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Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

Troisdorf

Birch forest in Wahner Heide – Heather fields in the Wahner Heide loop from Wahner Heide im Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

Troisdorf

Birch forest in Wahner Heide – Heather fields in the Wahner Heide loop from Wahner Heide im Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

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Birch forest in Wahner Heide – Heather fields in the Wahner Heide loop from Wahner Heide im Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

01:41

6.42km

50m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

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Wahner Heide im Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

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151 m

Forest path behind the Heidekönig Café

Highlight • Trail

343 m

Heidekönig Garden Restaurant

Highlight • Cafe

In a quiet location eat delicious, in summer it is sometimes very crowded.

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1.58 km

Wahner Heide Heathland

Highlight • Natural

I was stopped today, March 23rd, by nature conservation officials operating under the regulatory agency. The man from the regulatory office (nature protection) informed me in a friendly manner and …

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2.06 km

Pingenweg in the Wahner Heide

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A must to have hiked here for a long time. Nice area here ....

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2.70 km

Birch forest in Wahner Heide

Highlight • Forest

The Planitzweg is free between Altenrather Straße and Pingenweg thanks to red marker posts, but is closed from the gate. "Because of location training ground" - honestly? Under the Belgian …

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4.98 km

Heather fields in the Wahner Heide

Highlight • Natural

A must in the Rhineland. No matter what time of year.

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5.27 km

Tolkien Oak

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Very distinctive oak on the edge of the heathland, which somehow reminds of the mystical forests in Tolkien's descriptions.

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5.35 km

View from the Telegraphenberg over the Wahner Heide

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A wonderful distant view is offered from this mountain (hill), the Telegrafenberg.

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6.42 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.72 km

1.66 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.40 km

1.92 km

774 m

294 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 23 August

23°C

8°C

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Comments

May 22, 2026,Birkenwald und Heideflächen in der Wahner Heide

Earlier than usual in the morning, a round in the Wahner Heide with start and finish at the parking lot of the Waldlokal Heidekönig in Troisdorf-Spich. Easy paths, partly in the sun, but mostly alternating with light and shade, so the rising temperature was still easy to bear. The nicely located Waldlokal Heidekönig is a good place to stop for …

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July 31, 2025,Wahner Heide viel Sperrgebiet

The expanded exclusion zone seems strange. A finger-thick slowworm was spotted by the side of the path. At the end of the hike, we stopped off at the Heidekönig restaurant in the idyllic atmosphere.

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September 7, 2025,Kuckucksweg – Heideflächen der Wahner Heide Runde von Lind

A nice route for hot days, as most of the route runs through the forest. Unfortunately, you don't see much of the Wahner Heide.

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April 21, 2025,Kuckucksweg – Wahner Heide Runde von Lind

Easter outing to the Wahnerheide. With walking sticks through the beautiful, diverse forest area with sand dunes and heather. A stop at the Heidekönig is a must. ☺️

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May 1, 2022,Wahner Heide-Rund um den Moltkeberg und Sallbachhügel/Krammetshügel

Start: Altenrather Straße car park

The heath landscape is not only the second largest nature reserve in North Rhine-Westphalia, but also the most species-rich.
The Wahner Heide, which belongs to the natural area of the Bergische Heideterrasse, combines swamps, ponds and dunes, wet meadows and dry grassland, streams and alluvial forests.

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August 20, 2025,Lila Blütenmeer in Wahner Heide – ab PP Fliegenberg👍

Today I stood in the middle of a sea of blooming heather. The heather transformed the landscape into a purple ribbon. It was quiet—yet full of life. Simply wonderful!
...and I only walked barefoot through the sand. 😉

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September 9, 2023,Wahner Heide Landschaft ab "Heidekönig"

I'm a big fan of the Wahner Heide. In spring the gorse blooms here and z. Currently the heather. When I'm out and about here, a stop at the Heidekönig forest restaurant is a must!

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Birch forest in Wahner Heide – Heather fields in the Wahner Heide loop from Wahner Heide im Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

Forest path behind the Heidekönig Café

Heidekönig Garden Restaurant

Wahner Heide Heathland

Pingenweg in the Wahner Heide

Birch forest in Wahner Heide

Heather fields in the Wahner Heide

Tolkien Oak

View from the Telegraphenberg over the Wahner Heide

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