Wintersport in Berlin

Berlin is not known as a classic winter sports metropolis, but you will be surprised by the wide range of possibilities. You can do the most beautiful pirouettes on Berlin's ice rinks, whizz down the toboggan hill on a sledge or forget the world in Berlins beautiful spas and saunas.

Berlin ice rinks for ice princesses and skaters

Ice skating is very popular in Berlin. Outings on the ice are one of the highlights of winter, especially for children. Sports enthusiasts practise the Olympic discipline and teenagers meet there to have fun and do a bit of show skating. For romantics, ice skating is one of the most beautiful things in the world anyway. So why not pack your skates and take a few laps around Berlin's cool ice rinks or visit one of the official ice stadiums in Berlin.

Charlottenburg Ice Rink
Glockenturmstraße 14, 14053 Berlin
The Charlottenburg ice rink is one of the newest and best-equipped ice rinks in the city. It has two ice rinks of international competition size all year round: a closed, weather-independent hall (PO9) and a covered outdoor rink, which is open for public skating from October to mid-March. In the summer months, this area becomes a roller skating and inline skating rink. Located directly next to the Olympic Stadium, the barrier-free facility is also easily accessible for visitors from outside and was built as the successor to the legendary Deutschlandhalle.

Neukölln ice rink
Oderstraße 182, 12051 Berlin
Not far from Hermannstraße, the Neukölln ice rink invites you to skate in the open air. Despite its name, the ice rink is not covered, but there is a happy hour with reduced admission. As many clubs also train here in addition to public skating, there are numerous courses for all levels.

Lankwitz ice rink 
Leonorenstraße 37, 12247 Berlin
The Lankwitz ice rink offers open-air ice skating. The ice rink also offers ice disco, children's ice disco, curling, ice skating courses and fire huts for warming up. Ice skates can be hired.

Treptow-Köpenick ice rink
Müggelheimer Damm 143, 12559 Berlin
The 300 square metre ice rink at the Rübezahl restaurant on Müggelsee offers space for ice skating, ice hockey and curling. Ice skates can be hired.

Erika-Heß-Eisstadion Wedding
Müllerstraße 185, Wedding, 13353 Berlin
The ice rink in Wedding is particularly popular with young people in the afternoons. Skate hire available.

Horst Dohm Ice Stadium 
Wilmersdorf Fritz-Wildung-Straße 9, 14199 Berlin
The ice rink in Wilmersdorf offers plenty of space for skating and having fun. You can do your laps on a 400 metre outdoor rink and a 30x60 metre indoor rink. Skate hire on site.

Hohenschönhausen Sports Forum, Lichtenberg 
Konrad-Wolf-Straße 39, 13053 Berlin
With a bit of luck, you might bump into an athlete or two at the Sportforum Hohenschönhausen, as around 30 sports clubs and various German Olympians train here. Ice sports enthusiasts can skate on the 400-metre track and, depending on the crowds and timetable, the outdoor speed skating ring is also open.
 

Downhill here: Berlin's best toboggan runs & ski slopes

As soon as the first blanket of snow has settled over the city, the skis are strapped on and the toboggans are taken out of the cellar. Young and old alike love romping around in the snow, and Berlin is just the place for it, whether in the idyllic countryside or in the centre of the city.

You can find the toboggan runs here

Teufelsberg
Teufelsseechaussee, 14193 Berlin
With a height of 120 metres, Teufelsberg is one of the highest mountains in Berlin, making it a popular place for winter sports enthusiasts. There has even been a ski slope here in the past.

Müggelberge 
12559 Berlin
The Müggelberge are between 70 and 90 metres high. They are considered the most famous "ski area" in the capital.

Trümmerberg in the Volkspark Prenzlauer Berg
Hohenschönhauser Straße 10, 10369 Berlin Pankow
The Trümmerberg almost had its own lift. Unfortunately, this didn't work out, but a true tobogganing paradise has been created here.

The Insulaner 
Munsterdamm, 12169 Schöneberg
In the south of Berlin, the Insulaner offers one of the longest toboggan runs in the city. Many a sledge rider has run out of breath on the 75 metre high hill.

Lübars Leisure Park 
Alte Fasanerie, 13469 Berlin
In autumn, kites fly here, in winter sports fans sweep down the slopes. The large leisure and recreation park is particularly popular with families.

Viktoriapark 
Kreuzbergstraße, 10965 Berlin
In the centre of Kreuzberg, Viktoriapark invites you to go tobogganing together on snowy days. The gentle hills are particularly popular with families with children who are not just interested in speed.

Fichtenberg
Am Fichtenberg, 12165 Berlin
The Fichtenberg in Steglitz offers various runs for beginners and professionals alike, where tobogganing enthusiasts will get their money's worth. The beautiful view of the Botanical Garden comes free of charge.

Hahneberg 
Weinmeisterhornweg, 13593 Berlin
The Hahneberg in Spandau offers one of the longest pistes in Berlin. The slope is over 500 metres long and is not the steepest, but there is also a shorter toboggan run for younger children to practise on.

Tip: If you don't have skis at home, you can easily hire them from many shops in Berlin.

Indoor sports

Are soaked winter shoes, thick woollen hats and frozen fingers not part of your sporting activities? Berlin also offers a varied indoor programme during the cold season. Explore one of the many bouldering halls, play volleyball or table tennis in the warmth, or let off steam with trampolining, skating or even surfing.

South Beach Berlin
Trachenbergring 85, 12249 Tempelhof
Take off your winter boots, bury your feet in the sand and challenge yourself to a game of beach volleyball.

BergWerk Berlin
Stendaler Straße 25, 12627 Berlin
In Europe's largest indoor climbing park, little climbing monkeys and pros alike will get their money's worth! Regardless of the time of year and daylight, you can climb for all you're worth.

Wellenwerk
Berlin also has a lot to offer for friends of waves and water in winter. Beginners can try their hand at surfing at Wellenwerk, while professionals can perfect their surfing skills here in winter.

More indoor activities

Wellness centre

Less stress and more relaxation: recharge your batteries in the saunas and spas in Berlin and leave the hustle and bustle outside. Go for a swim or forget about the world in the saltwater pool at Liquidrom. We have put together an overview of beautiful places for your perfect wellness day.

Spas in Berlin & the surrounding area

Sports highlights

Berlin has a lot to offer, and not just for winter sports. The year in Berlin is full of major sporting events that you should definitely not miss. Be there when Germany's best football clubs compete for the DFB Cup or the world's fastest runners compete in the marathon.

You can find an overview of all sporting highlights in our calendar of events.