Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Discover

Places to see

Natural Monuments

Germany

Berlin

Pfaueninsel (Peacock Island)

Discover

Places to see

Natural Monuments

Germany

Berlin

Pfaueninsel (Peacock Island)

234 people recommended this place

Recommended by 234 hikers out of 243

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Pfaueninsel

Save

Location: Berlin, Germany

Save

See hikes here

Take Me There

Routes here

Best Hikes to Pfaueninsel (Peacock Island)

4.8

(176)

868

hikers

1. Pfaueninsel Dairy – Aviary on Pfaueninsel loop from Sacrow

6.13km

01:35

30m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Easy

4.7

(145)

527

hikers

2. Pfaueninsel Dairy – Aviary on Pfaueninsel loop from Wannsee

15.7km

04:05

110m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Intermediate

4.9

(112)

604

hikers

3. Pfaueninsel Dairy – Aviary on Pfaueninsel loop from Stolpe (Wannsee)

9.62km

02:32

90m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Intermediate

Tips

Sebastian Kowalke

March 14, 2018

The Peacock Island is a special natural monument in Berlin. Uninhabited for a long time, King Friedrich Wilhelm II had the small castle built at the southern end of the island at the end of the 18th century. A few years later, the great garden artist Peter Joseph Lenné designed the island's landscape garden. He was very careful in doing so in order to preserve the unique character of the island with its ancient oaks and beeches. Today the castle and garden are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

On your long walks on the island, you can visit the beautiful garden and the small castle as well as the old dairy. In addition to the eponymous, free-living peacocks, you will meet numerous other birds on the island and in summer the gardeners are supported in maintaining the landscape by sheep and water buffalo.

Translated by Google •

JR56

April 11, 2019

In 1824/1825 Schinkel expanded the Kavaliershaus, which had existed since 1804. The king had the court marshal's office in Danzig buy the late Gothic Schlieffhaus from 1520, which was threatened with demolition. It was transported in numbered individual parts via the Baltic Sea and Oder to the Pfaueninsel. The patrician house had supposedly been in Nuremberg since 1360 and was rebuilt in Gdansk in 1480. Schinkel now connected it with the old gentleman's house, which could no longer accommodate the occasional guests. The “Schweizerhaus” was built in 1829/1830, also based on Schinkel's designs, and since 1829 there has been a sandstone portico in sight of the dairy in memory of Queen Luise, which was very likely designed by Schinkel. It is the original column front of your mausoleum from 1810 from the Charlottenburg Palace Park, which was subsequently redesigned from the harder material granite.

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfaueninsel

Translated by Google •

Christoph

November 14, 2015

Island with free-roaming peacocks, about every 20 minutes, the ferry passes passers-by, the trip costs 4 euros.

The sprawling island invites you for a walk, after which we have discovered a flock of sheep, two castles, a rose garden and stables. The kids liked it.

There are two cafes to take a break.

Translated by Google •

Details

Informations

Elevation 40 m

Weather

Today

Friday 3 October

14°C

6°C

0 %

If you start your activity now...

Max wind speed: 0.0 km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See hikes here

Take Me There

Location: Berlin, Germany

Pfaueninsel (Peacock Island)

1. Pfaueninsel Dairy – Aviary on Pfaueninsel loop from Sacrow

2. Pfaueninsel Dairy – Aviary on Pfaueninsel loop from Wannsee

3. Pfaueninsel Dairy – Aviary on Pfaueninsel loop from Stolpe (Wannsee)

Other Popular Places to Check Out

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️