Outdoor PitstopCycle route · Hamburg · Updated on 14 November 2026
2. Grüner Ring cycle route
2. Grüner Ring is a cycle route of 100.8 km from Hamburg that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 759 benches, 1 water point, 19 public toilets, 3 bike pumps and 1 honesty box.
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The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 100.8 km
- ± 1:40 h per stage
- ↑ 212 m · ↓ 220 m
- Easy per stage
- Circular ride
- Regional route
- Colour of the signs
Start in Hamburg
0 km2.2 km · 2 benches
2 public toilets
2.2 km759 m · 10 benches
Public toilet
2.9 km6.7 km · 16 benches
Public toilet, water point and bike pump
9.6 km7.6 km · 70 benches
Windmühle Johanna
17.2 kmAttraction
14.6 km · 66 benches
Public toilet
31.8 km3.2 km · 15 benches
Honesty box
35 km8.9 km · 16 benches
Flutdenkmal am Hohenwischer Brack
43.9 kmMemorial
4.8 km · 5 benches
Public toilet
48.7 km2 km · 14 benches
2 public toilets
50.7 km7.1 km · 233 benches
Public toilet
57.8 km1.8 km · 17 benches
2 public toilets
59.6 km14 km · 166 benches
3 public toilets and 2 bike pumps
73.6 km238 m · 6 benches
Public toilet
73.8 km7.6 km · 53 benches
Public toilet
81.4 km1.2 km · 6 benches
Public toilet
82.6 km6.3 km · 12 benches
Public toilet
88.9 km7.8 km · 26 benches
Public toilet
96.7 km4.1 km · 26 benches
Back at the start
100.8 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 22.2 kmBetween 9.6 km and 31.8 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the water points, toilets and sights within 100 m of it.
2 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
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Photo: Awesok · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 17.2 km
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Photo: Minderbinder · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial · after 43.9 km
Stages (4)
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 212 m
- Down
- ↓ 220 m
- Highest point
- 59 m
- Lowest point
- -0 m
- 5-10% slope · 255 m
- 1 flight of stairs
Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.
produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved
Way types
100.8 km in total- Footpath (walk your bike): 27.1 km
- Street: 27.1 km
- Path: 25.1 km
- Track: 12.2 km
- Road: 6.5 km
- Cycle path: 750 m
- Busy road: 625 m
- Steps (carry your bike): 1 flight of stairs
- Unknown: 1 km
Surfaces
100.8 km in total- Asphalt: 44.2 km
- Gravel: 30 km
- Paved: 18.9 km
- Unpaved: 2.5 km
- Unknown: 4.8 km
About the cycle route 2. Grüner Ring
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you cycle?
2. Grüner Ring is a circular ride of 100.8 km from Hamburg: it starts and ends in the same place. You start in Teufelsbrück and finish in Teufelsbrück. Along the way you pass Windmühle Johanna (after 17.2 km) and Flutdenkmal am Hohenwischer Brack (after 43.9 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 212 m in total and descend 220 m. There is 1 flight of steps along the way. Allow ± 1:40 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is easy.
What roads do you cycle on?
The longest part is footpath (walk your bike) (27.1 km), street (27.1 km) and path (25.1 km). Of the surface, 44.2 km asphalt and 30 km gravel. For 4.8 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 759 benches, 1 water point, 19 public toilets, 3 bike pumps and 1 honesty box. You can fill your bottle after 9.6 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 22.2 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
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- Seeve-RadwegHard · Circular ride90.3 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Miniature WonderlandAttraction · 2.8 km from the route - 2
Elbe Philharmonic HallAttraction · 2.9 km from the route - 3
Hamburger KunsthalleMuseum · 2.9 km from the route - 4
Church of St. MichaelAttraction · 3.6 km from the route - 5
Chilehaus HamburgAttraction · 2.4 km from the route - 6
SpeicherstadtAttraction · 2.9 km from the route - 7
RathausAttraction · 3 km from the route - 8
St. Nikolai MuseumMuseum · 2.9 km from the route - 9
Planten un BlomenAttraction · 4.2 km from the route - 10
Wappen FC St. PauliMemorial · 4.6 km from the route - 11
Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe HamburgMuseum · 2.3 km from the route - 12
Bismarck-DenkmalAttraction · 4 km from the route - 13
Hamburg Archaeological MuseumMuseum · 857 m from the route - 14
Museum of WorkMuseum · 3 km from the route - 15
St. Pauli Elbe TunnelAttraction · 4.1 km from the route - 16
Neuengamme Concentration Camp MemorialMemorial · 9.9 km from the route - 17
Italian Military CemeteryMemorial · 968 m from the route - 18
BallinStadtMuseum · 121 m from the route - 19
Museum Friedhof OhlsdorfMuseum · 130 m from the route - 20
Sammlung FalckenbergMuseum · 262 m from the route - 21
HSV-MuseumMuseum · 316 m from the route - 22
MemorialMemorial · 375 m from the route - 23
Jenisch Haus Stiftung Historisches Museum HamburgMuseum · 404 m from the route - 24
Otto LinneMemorial · 447 m from the route - 25
Ernst Barlach HausMuseum · 462 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is 2. Grüner Ring?
2. Grüner Ring is 100.8 km long, in 4 parts of 25.2 km on average. Allow ± 1:40 h per part of riding: 15 km an hour, without breaks.
Is this route a circular ride?
Yes, the route starts and ends at the same spot.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Hamburg.
How hard is this route?
Easy per stage, with 53 m per stage of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 19 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 22.2 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 1 water point within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Windmühle Johanna and Flutdenkmal am Hohenwischer Brack.
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