Spending a Sunday after walking around Außenalster was the perfect remedy for jet lag. The lake is surrounded by beautiful scenes in the distance and up close. The swans and ducks are magnificent. There is no shortage of sailboats. Trees and flowers are abundant. The architectural diversity is impressive including spectacular residences and consulate buidlings. The trails are shaded about half of the distance which helps on a hot day. There are plenty of scenic resting spots and ice cream vendors along the way. I enjoyed the people watching and was impressed by things I'd never seen live before. One man had his wheel chair rigged with a front wheel and handle bars so that he could "arm pedal" it along side his family. It was very touching to see them ride together. Surrounding the lake, there are plenty of restaurants where you can quench your thirst. I topped off my mile walk with a cold heifeweizen and hearty Germany meal. For anyone visiting Hamburg who likes to walk or cycle, this is a great place to spend a full morning or afternoon. read more

GORGEOUS LAKE!! Absolutely love it and one of my favorite places in hamburg. Its great if you want to walk around or sit by it and enjoy a drink or a good book. Its very friendly to runners/joggers. read more

Außenalster - Lakes Near Me - Hamburg, HH

I wasn't entirely sure where to leave this review. The Alsterpark and Alsterrunde are also both on Yelp, which led me to a 2-hour tangent to understand if the Alsterpark surrounds the entire Außenalster or is just on its northwestern side (my current take is the latter). The Alsterrunde listing, while accurate, feels overly specific. So here I am... The Außenalster, and especially the trails surrounding it, are one of Hamburg's greatest assets. I'm out there practically every weekend to run and would rank it number one as far as running options in Hamburg. Its biggest plus is that there are no intersections or breaks in the 7.4-km path surrounding it, so you could easily do a half-marathon (just shy of 3 loops) without having to stop once. That's a rare find in any large metropolitan city. Two minuses: If the weather is in any way decent (i.e., the sun is shining), the path is packed by late morning and gets progressively more crowded as the day goes on. This is less of an issue in winter. The tour buses stop by the rowing clubs on the Schöne Aussicht. The throng that ensues is totally oblivious to anyone else and embarks on a chain-smoking endeavor like no other. The trick is to divert onto the street right before reaching that spot and get back onto the path when reaching Herbert-Weichmann-Straße. If you were wondering, Stadtpark and Tarpenbek round out my top 3 running options. read more

It froze! We skated on the place where a few months before we had been splashing and sunburning on pedalos! An amazing magical place in the middle of Europe's nicest city. Lovely. read more

Außenalster - Lakes Near Me - Hamburg, HH

The aussenalster is the outer/bigger alster! Its really cool and theres a lot more to do here than on the smaller alster. Why not start by taking a rowboat or a pedalo and if ur an expert then go out sailing... And if its winter and the lake is frozen why not ice skate!! read more

Great for walking, picnics, boat trips or even swimming.

If you're a runner this is a good choice as a destination for a lap or two around the lake. Beautiful scenery and a pedestrian path around the periphery of the lake. One can easily maneuver around the pedestrians and for most of the way around you also have a bike path if that's your thing. In the summer months there are large fields in a couple of areas around the lake for suntanning, sports or whatever. In the winter, if frozen great for walking on/across or if there isn't snow on the ice, ice skating......although not often do-able. Last year, yes. So far this year, no. There are a bunch of cafes either on the way around or a block off of the lake to stop into. Tons of selection so you can pick where you want to stop for some food on your way around. read more