Every street in Bochum
Bochum has 1,235 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 Bochum have?
This is how the 1,235 km split into kinds of street. A named street in Bochum is 616 m long on average.
- Main roads286 km · 23 %
- Residential and side streets702 km · 57 %
- Traffic-calmed streets63 km · 5 %
- Pedestrian zones and squares11 km · 0.9 %
- Footpaths, cycle paths and tracks173 km · 14 %
What makes Bochum different
- Densely built: 8.5 km of street per square kilometre, denser than 255 of 280 cities on claym.me. The next new street is never far away.
- 11 km of pedestrian zones and squares (0.9 %): a bigger share than in 213 of 280 cities on claym.me. Good for car-free loops.
The districts of Bochum
CLAYM assigns every street to the nearest district or locality. Wiemelhausen has the most, with 88 km, which is 7 % of the city.
- Wiemelhausen88 km
- Langendreer73 km
- Altenbochum64 km
- Weitmar61 km
- Stiepel53 km
- Werne51 km
- Innenstadt50 km
- Hiltrop49 km
- Querenburg46 km
- Grumme41 km
- Harpen39 km
- Westend39 km
and 35 more districts and localities with 577 km together
How long would it take to walk every street in Bochum?
At 5 km/h, 1,235 km are about 247 hours of pure walking, without detours, traffic lights or ways back. Walking one hour a day, you would have been everywhere after about 247 days, that is about 8 months. By bike at 15 km/h it would be about 82 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.
Bochum compared
With 1,235 km, Bochum ranks 19 of 185 cities in Germany on claym.me, and 8 of 72 in North Rhine-Westphalia. Herne (8 km away) has 806 km fewer streets and paths than Bochum.
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Questions about Bochum
How many kilometres of streets does Bochum have?
According to the OpenStreetMap data CLAYM uses, Bochum has 1,235 km of streets and paths, 2,005 of them with their own name. Pedestrian zones, footpaths and cycle paths are included, motorways are not.
Can you walk every street in Bochum?
Yes, with patience: all 1,235 km take about 247 hours of pure walking. Walking one hour a day, you are done after about 247 days. CLAYM shows you which streets you are still missing.
Which district of Bochum has the most streets?
Wiemelhausen with 88 km, ahead of Langendreer (73 km) and Altenbochum (64 km).
Is CLAYM available in Bochum?
Yes, the streets of Bochum 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.