Every street in Hamburg
Hamburg has 4,625 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 Hamburg have?
This is how the 4,625 km split into kinds of street. A named street in Hamburg is 535 m long on average.
- Main roads1,293 km · 28 %
- Residential and side streets2,639 km · 57 %
- Traffic-calmed streets130 km · 3 %
- Pedestrian zones and squares24 km · 0.5 %
- Footpaths, cycle paths and tracks540 km · 12 %
What makes Hamburg different
- Lots of through traffic: 28 % of the network are main roads, more than in 254 of 280 cities on claym.me.
- Spread out: 4.7 km of street per square kilometre over 981 km², less dense than 171 of 280 cities on claym.me. A bike helps for the outer corners.
The districts of Hamburg
CLAYM assigns every street to the nearest district or locality. Rahlstedt has the most, with 126 km, which is 3 % of the city.
- Rahlstedt126 km
- Volksdorf101 km
- Langenhorn100 km
- Niendorf94 km
- Wilhelmsburg82 km
- Farmsen-Berne71 km
- Rissen69 km
- Schnelsen68 km
- Lurup68 km
- Wellingsbüttel66 km
- Gartenstadt Berne63 km
- Sasel62 km
and 115 more districts and localities with 3,636 km together
How long would it take to walk every street in Hamburg?
At 5 km/h, 4,625 km are about 925 hours of pure walking, without detours, traffic lights or ways back. Walking one hour a day, you would have been everywhere after about 925 days, that is about 2.5 years. By bike at 15 km/h it would be about 308 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.
Hamburg compared
With 4,625 km, Hamburg ranks 2 of 185 cities in Germany on claym.me. Norderstedt (16 km away) has 4,340 km fewer streets and paths than Hamburg.
Cities nearby
Questions about Hamburg
How many kilometres of streets does Hamburg have?
According to the OpenStreetMap data CLAYM uses, Hamburg has 4,625 km of streets and paths, 8,642 of them with their own name. Pedestrian zones, footpaths and cycle paths are included, motorways are not.
Can you walk every street in Hamburg?
Yes, with patience: all 4,625 km take about 925 hours of pure walking. Walking one hour a day, you are done after about 925 days. CLAYM shows you which streets you are still missing.
Which district of Hamburg has the most streets?
Rahlstedt with 126 km, ahead of Volksdorf (101 km) and Langenhorn (100 km).
Is CLAYM available in Hamburg?
Yes, the streets of Hamburg 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.