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Cecilienhof Palace – Ruinenberg (Ruins Hill) loop from Potsdam Hauptbahnhof

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Cecilienhof Palace – Ruinenberg (Ruins Hill) loop from Potsdam Hauptbahnhof

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Cecilienhof Palace – Ruinenberg (Ruins Hill) loop from Potsdam Hauptbahnhof

04:09

16.0km

90m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 8, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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846 m

St. Nicholas' Church (Nikolaikirche), Potsdam

Highlight • Religious Site

With its dome visible from all directions, St. Nicholas Church on the Old Market is probably the most striking building in the state capital Potsdam

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3.27 km

Heiliger See

Lake

4.38 km

Cecilienhof Palace

Highlight • Castle

The Cecilienhof Palace is located in the 74 hectare New Garden in Potsdam, which is located between the Holy See and the Jungfernsee. The complex was acquired by Friedrich Wilhelm …

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7.89 km

Norman Tower on the Ruinenberg

Highlight • Monument

The Norman Tower on the Ruinenberg is one of the historical viewing points in Potsdam. The panoramic view encompasses a panorama that stretches from the little palace on the Peacock Island across the Sanssouci Park to the Wilhelmshöhe near Werder.

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7.94 km

Ruinenberg (Ruins Hill)

Highlight • Historical Site

Between the ruins is the reservoir for the fountains of the fountain in the park.

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8.87 km

Sanssouci Palace

Highlight • Castle

No visit to Potsdam is complete without a detour to the most famous sight, Sanssouci Palace. Built in Rococo style from 1745 to 1747 based on King Friedrich II's own …

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10.3 km

Main Avenue, Sanssouci Park

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Worth a trip at any time of the year

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10.7 km

New Palace (Neues Palais), Sanssouci

Highlight • Castle

Built between 1763 and 1769 at the end of the Great Allee in the west of Sanssouci Park, the New Palace with its mighty, 55-meter-high dome is the last baroque …

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13.8 km

Brandenburg Gate, Potsdam

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The Brandenburg Gate on Luisenplatz in Potsdam was built in 1770/71 by Carl von Gontard and Georg Christian Unger on behalf of Frederick II. It stands at the western end …

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16.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.0 km

2.24 km

1.50 km

1.15 km

141 m

Surfaces

8.11 km

3.73 km

2.98 km

464 m

388 m

272 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 16 July

28°C

17°C

83 %

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

November 8, 2023,Schloss Cecilienhof – Schloss Sanssouci Runde von Potsdam Hauptbahnhof

What a nice end to the holiday that was.!🌞
On the way home from Malz/Oranienburg we decided to make a short stop in Potsdam. What can you say we didn't regret it. We parked in the parking garage at the train station and used a tour suggestion from Koomot. The tour leads past many sights on very good paths. There …

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March 15, 2023,Potsdam-Highlights (Tour ADFC)

When the weather was nice, I joined another ADFC Berlin hiking tour to see what "the neighbors" think is worth seeing in our city.
It was a nice interesting route. And along the way I came to two places that I had not seen before. The conclusion of the small group with 12 participants in the Alexandrowka restaurant was nice.

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November 4, 2023,Stadtwanderung durch Potsdam

Today we went for a walk through the "green" in the case "colorful" Potsdam in picturesque 🍁 🍂 autumn weather. The hike led through the beautiful Sanssouci parks, over the Ruinenberg, the Alexendrowka district over the Kapellenberg with its Russian Orthodox church, past the Jewish cemetery on to the Belvedere on the Pfingstberg and through the new garden back along …

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Cecilienhof Palace – Ruinenberg (Ruins Hill) loop from Potsdam Hauptbahnhof

St. Nicholas' Church (Nikolaikirche), Potsdam

Cecilienhof Palace

Norman Tower on the Ruinenberg

Ruinenberg (Ruins Hill)

Sanssouci Palace

Main Avenue, Sanssouci Park

New Palace (Neues Palais), Sanssouci

Brandenburg Gate, Potsdam

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