Every street in Kiel
Kiel has 700 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 Kiel have?
This is how the 700 km split into kinds of street. A named street in Kiel is 469 m long on average.
- Main roads160 km · 23 %
- Residential and side streets437 km · 62 %
- Traffic-calmed streets13 km · 2 %
- Pedestrian zones and squares6.1 km · 0.9 %
- Footpaths, cycle paths and tracks85 km · 12 %
What makes Kiel different
- 6.1 km of pedestrian zones and squares (0.9 %): a bigger share than in 205 of 280 cities on claym.me. Good for car-free loops.
- 62 % of the network are residential and side streets, more than in 189 of 280 cities on claym.me. Plenty of room for quiet loops away from traffic.
The districts of Kiel
CLAYM assigns every street to the nearest district or locality. Elmschenhagen has the most, with 37 km, which is 5 % of the city.
- Elmschenhagen37 km
- Suchsdorf34 km
- Gaarden-Ost33 km
- Mettenhof31 km
- Poppenbrügge28 km
- Klausbrook26 km
- Neumühlen-Dietrichsdorf25 km
- Vorstadt25 km
- Schilksee25 km
- Wellsee23 km
- Wik22 km
- Ellerbek21 km
and 33 more districts and localities with 370 km together
How long would it take to walk every street in Kiel?
At 5 km/h, 700 km are about 140 hours of pure walking, without detours, traffic lights or ways back. Walking one hour a day, you would have been everywhere after about 140 days, that is about 5 months. By bike at 15 km/h it would be about 47 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.
Kiel compared
With 700 km, Kiel ranks 47 of 185 cities in Germany on claym.me, and 2 of 5 in Schleswig-Holstein. Neumünster (31 km away) has 373 km fewer streets and paths than Kiel.
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Questions about Kiel
How many kilometres of streets does Kiel have?
According to the OpenStreetMap data CLAYM uses, Kiel has 700 km of streets and paths, 1,494 of them with their own name. Pedestrian zones, footpaths and cycle paths are included, motorways are not.
Can you walk every street in Kiel?
Yes, with patience: all 700 km take about 140 hours of pure walking. Walking one hour a day, you are done after about 140 days. CLAYM shows you which streets you are still missing.
Which district of Kiel has the most streets?
Elmschenhagen with 37 km, ahead of Suchsdorf (34 km) and Gaarden-Ost (33 km).
Is CLAYM available in Kiel?
Yes, the streets of Kiel 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.