City and waters – take the S-Bahn to Berlin's rivers and canals

The Spreeinsel in Mitte forms the historical core of Berlin. In the north it is called Museum Island, in the middle stood the City Palace and the Palace of the Republic and the southern part is called Fisherman's Island. The Spreeinsel was surrounded by the Spree in the north and by the Cöllnische Graben… read more

The Wuhle is a quiet, narrow tributary of the Spree. Coming from the Barnim plateau, the river gently laps through the east of Berlin. The Wuhle also passes the high-rise housing estates in Marzahn and Hellersdorf. However, as the river valley is beautifully renatured and lined with trees, you will not… read more

The Havel forms Spandau like no other district in Berlin. Sometimes narrow and nimble, then wide and sluggish again, the Havel winds its way through the old town and past the citadel, before finally flowing into the Wannsee in the south. On the way she also takes the Spree with her, which flows into… read more

In order to supply the growing city of Berlin with the required quantity of goods in the 19th century, water transport became increasingly important. But soon the Spree was no longer sufficient - so it was decided to build the Landwehr Canal to relieve the Spree. The canal was outside the city walls… read more

Because the Spree at the beginning of the 20th century was already overcrowded by ships, barges and boats, 1900 was started with a bypass channel. The same channel, the Teltow Canal, was officially opened six years later and allowed ships and boats to bypass the city center. But soon the Teltow Canal… read more

On the eastern outskirts of the city, the Erpe ripples across wide meadows, through old castle parks and quiet forests until it flows into the Spree between Köpenick and Friedrichshagen. If you stroll through the wide floodplain landscape here, you will quickly forget that you are only half an hour away… read more

While the Spree east of Alexanderplatz is built on both sides to close to the shore, in Hansaviertel, in Moabit and in Charlottenburg wide promenades await you with beautiful meadows and ancient trees - a wonderful place for a long walk. On our tour, you will always walk from Berlin Central Station along… read more

The Spandau shipping canal connects the Havel with the Westhafen and continues from there to Berlin Hauptbahnhof, where the canal flows into the Spree. The shore is largely landscaped and designed as a narrow park strip - accordingly, you can stroll along here wonderfully and the big city bustle a bit… read more

In front of you the wide Havel shimmers in the sunlight and behind you lies the Grunewald, one of Berlin's large, green and very popular city forests. Not only can you criss-cross the many paths and walk under shady trees, but you can also follow 13 kilometers of hiking trails along the banks of the… read more