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The Top 20 Natural Monuments around Bonn

Bonn’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20

beautiful natural monuments around Bonn. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: December 15, 2025

View from the Rabenlay Skywalk

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Very nice viewpoint right on the Rheinsteig

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View over Oberkassel and the Rhine Valley

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Between the Dornheckensee car park and Oberkassel, the path always runs close to the edge of the breakoff and there are several lookout points from which you can get an overview of the Rhine Valley.

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View of Dornheckensee

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After the completion of the Oberkassel/Ramersdorfer basalt quarrying in the 19th century, some of the up to 70 sMeter deep quarrying sites filled with groundwater. Embedded in cliffs, the Dornheckensee …

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Rodderberg Lava Column

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From here you can walk wonderfully towards Berkum

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Trail of Biodiversity

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Rewarding circuit in a city near but natural forest. Playground, game reserve, discovery stations in the forest with the hare Felix as a mascot .... Ideal for families with children. Also with public transport connection-perfect.

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Pollarded beeches in the Kottenforst

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The headbooks are witness to a historical forest management. For firewood, the trees were cut off at about 2m height. This meant that cattle driven into the forest could not eat the renewable shoots. The trees are absolutely worth seeing.

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Melbtal Nature Reserve

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It's hard to believe that such a hiking highlight can be found almost in the middle of the city. The path above the old bridge requires surefootedness and sensible footwear …

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Japanese Garden (Japanischer Garten) in Rheinaue Park

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As its contribution to the 1979 Federal Garden Show, the Japanese government commissioned the president of its landscape design association, Dr. Akira Sato, to create a Japanese garden. The result …

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View of the Rhine Valley from the Ennert cliffs

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Kurfürsten Pond

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Deer ponds and elector ponds are part of the villa lakes. The villa lakes are remnants of the opencast mining that was previously operated in the Ville. These remaining holes …

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The Top 20 Natural Monuments around Bonn

View from the Rabenlay Skywalk

View over Oberkassel and the Rhine Valley

View of Dornheckensee

Rodderberg Lava Column

Trail of Biodiversity

Pollarded beeches in the Kottenforst

Melbtal Nature Reserve

Japanese Garden (Japanischer Garten) in Rheinaue Park

View of the Rhine Valley from the Ennert cliffs

Kurfürsten Pond

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