Outdoor PitstopCycle route · Berlin · Updated on 14 November 2026
Berliner Mauerweg cycle route
Berliner Mauerweg is a cycle route of 157.8 km from Berlin that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 1,367 benches, 11 water fountains and refill points, 27 public toilets and 6 bike pumps.
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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.
- 157.8 km
- ± 10:30 h
- ↑ 326 m · ↓ 324 m
- Hard
- Circular ride
- Regional route
Start in Berlin
0 km12.9 km · 12 benches
Public toilet
12.9 km2.8 km · 5 benches
Bike pump
15.7 km1.2 km · 12 benches
Public toilet
16.9 km4.8 km · 28 benches
Public toilet
21.7 km7.8 km · 15 benches
Oberst Wilhelm Staehle
29.5 kmMemorial
738 m · 14 benches
Public toilet
30.2 km991 m · 2 benches
Naturschutzturm Bergfelde
31.2 kmObservation tower
4.2 km · 9 benches
2 public toilets
35.4 km1.1 km · 11 benches
Aagaard-Tunnel
36.5 kmRuins
12.9 km · 73 benches
Water point
49.4 km178 m · 7 benches
Public toilet and water point
49.6 km151 m · 2 benches
2 public toilets and 4 water fountains and refill points
49.8 km4 km · 95 benches
Archäologisches Fenster Reste der DDR-Grenzanlagen
53.8 kmWater point and bike pump
296 m · 5 benches
Mahnmal für die Maueropfer
54.1 kmWater point
1 km · 20 benches
Berlin Wall Memorial Documentation Center
55.1 kmPublic toilet
1.6 km · 77 benches
Wiedervereinigung
56.7 kmMemorial
932 m · 23 benches
Gedenkstätte Günter Litfin
57.6 kmAttraction
976 m · 65 benches
Rudolf Virchow and 1 more
58.6 kmBerlin Museum of Medical History at the Charité
272 m · 40 benches
Futurium
58.9 kmMuseum
413 m · 46 benches
The Parliament of Trees
59.3 kmMemorial
662 m · 27 benches
Weiße Kreuze and 2 more
59.9 kmReichstag dome, Reichstag Building and public toilet
213 m · bench
Memorial to the Sinti and Roma victims of National Socialism and 2 more
60.2 kmMax-Liebermann-Haus, Brandenburg Gate, public toilet and water point
394 m · 31 benches
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe and 2 more
60.5 kmJohann Wolfgang von Goethe and Memorial to Homosexuals persecuted under Nazism
460 m · 14 benches
Denkmal Giordano Bruno and 2 more
61 kmVerkehrsturm, Potsdamer Platz and public toilet
186 m · 15 benches
Deutschlandmuseum
61.2 kmMuseum
339 m
Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein and 2 more
61.5 kmGropius-Bau and Karl August von Hardenberg
154 m · bench
Public toilet
61.7 km174 m
Weltballon
61.9 kmPublic toilet
167 m
Trabi Museum and 3 more
62 kmAsisi Panorama - The Wall, Checkpoint Charlie, Wall Museum and water point
Show the other 25 steps
611 m · 11 benches
Jerusalemkirche
62.6 kmMemorial
1.6 km · 27 benches
Markthalle VII
64.3 kmAttraction
244 m · 4 benches
Carl Legien
64.5 kmMemorial
428 m · 33 benches
Leo Arons
64.9 kmMemorial
400 m · 23 benches
Baumhaus an der Mauer
65.3 kmAttraction
1.7 km · 45 benches
Bike pump
67 km152 m · 4 benches
The Wall Museum
67.2 kmPublic toilet
193 m · 2 benches
Oberbaumbrücke
67.4 kmAttraction · Audio story · 2 min
177 m · 4 benches
Public toilet
67.5 km601 m · 11 benches
Public toilet
68.1 km1.1 km · 103 benches
Water point
69.3 km689 m · 6 benches
Bike pump
70 km2.4 km · 18 benches
Denkmal für die Maueropfer in Berlin-Treptow
72.3 kmMemorial
3 km · 30 benches
Gedenkstele für Chris Gueffroy
75.3 kmMemorial
50.2 km · 257 benches
Public toilet
125.5 km2.8 km · 28 benches
Public toilet
128.3 km436 m · bench
Jagdschloss Glienicke
128.8 kmCastle · Audio story · 2 min
315 m · 3 benches
Schloss Glienicke and 1 more
129.1 kmTurmgebäude and public toilet
7.9 km · 25 benches
Public toilet
137 km199 m · 8 benches
Public toilet
137.2 km4 km · 18 benches
Public toilet and bike pump
141.2 km1.7 km · 9 benches
2 public toilets
142.8 km4.1 km · 8 benches
Public toilet
146.9 km702 m · 10 benches
Bike pump
147.6 km10.2 km · 29 benches
Back at the start
157.8 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 57.4 kmBetween 68.1 km and 125.5 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
45 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 37 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: OTFW, Berlin · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial · after 29.5 km
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Photo: Jannette · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower · after 31.2 km
Ruins · after 36.5 km
Archaeological site · after 53.9 km
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Photo: OTFW, Berlin · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial · after 54.2 km
Museum · after 55.1 km
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Photo: Orderinchaos · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial · after 56.7 km
Attraction · after 57.6 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 326 m
- Down
- ↓ 324 m
- Highest point
- 81 m
- Lowest point
- 29 m
Nowhere steeper than 5%.
