The Königsforst is directly connected to the Wahner Heide. For Cologne a quickly accessible jewel for relaxation. Whether on foot or by bike, many small and large paths and lots of forest. Always beautiful, no matter what time of year.

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Landlinien

June 23, 2016

Hiking

With its 25 km2, the Königsforst is the largest contiguous forest in Cologne. Before it was declared a nature reserve (in parts) around the turn of the millennium, the Königsforst had long been known among the locals as "Cologne's green lungs". This is still the case today: kilometers of cycling and hiking trails lead from Bensberg in the north via Rösrath to the Wahner Heide in the south.

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Kosmetik

March 28, 2019

Hiking

Unfortunately, Komoot has left me in the royal forest once. Thanks to attentive visitors and signs I found out there as well. Ideal cycling and hiking trails attract us again and again into the 'Green Cologne Lung'

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1. Shelter at the Rather Weiher – Königsforst Forest Trail loop from Königsforst

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2. Shelter at the Rather Weiher – Königsforst Forest Trail loop from Königsforst

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3. Kettners Pond – Königsforst Forest Trail loop from Königsforst

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1. Shelter at the Rather Weiher – Königsforst Forest Trail loop from Königsforst

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