Naturpark Rheinland - Lake Round

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Erftstadt

Naturpark Rheinland - Lake Round

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Naturpark Rheinland - Lake Round

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18.0km

110m

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The 17.5 km long lake tour is a circular route that leads right into the beautiful local recreation area of the Villerücken forest and lake landscape. Several lakes are passed at the same time: the Liblar See, the Bleibtreusee, the Heider Bergsee, the Pingsdorfer See as well as the Untersee, Mittelsee and Obersee. The path runs mostly through forest, but in some places also directly along the lakes. Above all, their banks invite you to linger - here you can always find a nice spot for a little break in between. While the Obersee, Mittelsee and Untersee as well as the Pingsdorfer See are under landscape protection and are not accessible, the three large lakes are popular bathing lakes. At the Liblar See and at the Heider Bergsee there are lidos with appropriate sports and leisure activities - "wild bathing" is not allowed here. In addition to a sandy bathing beach, the Bleibtreusee also has a water ski and wakeboard facility.

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Last updated: October 12, 2026

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520 m

Lake Liblar

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Lake Liblar is one of the cleanest bathing lakes in the Cologne/Bonn region and belongs to the town of Erftstadt in the Rhein-Erft district. The Ville lakes were created after the cessation of lignite mining. The former Liblar open-cast mine pit was recultivated and now offers numerous sports and recreational opportunities.

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3.26 km

White Heron in Naturpark Rheinland

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9.29 km

Heider Berg Lake

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The Heider Bergsse is one of the Ville lakes: it was created at the end of the opencast lignite mining in the mid-1930s. The residual holes of the opencast mines slowly filled with water as the groundwater rose again. The Heider Bergsee campsite is located directly on the lake and offers a lido (swimming pool operation) and parking spaces as well as a restaurant.

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11.7 km

Forest path in Naturpark Rheinland

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If you like walking on small paths and not on wide hiking trails, this is the place for you.

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12.5 km

Trail around Pingsdorfer See

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Idyllic little game path around the lake

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Way Types & Surfaces

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11.0 km

3.83 km

2.56 km

385 m

134 m

Surfaces

9.20 km

2.85 km

2.38 km

2.14 km

1.39 km

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Weather

Wednesday 14 October

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Comments

February 24, 2025,Naturpark Rheinland - Seenrunde 🥾

Start and 🅿️: Camping site ⛺️🚐 Liblarer See

The lake circuit [S] leads past the Liblarer See, Bleibtreusee, Heider Bergsee, Pingsdorfer See as well as the Untersee, Mittelsee and Obersee.

More information 👇
naturpark-rheinland.de/seenrunde

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September 16, 2022,Naturpark Rheinland ✦ [2] Seenrunde

📔Rhineland Nature Park: The 18 nature park routes
komoot.com/de-de/collection/2034234/-naturpark-rheinland-die-18-naturpark-routen

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March 6, 2022,Brühl Erftstadt | Seenrunde Ville

Orientation walk along the lakes on the Ville. Altitude meters on the Ahr were planned. But rescheduled to a flat tour because of knees. Either on long, wide highway-like paths or directly at the three lakes through brambles and slops.

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December 12, 2025,Seenrunde

Tour: 2581
Date: December 12, 2025
Hiking Guide: Rhineland Nature Park
Region: Cologne Bay
Length: 17.9 km
Net Walking Time: 3 hrs 18 mins (5.42 km/h)
Gross Walking Time: 3 hrs 38 mins (4.93 km/h)
Difficulty: Moderate
Weather: Sun, Clouds
Elevation Gain: 42 m
Elevation Total: 52 m
Rating: 3/5 points

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February 12, 2022,Seenrunde auf der Ville-Seenplatte (Naturpark Rheinland)

The Ville mountain range runs over 50 km from north to south through the center of the Rhineland Nature Park. It is a landscape that has seen many changes. Opencast lignite mining began here in the 1870s, initially with pickaxes and later with heavy-duty excavators. Fields, forests and villages had to give way to him. After the quarrying area was …

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August 21, 2022,Von Erftstadt nach Ober see

A good hike. Families can walk optimally, as can older hikers. Varied, it goes through the forest and past the water. In the beach baths you can get drinks and eat a little something.
Unfortunately, in the summer of 2022, there is a strong smell of dog excrement. Heaps everywhere....you can't remove them. Actually, you want to enjoy the scent …

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July 4, 2024,Naturpark Rheinland - Seenrunde Köln... 21 km

Departure and arrival at the car park (cul de sac) Seestrasse/Liblar/Erftstadt/Köln. There is room for +-15 cars.
The beginning is very interesting, then it becomes monotonous with the straight lines along the big lake for 4-5 km.
Then it is clearly varied and magnificent.
Countless water points (see) one after the other.
We want to stop at each bench or …

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August 9, 2022,9-€-Ticket Nr. 07 * Runde um die Ville-Seenplatte

I had time to hike today and in view of the sunny weather I chose a lake circuit with lots of shade in the forest. The €9 ticket is still valid, so I traveled by public transport again. This time train chaos was announced again, but with the VRR app I was able to master it to some extent. The …

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March 22, 2022

The 17.5 km long lake tour is a circular route that leads right into the beautiful local recreation area of the Villerücken forest and lake landscape. Several lakes are passed at the same time: the Liblar See, the Bleibtreusee, the Heider Bergsee, the Pingsdorfer See as well as the Untersee, Mittelsee

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November 28, 2023

.....and in spring/summer there is a beautiful beer garden near the Erftstadt/Liblar train station (at point 17), the "Waldbiergarten", which invites you to stop off at the end: waldbiergarten.eu﻿

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