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North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

Troisdorf

Wahner Heide Nature Reserve – Altenrath Ponds loop from An der Panzerwaschanlage

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

Troisdorf

Wahner Heide Nature Reserve – Altenrath Ponds loop from An der Panzerwaschanlage

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Wahner Heide Nature Reserve – Altenrath Ponds loop from An der Panzerwaschanlage

01:35

6.00km

50m

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 22, 2026

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Wahner Heide im Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

Wahner Heide

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50 m

Old Tank Washing Facility and Amphibian Habitat, Wahner Heide

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Right next to the old car wash there is an old water pit, in which many amphibians have their home, including water snakes.

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154 m

Hühnerbruch in the Wahner Heath

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Here you hike through different vegetation.

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1.06 km

Hühnerbruch Viewpoint, Wahner Heath

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From here you have a great view of the heath landscape.

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1.98 km

Wahner Heide Nature Reserve

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Wahner Heide means blooming heaths next to swamps, moorland and swamp forests, open dune landscape in the vicinity of ponds, ponds and near-natural streams... Around 700 endangered animal and plant species can be found in the second largest and most species-rich nature reserve in North Rhine-Westphalia, which lies between Cologne, Rösrath and Troisdorf is one of their last retreats...

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2.69 km

Altenrath Ponds

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Right at the beginning of the Wahner Heide Tour Hühnerbruch you pass these very beautiful ponds.

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5.36 km

Panoramic view of Cologne/Bonn Airport

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A nice view of the airport

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5.57 km

Wahner Heide Nature Reserve

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wild lilac

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5.59 km

View of Cologne Bonn Airport

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The way to the firebreak "November" and the "Herfeld".

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6.00 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.52 km

938 m

474 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.29 km

1.10 km

1.07 km

532 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 21 July

22°C

11°C

36 %

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Comments

February 13, 2022,Rundweg Wahner Heide - "Hühnerbruch-Tour" und ehem. Panzerwaschanlage

Today I wanted to see something different and chose a little hike in the Wahner Heide, inspired by a tour on Komoot. I then found out that the round was marked (yellow can) and did some research. and we did the chicken break tour for the most part. Many had the same idea when the weather was nice: the parking …

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October 14, 2024,Panzerwaschanlage – Blick auf den Flughafen Runde von Rambrücken mit 🐕 #MzM 🥾🌅NOK-Challenge🚢 14.10.24

A beautiful autumn hike. First through the heath, past sheep, goats and water buffalo and then through the forest with a view of Cologne-Bonn Airport.

Day 1 #Hike to Gold 🦣🥾

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April 30, 2023,Panzerwaschanlage – Wahnerheide Runde von Altenrath

I ran the tour for the repeated time. Walking through the Wahner Heide is really beautiful, the landscape is great. And to see the planes taking off and landing, great. The paths are very good.

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October 10, 2021,Wahner Heide-Hühnerbruch-Tour

We set off at the hiking car park on Flughafenstrasse, opposite the St. Georg church. Soon it goes sharply down to the right in the Kirchsiefen and its fish pond. Some distance away, the Kirchsiefenweg touches the industrial site of the LUDWIGSHÜTTE, which existed until 1915, and now leads through a forest that hardly resembles a nature reserve.
The path …

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February 25, 2024,Panzerwaschanlage – Wahnerheide Runde von Altenrath

It's always nice to hike through the Wahner Heide. The weather cooperated. So a perfect day.

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January 3, 2023,Panzerwaschanlage – Wahnerheide Runde von Altenrath

Wonderful hike in beautiful winter weather in the Wahner Heide.

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June 26, 2022,"Hühnerbruch" Tour - Altenrath 👍🌞

The "Hühnerbruch" is named after the black grouse, whose population was wiped out in the 1950s/60s due to the construction of the airport in the middle of the nature reserve.

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September 13, 2025,Wahner Heide - Hühnerbruch und Kannenpfad

The allure of exploring foreign lands, especially nature reserves, is omnipresent. So we looked for a suitable route near Cologne/Bonn Airport, where we plan to pick up our daughter later. The Wahner Heide (Wahn Heath) was familiar to me thanks to Yassin's fantastic Komoot tours. A great tip: a beautiful natural area with partly sandy paths and magnificent heathland. The …

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Wahner Heide Nature Reserve – Altenrath Ponds loop from An der Panzerwaschanlage

Old Tank Washing Facility and Amphibian Habitat, Wahner Heide

Hühnerbruch in the Wahner Heath

Hühnerbruch Viewpoint, Wahner Heath

Wahner Heide Nature Reserve

Altenrath Ponds

Panoramic view of Cologne/Bonn Airport

Wahner Heide Nature Reserve

View of Cologne Bonn Airport

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