Every street in Herne
Herne has 430 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 Herne have?
This is how the 430 km split into kinds of street. A named street in Herne is 572 m long on average.
- Main roads110 km · 26 %
- Residential and side streets269 km · 63 %
- Traffic-calmed streets29 km · 7 %
- Pedestrian zones and squares3.4 km · 0.8 %
- Footpaths, cycle paths and tracks19 km · 4 %
What makes Herne different
- Only 4 % of the network are separate footpaths, cycle paths and tracks, less than in 263 of 280 cities on claym.me. Most routes follow streets.
- Densely built: 8.4 km of street per square kilometre, denser than 254 of 280 cities on claym.me. The next new street is never far away.
- 29 km of traffic-calmed streets (7 %): a bigger share than in 235 of 280 cities on claym.me. Pedestrians come first there.
The districts of Herne
CLAYM assigns every street to the nearest district or locality. Altenhöfen has the most, with 64 km, which is 15 % of the city.
- Altenhöfen64 km
- Wanne58 km
- Holsterhausen49 km
- Eickel38 km
- Röhlinghausen38 km
- Baukau37 km
- Sodingen32 km
- Börnig25 km
- Wanne-Bickern22 km
- König Ludwig22 km
- Holthausen19 km
- Riemke6.1 km
and 6 more districts and localities with 20 km together
How long would it take to walk every street in Herne?
At 5 km/h, 430 km are about 86 hours of pure walking, without detours, traffic lights or ways back. Walking one hour a day, you would have been everywhere after about 86 days, that is about 3 months. By bike at 15 km/h it would be about 29 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.
Herne compared
With 430 km, Herne ranks 94 of 185 cities in Germany on claym.me, and 39 of 72 in North Rhine-Westphalia. Castrop-Rauxel (7 km away) has 111 km fewer streets and paths than Herne.
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Questions about Herne
How many kilometres of streets does Herne have?
According to the OpenStreetMap data CLAYM uses, Herne has 430 km of streets and paths, 751 of them with their own name. Pedestrian zones, footpaths and cycle paths are included, motorways are not.
Can you walk every street in Herne?
Yes, with patience: all 430 km take about 86 hours of pure walking. Walking one hour a day, you are done after about 86 days. CLAYM shows you which streets you are still missing.
Which district of Herne has the most streets?
Altenhöfen with 64 km, ahead of Wanne (58 km) and Holsterhausen (49 km).
Is CLAYM available in Herne?
Yes, the streets of Herne 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.