water of the Müggelsee.

In your training for the next half-marathon, the approximately 15 kilometre run at the Panke is one of your longest training runs. When preparing for the marathon, you can use it for your long basic run by running the 15 kilometres from Chausseestraße to Buch and back again. This will take you to a distance of about 30 kilometres. On the way you will pass Bürgerpark Pankow, Schlosspark Schönhausen and run between fields.

If you want to prepare for a trail run or half-marathon in mountainous terrain, the choice of suitable running routes in flat Berlin is not very big. However, the Kreuzberg in Viktoriapark is ideal for collecting metres in altitude. The short circuit measures only 1.2 kilometres, but leads over the 66-metre high Kreuzberg and offers a wonderful view of the district of the same name. Depending on the planned training length, you can run the circuit as often as you like. However, you should not underestimate the steep ascents to the Kreuzberg. Sore muscles are guaranteed the next day.