Germany·2026

Berlin/Brandenburg

Berlin's running scene is pancake-flat across the city—the Spree riverbank loops, Tiergarten circuits, and local parkruns dominate—but serious marathoners head to the Brandenburg lakes and forests where undulation finally appears. Cyclists have it better: the Vor den Toren Berlins (153km) and Oderbruchradmarathon (220km) exploit the region's extensive gravel and forest roads through the Uckermark and Oderbruch, with gentle rolling terrain between 40–100m elevation. The RTF Zum Schloss Meseberg (117km) rides into the lakes district northeast of the city, where tree-lined routes and shallow elevation gain make fast, steady cycling the regional specialty.