Every street in Dresden
Dresden has 2,156 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 Dresden have?
This is how the 2,156 km split into kinds of street. A named street in Dresden is 635 m long on average.
- Main roads485 km · 22 %
- Residential and side streets1,009 km · 47 %
- Traffic-calmed streets41 km · 2 %
- Pedestrian zones and squares16 km · 0.7 %
- Footpaths, cycle paths and tracks605 km · 28 %
What makes Dresden different
- Only 47 % of the network are residential and side streets, less than in 226 of 280 cities on claym.me. The other kinds of path make up the rest.
- 605 km of footpaths, cycle paths and tracks (28 %): more than in 222 of 280 cities on claym.me. Many loops here lead into green space.
The districts of Dresden
CLAYM assigns every street to the nearest district or locality. Weißer Hirsch has the most, with 95 km, which is 4 % of the city.
- Weißer Hirsch95 km
- Langebrück94 km
- Klotzsche75 km
- Bühlau73 km
- Waldschlösschenviertel47 km
- Johannstadt41 km
- Löbtau40 km
- Ullersdorf38 km
- Pieschen38 km
- Weißig37 km
- Weixdorf37 km
- Hellerau36 km
and 128 more districts and localities with 1,500 km together
How long would it take to walk every street in Dresden?
At 5 km/h, 2,156 km are about 431 hours of pure walking, without detours, traffic lights or ways back. Walking one hour a day, you would have been everywhere after about 431 days, that is about 14 months. By bike at 15 km/h it would be about 144 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.
Dresden compared
With 2,156 km, Dresden ranks 5 of 185 cities in Germany on claym.me, and 1 of 5 in Saxony. Chemnitz (65 km away) has 1,120 km fewer streets and paths than Dresden.
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Questions about Dresden
How many kilometres of streets does Dresden have?
According to the OpenStreetMap data CLAYM uses, Dresden has 2,156 km of streets and paths, 3,397 of them with their own name. Pedestrian zones, footpaths and cycle paths are included, motorways are not.
Can you walk every street in Dresden?
Yes, with patience: all 2,156 km take about 431 hours of pure walking. Walking one hour a day, you are done after about 431 days. CLAYM shows you which streets you are still missing.
Which district of Dresden has the most streets?
Weißer Hirsch with 95 km, ahead of Langebrück (94 km) and Klotzsche (75 km).
Is CLAYM available in Dresden?
Yes, the streets of Dresden 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.