{"id":8078,"date":"2020-06-14T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-14T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.tatonka.com\/?p=8078"},"modified":"2026-01-28T09:31:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T08:31:52","slug":"outdoor-city-guide-berlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tatonka.com\/en\/outdoor-city-guide-berlin\/","title":{"rendered":"Outdoor City Guide Berlin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When you think of Berlin, you probably have wide streets, smoky clubs and exciting urban culture in mind rather than green meadows, forests and mountains. It’s deceptive! Even though the German capital is also the largest in the country, you can still spend carefree hours in the countryside.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Admittedly, you won’t find any altitude difference in Berlin. Instead, the city has several city forests, parks and lakes that will make you forget the urban canyons and traffic. We’ll take you on a journey of discovery through Berlin’s (not at all) hidden green lungs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grunewald<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Grunewald\ncovers an area of 3,000 hectares in the southwest of the city. Here you will\nfind winding forest paths and wide forest roads as well as a lot of water.\nGrunewald borders on the beautiful Havel river to the west and is criss-crossed\nby a large number of smaller lakes. The most famous of these lakes is the\nKrumme Lanke, an absolutely idyllic gem where you can spend some sunny days\nsplashing and chilling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you feel\nlike climbing a mountain: Berlin’s second highest elevation, the Teufelsberg,\nyou will also find here. At the top you can let your gaze wander over the\nGrunewald forest – or over the roofs of Berlin, depending on the direction and\nweather. By the way, this is also where Berlin’s mountain bikers ride on some\ncool built trails. There’s also an abandoned listening station that spreads a\nbit of a gloomy end-time mood and which you can explore with a guided tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In Grunewald in southwest Berlin, winding forest paths and wide forest roads await nature lovers. In this picture the path gives a view of the former US radar station on Teufelsberg. Photo: Achim Scholty, pixabay.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

That’s how you get there:<\/strong> <\/em>
There’s a city train station (S-Bahn) called Grunewald that takes you to the eastern edge of the forest. The S3, S5 and S7 stop there. But with such a large area of forest, it probably depends on where you want to start your hike. So it’s best to find out for yourself before you leave. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Treptower Park, Pl\u00e4nterwald and the Isle of Youth<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A little\ncloser to the city and directly on the Spree you will find this wonderful\ncombination of park and city forest. The Treptower Park captivates with wide,\ngreen meadows for sitting, playing and sunbathing as well as a colossal, old\nSoviet monument, which you should definitely take a look at. At the southern\nend of Treptower Park you will also find the Isle of Youth (Insel der Jugend),\na real little island in the Spree River, which can be reached via a romantic\nbridge. On the island there is another lovingly designed park, which invites\nyou to take a stroll, have a picnic and enjoy the view of the Spree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Outdoor Cityguide Berlin – Soviet Monument in Treptower Park. Photo Tim Gage, flickr; CC BY-SA 2.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the south\nthe Pl\u00e4nterwald is adjoining. In the warm months, the Pl\u00e4nterwald is a green\nretreat, criss-crossed by small paths and clearings, where you can take a\nbreath and relax. In spring the unique Berlin wild garlic overgrows the entire\nground around the still bare trees and is picked and processed by many\nBerliners. Near the Spree you can also take a look at an abandoned theme park\nincluding a Ferris wheel and from April to November you can also explore it\nwith a guided tour. Soon a new public park is to be created here, carefully\ncombining nature, culture and art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ferris wheel of the former Spreepark in Treptower Park in Berlin. Photo: conticium, flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

That’s how you get there: <\/strong>
Take the Ringbahn to Treptower Park station or the S8\/S9\/S85 to Pl\u00e4nterwald station. The two areas are connected, so it depends on where you can reach the countryside faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tempelhofer Feld<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The\nTempelhofer Feld is only partly green and you will only find a few trees, but\nthe sky here is so wide that you forget for a moment that you are in a city of\nmillions of people. The old airfield of the Tempelhof airport lay fallow for a\nlong time and is now used as a public place for a few years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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Whether you\njust want to stroll along the wide, endless runway, try out kitelandboarding,\nexplore one of the urban gardening projects or simply soak up the sun with a\nbeer in your hand – all this is possible there, making the field a unique place\nthat combines urbanity and the longing for the great outdoors in the centre of\nBerlin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Airfield
Airfield of the former Tempelhof Airport in Berlin. Photo: Kubilay-Yu., flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

That’s how you get there: <\/em><\/strong>
Since Tempelhofer Feld is located in the middle of the city, you can reach it easily by public transport from almost every side. The next stops are Boddinstra\u00dfe (U8) and Leinestra\u00dfe (U8) in the east, S\u00fcdstern (U7) in the north and Tempelhof station (Ringbahn, U6) or Paradestra\u00dfe (U6) in the west. In the south the field is bordered by the city highway and an industrial area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gardens of the World (G\u00e4rten der Welt)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Gardens\nof the World in Marzahn are also not a complete escape from nature, but instead\nare a park designed with great attention to detail. Here you can discover parks\nand gardens that have been designed according to models from all over the\nworld. From the impressive Oriental Garden to the Chinese Garden to the Los\nAngeles Park, which was conceived as a criticism of industrialisation, there is\na lot of new things to discover – the Gardens of the World is virtually a large\nopen-air museum for urban garden culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Particularly\nimpressive is the Tropical House, which hosts the Balinese Garden. Here a\ncomplete jungle with useful plants, exotic flowers and Hindu temple elements\nhas been recreated to give you an understanding of the naturalness of Bali’s\ngardens. Here you are guaranteed to forget Berlin for a while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Gardens
Gardens of the World (G\u00e4rten der Welt ) in Berlin-Marzahn. Photo: Susanne Nilsson, flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

That’s how you get there:<\/em><\/strong> The Gardens of the World are just outside the center. From Alexanderplatz you can either take the U5 and bus 195, the S7 and tram M8 or M6. All three connections take you to Marzahn in about 45 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M\u00fcggelberge and M\u00fcggelsee<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Berlin’s\nlargest lake is not the famous Wannsee in the west – it is the enchanting\nM\u00fcggelsee in the southeast of the city. It invites to various water sports and\nwith its numerous bathing places for swimming and sunbathing. To the south are\nthe M\u00fcggelberge, another large forest area. Here you can lose yourself on\nhiking trails, climb the two (natural!) M\u00fcggelberge mountains and explore the\nsurrounding smaller lakes and the Dahme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also worth reading:<\/strong> Paddling in the Spreewald – By canoe through the Spreedelta<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the way,\ncycling to M\u00fcggelsee is a wonderful way to get to know the south-east of the\ncity and the surrounding area. From Kreuzberg, you first cycle along the Spree,\nthen take the BVG-powered ferry (!) in the Pl\u00e4nterwald to the other bank,\nleaving the city further behind with every kilometer you ride. For the last few\nkilometers you either take quiet side roads through charming, no longer\nurban-looking districts or through city forests and parks such as the\nWuhlheide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Sunset
Sunset at Berlin’s largest lake – the M\u00fcggelsee. Photo: Mark Thurow, pixabay.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

That’s how you get there:<\/em><\/strong> If not by bike, you can take the S-Bahn. The S3 and S5 will take you to K\u00f6penick, from where you can either continue on foot or change to bus 169 to the charming stop “R\u00fcbezahl”. Then you are already in the middle of it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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