Every street in Aarau
Aarau has 117 km of streets and paths. That is how much CLAYM knows for the city, and every street you walk, run or ride for the first time turns green on your map and earns points.
What kind of streets does Aarau have?
This is how the 117 km split into kinds of street. A named street in Aarau is 372 m long on average.
- Main roads24 km · 20 %
- Residential and side streets53 km · 45 %
- Traffic-calmed streets5.6 km · 5 %
- Pedestrian zones and squares0.7 km · 0.6 %
- Footpaths, cycle paths and tracks34 km · 29 %
What makes Aarau different
- Densely built: 9.5 km of street per square kilometre, denser than 269 of 280 cities on claym.me. The next new street is never far away.
- Only 45 % of the network are residential and side streets, less than in 234 of 280 cities on claym.me. The other kinds of path make up the rest.
- 34 km of footpaths, cycle paths and tracks (29 %): more than in 224 of 280 cities on claym.me. Many loops here lead into green space.
The districts of Aarau
CLAYM assigns every street to the nearest district or locality. Rombach has the most, with 40 km, which is 34 % of the city.
- Rombach40 km
- Buchs AG27 km
- Unterentfelden24 km
- Rohr14 km
- Eppenberg11 km
- Erlinsbach AG1.1 km
How long would it take to walk every street in Aarau?
At 5 km/h, 117 km are about 23 hours of pure walking, without detours, traffic lights or ways back. Walking one hour a day, you would have been everywhere after about 23 days. By bike at 15 km/h it would be about 8 hours.
Nobody has to do it all: in CLAYM every new street counts, and the map shows you which ones near you are still missing.
Aarau compared
With 117 km, Aarau ranks 44 of 70 cities in Switzerland on claym.me, and 3 of 6 in Aargau. Lenzburg (11 km away) has 31 km fewer streets and paths than Aarau.
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Questions about Aarau
How many kilometres of streets does Aarau have?
According to the OpenStreetMap data CLAYM uses, Aarau has 117 km of streets and paths, 316 of them with their own name. Pedestrian zones, footpaths and cycle paths are included, motorways are not.
Can you walk every street in Aarau?
Yes, with patience: all 117 km take about 23 hours of pure walking. Walking one hour a day, you are done after about 23 days. CLAYM shows you which streets you are still missing.
Which district of Aarau has the most streets?
Rombach with 40 km, ahead of Buchs AG (27 km) and Unterentfelden (24 km).
Is CLAYM available in Aarau?
Yes, the streets of Aarau are already in CLAYM. The app launches soon for iPhone and Android. Join the waiting list now to reserve your player name.
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Data as of 31 October 2026. Streets, city limits and districts from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), without motorways. Every street that earns points in CLAYM is counted. Rankings compare the 281 cities on claym.me.