Parks · Our pick in Berlin
Grunewald and the Havel
Forest and lakes in the city
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © A.Savin · CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Grunewald and the Havel
The Grunewald forest covers much of Berlin’s south-west, between the villas of Grunewald and the Havel, with lakes such as the Grunewaldsee and the Krumme Lanke, and the Grunewald Tower above the river.
Why it's on our list
- Lakes
- Walking and cycling
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Grunewald and the Havel before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Grunewald and the Havel are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Key sights
- Charlottenburg Palace8.0 kmCycle 32 minCar or taxi 26 min
- KaDeWe10 kmCycle 40 minCar or taxi 32 min
- Philharmonie12 kmCar or taxi 37 min
- Reichstag13 kmCar or taxi 39 min
- Brandenburg Gate13 kmCar or taxi 39 min
- Gendarmenmarkt14 kmCar or taxi 42 min
- Museum Island14 kmCar or taxi 43 min
- Berlin Wall Memorial15 kmCar or taxi 45 min
- TV Tower15 kmCar or taxi 45 min
- East Side Gallery17 kmCar or taxi 50 min
Main railway stations
- Berlin Zoologischer Garten9.8 kmCycle 39 minCar or taxi 31 min
- Berlin Südkreuz11 kmCar or taxi 35 min
- Berlin Hauptbahnhof13 kmCar or taxi 39 min
- Berlin Friedrichstrasse14 kmCar or taxi 42 min
- Berlin Gesundbrunnen15 kmCar or taxi 45 min
- Berlin Alexanderplatz15 kmCar or taxi 46 min
- Berlin Ostbahnhof17 kmCar or taxi 49 min