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Rodderberg Lava Column – Shelter, bench, and panoramic view loop from Rodderberg

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Rodderberg Lava Column – Shelter, bench, and panoramic view loop from Rodderberg

Moderate

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Rodderberg Lava Column – Shelter, bench, and panoramic view loop from Rodderberg

03:39

13.1km

240m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. 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

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Naturpark Rheinland

Rhein-Ahr-Eifel

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Parking

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437 m

Rodderberg Lava Column

Highlight • Volcano

From here you can walk wonderfully towards Berkum

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1.03 km

View of Drachenfels, Drachenburg, and Petersberg from Heinrichsblick

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The Heinrichsblick at the nature reserve Rodderberg.
This cozy viewpoint invites with two benches in every season to linger. The great panoramic view offers a view of the Siebengebirge, Königswinter, …

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1.03 km

Heinrichsblick — View of the Rhine and the Siebengebirge

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The legend about the Heinrichsblick:
A few centuries ago a young man is said to have innocently given his life at this point. According to legend, his name was Heinrich …

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1.12 km

View of Drachenfels and the Rhine from Rodderberg

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Rhine Valley & Drachenfels – always a highlight.

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6.17 km

View of the Siebengebirge

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To the left of the Drachenfels and the Wolkenburg, in the middle the highest mountain in the Siebengebirge, the Ölberg, to the right of the Lohrberg and the Löwenburg.

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8.51 km

Shelter, bench, and panoramic view

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Nice bench next to the refuge invites you to take a break.

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9.01 km

Streams in Naturpark Rheinland

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The construction site at the bridge and the stream is almost finished.

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11.0 km

Former Dächelsberg Quarry

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As a volcanic dome, the Dächelsberg looks back on a fiery past. Here at the quarry, its basalt core was mined for around 100 years. The observation tower offers a …

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13.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.67 km

3.64 km

706 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.31 km

3.59 km

1.76 km

1.22 km

1.17 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (220 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Monday 17 August

21°C

16°C

78 %

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Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h

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Comments

April 27, 2024,Panoramablick zum Siebengebirge - Runde von Mehlem

Varied through meadows and forests. Moderate gradients and mostly wide paths. Great views and benches and shelters to take breaks.

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August 25, 2024,Waldwandern am Rodderberg

Beautiful tour starting at the Rodderberg hiking car park. The beginning is more frequented, unfortunately also by cars, although that is not allowed on weekends. From the restaurant car park it immediately becomes lonely.
From the golf course you walk between meadows and apple trees with great views.
The subsequent forest and meadow path between Oberbachem and Niederbachem is surprisingly …

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March 5, 2022,Rodderberg - Heinrichsblick - Rolandsbogen (Runde ab Mehlem)

The round always offers beautiful views of the Siebengebirge.
However, I found this loop even nicer, which I did last year from the same starting point:
komoot.de/tour/319168073?ref=aso

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September 8, 2021,Rund um das Rolandseck - Unterwegs im Drachenfelser Ländchen 🥾📸😎

The starting point of this joint tour with Selma is the historic Rolandseck train station (the Mittelrheinbahn stops here). The entrance building (an important cultural monument of the Rhenish architectural history; year of construction: 1856-58) has been part of the Arp Museum since 2007. The Arp Museum is one of the most important art museums on the Middle Rhine.

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Rodderberg Lava Column – Shelter, bench, and panoramic view loop from Rodderberg

Rodderberg Lava Column

View of Drachenfels, Drachenburg, and Petersberg from Heinrichsblick

Heinrichsblick — View of the Rhine and the Siebengebirge

View of Drachenfels and the Rhine from Rodderberg

View of the Siebengebirge

Shelter, bench, and panoramic view

Streams in Naturpark Rheinland

Former Dächelsberg Quarry

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