Tomburg Castle Ruins – Chapel Path loop from Rheinbacher Wald

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

Rheinbach

Tomburg Castle Ruins – Chapel Path loop from Rheinbacher Wald

Easy

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158

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Tomburg Castle Ruins – Chapel Path loop from Rheinbacher Wald

01:26

5.30km

70m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Rheinland

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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60 m

Rheinbach Forest Chapel parking area

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Yes, it's useful—or, if you prefer that word, practical—to know a hiking parking lot as a starting point for your tour, or to find it here in the komoot system …

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2.04 km

Tomburg information board

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At the foot of the 309m high Tomberg there is a detailed chronicle of the Tomburg. A climb to the castle ruins is highly recommended. Next to the ruins there is a wonderful view towards the Siebengebirge.

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2.26 km

Tomburg Castle Ruins

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The Tomburg is a worthwhile hiking destination, as you have a great view of the Cologne Bay and the Siebengebirge from there.

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2.57 km

Relax lounger at the Tomburg / View of the Siebengebirge

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Great view over Wormersdorf to Siebengebirge.

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2.99 km

Path from/to Tomburg

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4.44 km

Chapel Path

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4.82 km

Bench in Naturpark Rheinland

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A dream tour with seat!

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4.93 km

Beautiful forest path

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This path is significantly narrower than some of the straight forest highways that can also be found in parts of the Rheinbach Forest. It's especially nice to walk between spring and fall, when the leaves are on the trees...

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5.30 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.23 km

925 m

129 m

Surfaces

5.02 km

126 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

Weather

Today

Tuesday 13 October

17°C

9°C

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Comments

January 13, 2022,Tomburg Ruine – Tomburg Runde von Waldkapelle Rheinbach

Inspired by RobertO, I went the Tomburg round with a friend ... in this great weather! The paths were sometimes pretty muddy and you made slow progress. So the records are wrong. We were on the move longer and never so fast. We drove to the legendary Cafe zur Scheune. I've never been there, although I'd heard a lot about …

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August 5, 2022,Waldkapelle Rheinbach zur Burgruine Tomburg

Small evening round ... through the beautiful Rheinbacher forest in the direction of Tomburg castle ruins. From up there you can see the Siebengebirge...
Addendum:
The forest chapel can currently cannot be visited due to renovation

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