Explore Cologne's surprising sides — Germany’s Cologne Trail

The first stage on the Cologne path is also the longest at a good 21 kilometers. You are often on asphalt paths and sometimes on sections with little shade. Wide views of the Rhine and an enchanting garden are just two of the many highlights of this stage.



You can reach the starting point of this stage… read more

This stage takes you mainly through the Cologne green belt. Small park landscapes, a rock garden and the home ground of 1. FC Köln are on the way. A very exciting mix!



Line 18 of the Cologne public transport company will take you to Klettenbergpark. From here you start the beautiful, 16-kilometer stage… read more

The third stage of the Kölnweg is also very varied and interesting. On the north-western edge of Cologne, it leads through a water-rich and sometimes quite rural area. But the urban side is also present, as two motorways and several rail tracks meet in this beautiful area.



You can reach the Bocklemünd… read more

On this approximately eleven-kilometer stage you hike through charming nature reserves and the wonderful Rheinauen. And if you feel like it, you can take the Rhine ferry to Hitdorf for little money and visit the town with the small harbor.



With the S-Bahn line 11 you reach the Worringen train station… read more

This stage is very contrasting compared to the others. Nevertheless, it is no less attractive, because it impressively shows the many facets of the city: nature reserves, industry and the impressive port area.



The Cologne transport company will take you with line 12 to the Merkenich stop, the starting… read more

This stage takes you along the Rhine towards Leverkusen. Here you can also enjoy the wide views over the river, hike along the Rhine again, discover small lakes and nature reserves and let yourself be enchanted by a very special castle park.



The Wiener Platz with lines 4, 13 and 18 of the Cologne public… read more

On the seventh stage of the Cologne path, you hike almost exclusively through the forest and on beautiful forest paths. Unbelievable that Cologne can be so green.



After starting at the Schlebusch stop - the Cologne public transport company serves you with line 4 - you dive straight into the Dünnwalder… read more

It's hard to believe, but on this stage it even gets a little hilly. Today you hike one of the most beautiful stages of the Cologne path, because it is very varied and green and at the end there is even a castle. Here we go.



Lines 3 and 18 of the Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe drop you off at the Thielenbruch… read more

On this stage you hike through large parts of the Bergische Heideterrasse. And since Cologne/Bonn Airport is also in the middle of the heath, you can watch the planes taking off while hiking. Without getting wanderlust, of course, because if you can hike on the Cologne path, you wouldn't want to be anywhere… read more

The arch of the Rhine from Langel and Lülsdorf is characterized by cultivated land with open fields and wide views. The hike is broken up by small towns, an enchanting nature reserve on the Rhine and the Zündorfer Groov.



The starting point is the Porz-Wahn stop with the S-Bahn lines 12 and 13. The S-Bahn… read more

The last stage of the Kölnpfad is also the shortest at eight kilometers. You follow the Rhine along the Porzer Rheinknies, with a beautiful view of the river, the opposite Weißer Ufer and - in the distance - the Cologne Cathedral.



Line 7 of the Cologne transport company takes you to the Zündor stop, the… read more