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Self-guided free tour

The Berlin Wall: The border that cut through the streets

Free · no booking Loop route

Duration
2 h 5 min approx.
Distance
4.3 km on foot
Stops
10 stops

A loop along the exact line of the Wall: from the ghost station at Nordbahnhof to the Bernauer Straße memorial, with its preserved death strip, the Chapel of Reconciliation and the traces of the escape tunnels; then Conrad Schumann's leap, the Mauerpark, Oderberger Straße and the Zion Church, where the opposition printed in secret. Ten stops, a little over four kilometres and about two hours, not counting the climb up the viewing tower or time in the exhibitions.

Start and end Nordbahnhof, by the Visitor Centre

Get there

The route

The 1 marks where the tour starts and ends.

The 10 stops

At each one, a story of about two minutes.

  1. 1

    Nordbahnhof, by the Visitor Centre Start

    150 m · 2 min on foot

  2. 2

    Window of Remembrance

    220 m · 3 min on foot

  3. 3

    Wall Monument, Ackerstraße corner

    160 m · 2 min on foot

  4. 4

    Chapel of Reconciliation

    120 m · 2 min on foot

  5. 5

    Tunnel 57 marker

    510 m · 7 min on foot

  6. 6

    Schönholzer Straße, end of Tunnel 29

    140 m · 2 min on foot

  7. 7

    Ruppiner Straße corner: Conrad Schumann's leap

    490 m · 7 min on foot

  8. 8

    Mauerpark

    520 m · 7 min on foot

  9. 9

    Oderberger Straße

    690 m · 10 min on foot

  10. 10

    Zionskirche, the Zion Church

    1.3 km · 18 min back to the start

  11. Back at Nordbahnhof, by the Visitor Centre

    The tour ends where it started.

How it works

  1. 1. Get to the start

    Head to the starting point and tap “Start the tour”.

  2. 2. Listen

    At each stop, tap “I'm here” and listen to the story.

  3. 3. Follow the map

    Follow the map to the next stop. No rush.

Before you set off

Bring headphones and a charged phone: audio and map use up battery.

  • It is a loop: you finish where you started.
  • Stop whenever you like. Your progress is saved on this phone.
  • The route and the texts load when you start, so it keeps working with patchy coverage.
  • The walk stays outdoors. The time does not include going inside the buildings.
  • Available in Spanish and English.
Photo credits
  • 1. Nordbahnhof, by the Visitor Centre: Bukk · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
  • 2. Window of Remembrance: Brewer Bob · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 3. Wall Monument, Ackerstraße corner: HerrAdams · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 4. Chapel of Reconciliation: Immanuel Giel · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
  • 5. Tunnel 57 marker: N-Lange.de · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 6. Schönholzer Straße, end of Tunnel 29: OTFW, Berlin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 7. Ruppiner Straße corner: Conrad Schumann's leap: The Central Intelligence Agency · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
  • 8. Mauerpark: Franz Richter (User:FRZ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 9. Oderberger Straße: Traktorminze · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 10. Zionskirche, the Zion Church: Ansgar Koreng · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons