Secret green spaces – take the S-Bahn Berlin to hidden oases

Would you like to lie in the sun and look into the clouds in peace and quiet? On blades of grass between your toes? To unspoilt nature, wind noise in the leaves and birdsong? — There's only one thing that helps: off to the countryside. But if Tiergarten, Volkspark Friedrichshain, Hasenheide and Schillerpark are too crowded for you in the summer months, you still don't have to go out to Brandenburg. We've picked out eight hidden green oases for you, which are still real insider tips. Whether Urban Garden, quiet Spreeinsel or Botanischer Garten — these green places in Berlin are also quiet in midsummer.

For the inner-city detour into the countryside, we have selected four cosy oases for you in Charlottenburg and the trendy districts of Friedrichshain, Kreuzberg and Prenzlauer Berg. In Leisepark you stroll through a former, renaturalized cemetery, in Möhrchenpark an urban gardening project lure you and at Lietzensee you enjoy the tranquility of the bourgeois Charlottenburg. Two more insider tips await you in Treptow: Either you listen to the splashing of the Spree on the Island of Youth or you enjoy the shade of the countless trees in the Späth Arboretum. In Schöneberg we take you on a journey through time to the golden age of the Berlin railway. Along overgrown tracks you stroll through the Schöneberg southern area, which was once the largest marshalling yard in Europe. And in the north of Pankow we have planned a 13 kilometer long hike for you. Along the Nordgraben you walk to the Botanical Park Blankenfelde, which with its cosy atmosphere can easily keep up with the famous Botanical Garden in Dahlem.

As you can see, we have been busy and have selected some real natural gems for you. You can also reach all the tours easily with the S-Bahn Berlin — just get on the train and out into the countryside.

In times of Corona, our tour suggestions are mainly one thing: inspirations for hikes and bike tours in the near future, when the everyday restrictions are less strict. Please stay healthy, protect yourself and other people. Avoid any unnecessary travel — if the urgent desire for fresh air lures you out on our tours, please observe the distance and hygiene rules. By the way, FFP2 masks are mandatory in the Berlin S-Bahn!