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
157.8 km in total- Path: 70.8 km
- Street: 32 km
- Track: 15.5 km
- Footpath (walk your bike): 13.4 km
- Road: 12.5 km
- Busy road: 6.7 km
- Cycle path: 2.9 km
- Unknown: 3.8 km
Surfaces
157.8 km in total- Asphalt: 126.3 km
- Paved: 14.5 km
- Gravel: 5.4 km
- Unpaved: 4.6 km
- Natural: 900 m
- Unknown: 5.8 km
About the cycle route Berliner Mauerweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you cycle?
Berliner Mauerweg is a circular ride of 157.8 km from Berlin: it starts and ends in the same place. Along the way you pass Oberst Wilhelm Staehle (after 29.5 km), Naturschutzturm Bergfelde (after 31.2 km) and Aagaard-Tunnel (after 36.5 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 326 m in total and descend 324 m. Allow ± 10:30 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What roads do you cycle on?
The longest part is path (70.8 km), street (32 km) and track (15.5 km). Of the surface, 126.3 km asphalt and 14.5 km paved. For 5.8 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 1,367 benches, 11 water fountains and refill points, 27 public toilets and 6 bike pumps. The longest stretch without a toilet is 57.4 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
The Berliner Mauerweg (Berlin Wall Trail) is a 158 km cycle route and walking route that loops around the former West Berlin along the line of the Berlin Wall. It mostly follows the old patrol road of the East German border troops, through Berlin and Brandenburg towns such as Falkensee, Hennigsdorf, Teltow and Potsdam. On the way you pass the Berlin Wall Memorial, the Brandenburg Gate, Checkpoint Charlie and the Oberbaum Bridge. About 80% is asphalt. We know of 27 toilets, but only 11 drinking water points and 6 bike pumps.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Fernsehturm BerlinAttraction · 1.4 km from the route - 2
Berlin CathedralAttraction · 1.1 km from the route - 3
Charlottenburg PalaceCastle · 5.2 km from the route - 4
GendarmenmarktAttraction · 645 m from the route - 5
Neue NationalgalerieMuseum · 668 m from the route - 6
Berlin Wall MemorialAttraction · 115 m from the route - 7
Hackescher MarktAttraction · 1.5 km from the route - 8
Humboldt ForumMuseum · 838 m from the route - 9
Sanssouci PalaceAttraction · 3.8 km from the route - 10
New Guard HouseAttraction · 981 m from the route - 11
Museum IslandAttraction · 1.2 km from the route - 12
Federal ChancelleryAttraction · 489 m from the route - 13
Old MuseumMuseum · 1.1 km from the route - 14
Pergamon MuseumMuseum · 1.1 km from the route - 15
New ChurchAttraction · 547 m from the route - 16
French CathedralAttraction · 732 m from the route - 17
German Historical MuseumMuseum · 938 m from the route - 18
Old National GalleryMuseum · 1.2 km from the route - 19
Topography of TerrorMuseum · 116 m from the route - 20
Bellevue PalaceAttraction · 1.5 km from the route - 21
Berlin PalaceAttraction · 854 m from the route - 22
Spandau CitadelAttraction · 4.6 km from the route - 23
PhilharmonieAttraction · 499 m from the route - 24
House of the Cultures of the WorldMuseum · 777 m from the route - 25
Bode MuseumMuseum · 1 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Berliner Mauerweg?
Berliner Mauerweg is 157.8 km long. Allow ± 10:30 h 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 Berlin.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 326 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 27 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 57.4 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 11 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Oberst Wilhelm Staehle, Naturschutzturm Bergfelde and Aagaard-Tunnel.
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