[These are very thorough walking directions – you shouldn’t be getting lost in Berlin when following this guide. However, I definitely recommend that you follow the Google Streetview route of the entire Berlin DIY Walking Tour first, from the comfort of your own home before you head to Berlin, as this will allow you to better visualise the entire route before you arrive].

START. Berlin Hauptbahnhof Train Station [MAP]:

With your back to the central Berlin Hauptbahnhof Train Station (sometimes referred to as just Berlin Hbf), walk towards the traffic lights ahead of you/slightly to your left;

Pedestrian Crossing [MAP]:

At the end of the crossing, you will see the start of the pedestrian Gustav-Heinemann-Brücke (slightly to your left).

At the end of the bridge, continue in the same direction until you see the main path through the grassy Spreebogenpark split in two. Follow the path on your LEFT (which diagonally crosses the Spreebogenpark). [MAP].

Just before the end of this diagonal path, a smaller path diverges on your RIGHT. At the end of this path, you will again reach the pavement. Turn RIGHT, and you will see a pedestrian crossing at the corner;

Pedestrian Crossing (Otto-von-Bismarck-Allee) [MAP]:

After the crossing, continue STRAIGHT AHEAD (in the same direction that you were heading as you crossed the road). You will now be walking down the left hand side of Annemarie-Renger-Straße.

Cross both lanes of the smaller Paul-Löbe-Allee, until you reach the pavement by the grassy Platz der Republik.

Instead of entering the grassy park, turn LEFT, and head towards the Reichstag Building;

Reichstag Building [MAP]:

Just walk up the steps to the main visitor entrance to Berlin’s Reichstag Building. The accessible entrance is just to the right of the steps, at ground level, behind the hedge (you’ll need to roll almost to the very right hand corner of the Reichstag Building first, to reach it though).