Lion castle ruins – Tretschbach Valley loop from Siebengebirge

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Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

Königswinter

Lion castle ruins – Tretschbach Valley loop from Siebengebirge

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Lion castle ruins – Tretschbach Valley loop from Siebengebirge

03:35

11.8km

390m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 18, 2026

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Naturpark Siebengebirge

Waypoints

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Parking

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1.37 km

Three-Lakes Viewpoint

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... is called the Drei-Seen-Blick because you can see three sections of the Rhine peeking out between the mountains of the Siebengebirge, just like three lakes. In addition, you have …

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2.32 km

Löwenburger Hof

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Cozy restaurant below the Löwenburg. The stand with the high tables they've set up outside to sell coffee and cake to athletes is nice. You don't really want to go …

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2.35 km

Löwenburg Orchard Meadow

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Especially nice when the sheep are grazing in the meadow, the satisfied bleating of the wooly lawnmower fits wonderfully into this environment. Then (even better: always) keep dogs on a …

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3.32 km

Lion castle ruins

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If you do not come to the usual, "suspicious" times the castle ruins is a beautiful quiet place with a great view of the Rhine Valley but also in the hinterland of the Siebengebirge.

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3.88 km

There are two ways to get to the castle. There is a signpost just before the castle
- 700 meters, a very steep and strenuous path
-1700 meters, much longer but much easier than the 700 meter long route

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5.16 km

Tretschbach Valley

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The Tretschbachtal is certainly the most beautiful climb towards Löwenburg

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8.36 km

Forest trail on Kleiner Breiberg

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Beautiful, narrow trail to the Breiberg, while not unknown, but still reasonably quiet.

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10.6 km

Valley view from Naturpark Siebengebirge

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From here you have a great panoramic view of the valley. You can also sit down on a bench and relax.

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11.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.58 km

3.33 km

1.54 km

352 m

Surfaces

5.76 km

2.22 km

1.72 km

1.66 km

388 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (410 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Saturday 26 September

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Comments

April 23, 2024,Wanderung Löwenburg - Tretschbachtal - Breiberg

It was another lovely hike in the Siebengebirge, with lovely weather. Still a bit muddy in the Tretschbachtal and lots of tree climbing on this section.

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July 16, 2024,Wandern im Siebengebirge - von Ittenbach in die wunderschönen Wälder

After a business meeting in Cologne today, I stopped for a hike on the way back.

We set off from the small town of Ittenbach into the Siegen Mountains. My tour was planned as a pure nature tour and I was not disappointed. Large parts of the tour went along narrow paths through the forest. Along slopes. And again and …

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March 20, 2025,Margarethenhöhe - Tretschbachtal - Großer Breiberg

Very nice hike through the Tretschbachtal, especially on such a sunny spring day.

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August 26, 2025,Löwenburg – Tretschbachtal-Anna-Tal Runde von Ittenbach ⁷

Our tour today was a pre-hike for the Eifelverein Bad Münstereifel. In ideal hiking weather, we set off from the Margaretenkreuz parking lot in Ittenbach. The trail soon became a narrow path and led up the Rheinhöhenweg to the Lohrberg "3 Lakes View" to the Rhine. Our next destination was the impressive Löwenburg ruins on the mountain of the same …

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August 26, 2025,Löwenburg –Tretschbachtal - Annatal - Runde von Ittenbach

Our tour today began at Margaretenhöhe in Ittenbach. The first beautiful view was the Lohrberg with its three-lake view of the Rhine. We continued steadily uphill to Löwenburg Castle. The views from up here were also magnificent. After a short break, we returned the same way and continued through a dense forest and along beautiful paths into the Tretschbachtal valley. …

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May 7, 2024,Siebengebirge Löwenburg – Anna Tal Runde 🥾

Today we hiked with Petra in the Siebengebirge. The starting point was the car park at Lahrring. From here we went past the Lohrberg forester's house in the direction of the Löwenburg ruins. The climb was worth it for the great view. The descent took us to the Löwenburger Hof, where we stopped to fortify ourselves for the rest of …

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July 25, 2024,Wanderung rund um Lohrberg, Großer Breiberg, Ölender und Löwenburg sowie durchs Tretschbachtal

Starting point: Margarethenhöhe car park above Ittenbach
From here we cross the road from Ittenbach to Königswinter and walk on a paved forest path past the Nasseplatz towards Drachenfels. Behind the Nasseplatz a small, inconspicuous path branches off below the Lohrberg towards Löwenburg. We take this path and climb gradually until we reach a viewing platform with a shelter. From …

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September 7, 2025,Löwenburg – Tretschbachtal-Anna-Tal Runde von Ittenbach ⁷

We were out and about today with the Eifelverein Bad Münstereifel: From the Margarethenkreuz car park in Ittenbach, we followed a shady hiking trail that soon turned into a narrow path, always uphill to the Lohrberg with its 3-lake view, down to the Rhine. Then we continued steeply up to the impressive Löwenburg ruins on the mountain of the same …

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