Hiking Highlight
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A piece of canal connects the lower Decksteiner pond in the outer green belt to the upper pond. If you only want to go around part of the area, you can use a bridge at the junction.
July 20, 2023
The Decksteiner Weiher is just 6 kilometers as the crow flies from Cologne Cathedral. The park in the green belt of the south of Cologne is a top address for hiking. You can relax under shady trees and wide avenues. Close by, on Berrenrather Str., You can visit part of the Roman Eifel aqueduct from the 1st century. GPS N50.90488 E6.90951. The "Haus am See" with its summer terrace invites you to stop for a break. Boat rentals and a mini golf course are available. The path leads through a rock garden and to the remains of Fort VI, a former Cologne fortress that has been preserved as a historical monument.
Car parking lot (I parked). From the military ring road into the Berrenrather road. For your Navi GPS N50.90469 E6.91067.
January 30, 2019
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