3 Best Hiking Trails in Berlin

“Spandauer Forst covers 1,347 hectares and is home to two nature reserves with the moors Teufelsbruch and Großer and Kleiner Rohrpfuhl. The route leads along old railway tracks, through dense forest, past pretty waters, a game enclosure and bogs under nature protection. The Berlin Wall Trail runs through the forest on the northern border with Brandenburg. The forest is a unique ornithologist experience as a designated EU bird sanctuary. Spandauer Forst contains numerous water bodies and provides a rich environment for insects, birds, and mammals. Explorers can encounter 240 mushroom species, 550 beetle species, and 150 species of spiders, as well as marvel at bird species such as the kingfisher, little grebe, goshawk, snipe, and woodcock. The bathing area at Havel offers a refreshing escape with cool waters during the summer months. Near the Spandau precincts, you can observe wild boar from a lookout tower and fallow deer, roe deer, red deer, and muflon in the enclosures. A cycle path is also available in Spandauer Forst.”

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“Tegeler Forst (südlicher Teil) is a state-owned forest spanning 2,169 hectares, a protected area, and one of Berlin's top five forests. The forest stretches from the southern part of the town of Tegelort, north of Lake Tegel, to the northern part south of the district Heiligensee. Tegeler Forst (südlicher Teil) offers a lot of beautiful, especially in the southern part, such as the oldest (Dicke Marie) and the highest tree in Berlin, a forest playground, information boards about bees and honey, the Baumberge dunes, the gardens of Schloss Tegel and a game enclosure with mouflon, fallow deer, and wild boar. Visitors can explore the diverse plant and animal species in this protected area. The northern region is home to rare and endangered bird species that nest there. Tegeler Forst (südlicher Teil) features notable attractions such as the forest church, Dicke Marie, and designated bathing spots.”

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“Teufelsseemoor Köpenick lies north of this ridge at the foot of the Müggelberge mountains and south of the Müggelheim dam. This 6.45-hectare area comprises a nutrient-rich lake with swimming and aquatic plant vegetation, including water lilies, transitional bogs and sedge meadows, and a birch and pine moor forest. The preserve features one moderate-type trail with a length of 15 kilometres. The Natura Trail is a route that starts at the Berlin-Grünau S-Bahn station and ends at the Salvador-Allende-Brücke bus stop in Berlin-Köpenick. Teufelsseemoor in Köpenick provides a suitable habitat for amphibian species such as the common toad, great crested newt, and moor frog. One unique feature of the area is that the bog can be crossed via a footbridge. The nature trail and the information centre of the Berlin Forests provide an opportunity to learn fascinating facts about the moor, the Köpenick Forest, and its inhabitants.”

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