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Hamburg on foot: a self-guided walking route

This route takes you past 11 of Hamburg's best-known sights, including Beatles-Platz, Davidwache, Landungsbrücken and more. It is about 7.5 km on foot, roughly 2.5 hours at an easy pace with short stops. Follow the list on your own, or play it as a free GPS checkpoint game with RunCity and race the clock on the Hamburg leaderboard.

  • 11Stops
  • about 7.5 kmDistance
  • 2.5 hoursWalking
  • about 67 minRunning
Play Hamburg in RunCity

Free during launch. Runs in your phone's browser; the app is in English, German and Hungarian.

Hamburg
Photo: Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0

This route follows Hamburg's harbour from St. Pauli to HafenCity, with a loop through the city centre, about 7.5 km. It starts at the bonus stop, the old Fischauktionshalle on the Elbe, where the fish market runs early on Sunday mornings, and heads up to the Reeperbahn for the steel Beatles silhouettes on Beatles-Platz and the Davidwache police station. The Landungsbrücken piers are where harbour ferries leave.

The green tower of St. Michael's Church and the bombed-out spire of St. Nikolai lead to the Rathaus and the Jungfernstieg promenade on the Inner Alster. The prow-shaped Chilehaus, the red-brick warehouses of the Speicherstadt and the Elbphilharmonie's glass wave end the walk. The Elbphilharmonie's public plaza has free tickets on the day, and ferry 62 from Landungsbrücken is a cheap harbour tour on a normal transit ticket.

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The stops

A suggested order. In the game you can visit them in any order.

  1. Fischauktionshalle

    Fischauktionshalle Bonus

    The old fish auction hall on the Elbe, with a Sunday-morning market.

    Photo: Bahnfrend · CC BY-SA 4.0

  2. Beatles-Platz

    Beatles-Platz Photo

    The steel silhouettes of the Beatles on the Reeperbahn.

    Photo: Henry Mühlpfordt · CC BY-SA 3.0

  3. Davidwache

    Davidwache

    The brick police station at the heart of the Reeperbahn.

    Photo: Tobiasi0 · CC BY-SA 4.0

  4. Landungsbrücken

    Landungsbrücken

    The long floating pier where the harbour ferries leave.

    Photo: Wolfgang Meinhart, Hamburg · CC BY-SA 3.0

  5. St. Michael's Church (Michel)

    St. Michael's Church (Michel)

    The green copper tower of Hamburg's landmark church.

    Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0

  6. St. Nikolai Memorial

    St. Nikolai Memorial Photo

    The bombed-out spire left standing as a memorial.

    Photo: AlterVista · CC BY-SA 3.0

  7. Hamburg City Hall (Rathaus)

    Hamburg City Hall (Rathaus) Photo

    The neo-Renaissance city hall seen across the Rathausmarkt.

    Photo: Arnoldius · CC BY-SA 4.0

  8. Jungfernstieg and the Binnenalster

    Jungfernstieg and the Binnenalster

    The promenade along the Inner Alster lake.

    Photo: Bruno Kussler Marques from Uberlandia, Brazil · CC BY 2.0

  9. Chilehaus

    Chilehaus Photo

    The prow-shaped brick corner of the Chilehaus.

    Photo: Esther Westerveld from Haarlemmermeer, Nederland · CC BY 2.0

  10. Speicherstadt Wasserschloss

    Speicherstadt Wasserschloss Photo

    The red-brick warehouse on its canal corner.

    Photo: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de · CC BY-SA 3.0

  11. Elbphilharmonie

    Elbphilharmonie Photo

    The glass wave-top on the old warehouse base.

    Photo: Evgenii Salganik · CC BY 4.0

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    Questions

    Can you see Hamburg on foot in one day?

    Yes. The 11 stops on this route add up to about 7.5 km, roughly 2.5 hours at an easy pace with short stops.

    Is this self-guided walking tour free?

    Yes. The route and map on this page are free, and the RunCity game for Hamburg is free during launch.

    How does the RunCity game work in Hamburg?

    Open Hamburg in RunCity, walk to a stop and tap Validate: your phone's GPS confirms you are there. Some stops also ask for a photo. Timed runs go on the Hamburg leaderboard.

    Where does the route start?

    This page suggests starting at Fischauktionshalle and finishing at Elbphilharmonie. In the game you can take the stops in any order.

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