# How big is the Nürburgring Nordschleife?

A lap of the Nürburgring Nordschleife, the Green Hell, is 20.832 km (12.94 miles).

- 20.832 km a lap
- 12.94 miles a lap
- 73 corners
- 138,880 hamsters nose to tail

Interactive map, to drop it on any town at its true size: https://how-big-is.com/nurburgring-nordschleife/

## Drop the lap on your town

Move the track onto your own streets with the map above and see how far one lap would reach.

## The Green Hell

Jackie Stewart called it the Green Hell. It winds through the Eifel hills, with about 300 m between its highest and lowest points.

## How it compares

- 6.24× a lap of [the Circuit de Monaco](https://how-big-is.com/circuit-de-monaco/), the shortest
- 2.97× a lap of [Spa-Francorchamps](https://how-big-is.com/spa-francorchamps/)

## Questions people ask

**How long is a lap of the Nürburgring Nordschleife?**
20.832 km (12.94 miles).

**How many corners does the Nordschleife have?**
73 by the Nürburgring's own count. Count every kink and you get more than 150.

**How long is the Nürburgring 24 Hours lap?**
25.378 km (15.77 miles): the Nordschleife plus most of the Grand Prix circuit.

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 20.832 km. Track: © OpenStreetMap contributors (https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/38566), licence: ODbL 1.0.

Credit: Map: how-big-is.com. Outline: © OpenStreetMap contributors.