Königs Forest Trails – Königsforst Forest Trail loop from Königsforst

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Königs Forest Trails – Königsforst Forest Trail loop from Königsforst

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Königs Forest Trails – Königsforst Forest Trail loop from Königsforst

02:37

10.00km

70m

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: August 17, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Großer Steinberg

Naturpark Bergisches Land

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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761 m

Wooden Crocodile Sculpture Rest Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Wooden hut with crocodile guard. The Königsforst is always worth a walk

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1.13 km

Königs Forest Trails

Highlight • Forest

This forest is really like something out of a movie set, totally mystical and it saved me from a shower today

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2.69 km

Forest Educational Trail – Naturpark Bergisches Land

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There is a lot of information about the trees that grow here.

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2.69 km

Shelter at the Rather Weiher

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No spectacular panoramic views are to be expected on a hike through the Königsforst, but a body of water like this offers a nice little change in the forest. Especially …

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2.71 km

View of the Pond in Naturpark Bergisches Land

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Very nice place to rest and relax.

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3.69 km

Picnic Area at Forschacher Weg

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The dining room in the forest. Nicely located!

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5.63 km

Königsforst Forest Trail

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The Königsforst is directly connected to the Wahner Heide. A jewel for Cologne residents that is quickly accessible for recreation. Whether on foot or by bike, many small and large …

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6.71 km

Wolf Trail

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The Wolfsweg is the connection from the water treading basin to Monte Troodelöh, the highest elevation in Cologne.

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9.36 km

Wildniswald

Forest

10.00 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.68 km

1.25 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.55 km

2.07 km

1.31 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

14°C

9°C

49 %

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

July 29, 2024,Monte Troodelöh besteigung ohne Sherpas und Sauerstoffflasche

Anita Kurzhals and I used our last day of vacation to conquer the legendary Monte Troodelö again.
The trip to the base station was comfortable in a horseless carriage.
When we got there, we immediately shouldered our equipment and set off, we wanted to reach the summit while it was still daylight.
A short time later we had to survive …

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April 19, 2025,Königsforst

This Saturday, after a long absence, I took a trip to the Königsforst forest near Cologne. The Königsforst is a protected forest of approximately 2,500 hectares in the east of Cologne, located directly next to the Wahner Heide, which is also protected. It has an extensive network of trails and is also home to the highest "Cologne" elevation, Monte Troodelöh, …

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March 30, 2024,Königsforst – eine schöne Runde durch den Wald

This afternoon I took the S-Bahn and the KVB to the Königsforst in Cologne Rath. It was a lovely forest tour, varied and entertaining. Spring is coming, the trees are already budding.
What struck me today was that due to the strange weather with the Sahara dust, it was dead silent in the forest, hardly any birdsong, completely unnatural compared …

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May 9, 2024,Königsforst – Der Königsforst Runde von Rath

Very nice hike through the Königsforst. Beautiful forest paths.

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June 21, 2023,Wanderung Königsforst

Tour in the Königsforst with alumni today. In the end, unfortunately, a heavy rain shower caught us shortly before the finish. But the final stop in the Swallow's Nest was again to our liking. Delicious Sünner wheat and delicious schnitzel.

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January 25, 2024,Der Königsforst Runde von Lustheide zum Monte Troodelöh und zurück

Monte Troodelöh has been on my hiking wish list since 2022. Today @Karl unterwegs 🥾🚴 and I went on this tour. I also copied it from a Komootler. We started at the Rather Weg parking lot, accompanied by many small streams. You could see that it had rained a lot. We saw many fallen and broken trees. The forest nature …

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July 3, 2022,Der Königsforst – Schöner mystischer Waldweg Loop from Rath

I disabled the app for most times to save battery. Actual time was around 2 hrs 10 mins

July 14, 2024,Zum höchsten Punkt von Köln, Troodelöh 66-2024

It's a beautiful tour in the Königsforst. What's a bit annoying is that there are a lot of narrow, straight paths that don't end. Info from Wikipedia about Monte Troodelöh:
In 2001, under the leadership of the Rhineland-Cologne section of the German Alpine Club, a new summit cross with a bronze plaque on which the actual height was noted was …

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