It's finally time to get your skates and inline skates out again. The weather is getting better and the paths have been cleared, so you can relax and welcome spring in Berlin on wheels. We have put together some classics, but also some less well-known routes and courses for you. Enjoy this perfect combination of fun and sport.
For those who want more: The Berlin Half Marathon for inline skaters will take place as usual on the first Sunday in April this year. And the Berlin Marathon 2025 will take place on the last weekend in September.
Tip 1: Cycle along the Spandauer-Schifffahrtskanal
A great route along the Spandauer Schifffahrtskanal and the Hohenzollern Canal. You cycle between water and forests with small climbs, on a slightly wider path so that you have plenty of space. The quality of the tarmac is optimal and therefore also ideal for beginners. If you want to ride the whole route, you'll need some stamina for the eight kilometres! You will also ride past Volkspark Jungfernheide. If you like, you can swap your inline skates for climbing shoes and climb the forest high ropes course there.
Where: Nordufer 1, Spandau
Waldhochseilgarten Jungfernheide
Tip 2: Ride alongside the Teltow Canal on a straight route
The Teltow Canal is a perfect route for training, but also for your first attempts at riding. The path runs along the canal, is wide enough for overtaking manoeuvres and stretches over a length of about six kilometres. Smaller cycling race groups also like to use the path, but usually overtake very considerately. It is best to start at the motorway exit "Späthstraße" or at the other end at the exit "Adlershof". If you want to get on your bike, here are a few more tips:
Where: Ernst-Ruska-Ufer, Treptow
More tips for cycling tours through Berlin
Tip 3: Get to know Hans-Balluschek Park on skates
The route near the Naturpark Schöneberger Südgelände, between the S-Bahn stations Südkreuz and Priesterweg, is not particularly long at 1.5 kilometres, but offers very good asphalt quality. You share the path with cyclists and pedestrians. As the path is wide enough, you won't get in each other's way.
Where: S Priesterweg, Schöneberg
More about Schöneberger Südgelände Nature Park
Tip 4: Enjoy the diversity in the Park am Gleisdreieck
You can only use the Park am Gleisdreieck for inline skating in the early morning hours, as it is otherwise always very busy and many cyclists and pedestrians use it:and pedestrians share the route. But if you want to try your hand at a bowl, this is the place for you. Located near Schöneberger Wiese, this area is also popular with many visitors. If you can't find a seat in one of the two bowls with cradle, roll in and loveseat - just watch, there's something impressive on offer here.
Where: Park am Gleisdreieck, Kreuzberg
Tip 5: Utilise the expanse of Tempelhofer Feld
This route on Tempelhofer Feld is well known to all Berlin skaters. A good six kilometres lead across the old runways and around the field. There is always a bit of a headwind, which is fascinating and surprising every time. But these are the best conditions for training. And then of course there's the skate park. Curbs, ledges, banks and manual pads in every variation await you here.
Funfact: You can skate here partly on the granite blocks of the old Berlin City Palace.
Where: Platz der Luftbrücke or Columbiadamm, Tempelhof
Tip 6: Skating in skateparks
The Mellowpark offers skaters a whole lot of fun: concrete bowl, pump track and the race track. In the Skatepark Marienfelde, the different levels combine the obstacles to create a varied flow. A start ramp marks the beginning, from which a tube leads smoothly downwards.
Where: Mellowpark, An der Wuhlheide 250, Köpenick; Skatepark Marienfelde: Straße 478, Tempelhof
Tip 7: Get to know the idyllic Volkspark Friedrichshain
If you walk across Danziger Straße into the Volkspark Friedrichshain, you will find the skate park, which scores points for its idyllic location. The flat circuit is ideal for everyone.
Where: Am Friedrichshain, Friedrichshain
More about Friedrichshain park
Tip 8: Inline skating along the Kronprinzessinenweg
This path is also well known among athletes and should therefore not be missing from the list. In Grunewald along the motorway, cyclists and skaters share this route on acceptable asphalt and over a distance of four kilometres. During the week, the route is also suitable for beginners, while it is very busy at weekends.
Where: Kronprinzesinnenweg, Zehlendorf
Tip 9: Seek the challenge on beautiful forest routes
And here's a route where it's wonderfully quiet. A beautiful forest and field landscape lines the path. However, pay particular attention to the leaves and branches that may lie on the path. Ideally, beginners should mainly use the southern section, as there are some gradients and inclines waiting for you in the middle section, which may please the pros, but are less fun for those of you who are just starting out with skating.
Where: Freudstraße 1, Spandau
Tip 10: Conquer the new route in Karlshorst
However, this route is ideal for beginners. It is newly constructed and therefore offers excellent asphalt quality. There are two routes, each about one kilometre long. To get there, you need to use the entrance at the Hegemeisterweg tram stop. The Müggelsee lake is not far away for a relaxing break.
Where: Hegemeisterweg (tram stop), Köpenick
Tip 11: Find routes for everyone on the Fläming Skate
And for those of you who want to go a little longer: the Fläming Skate with eight different circular tours. From 11 to 92 kilometres and everything in between, you can enjoy the nature on two to three metre wide paths and skate through forests, meadows and fields at a leisurely or fast pace. You pass idyllic villages in the Lower Fläming and Baruther Urstromtal. Holiday feeling included. Unfortunately, some routes have not been so well maintained in recent years, so ride carefully and watch out for leaves, branches and roots.
And please remember: You will usually be sharing the routes with pedestrians and cyclists - so be considerate of each other!
