Höhenfelder Lake – Dünnwald Wildlife Park loop from Köln-Holweide

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Höhenfelder Lake – Dünnwald Wildlife Park loop from Köln-Holweide

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Höhenfelder Lake – Dünnwald Wildlife Park loop from Köln-Holweide

02:34

10.0km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.42 km

Höhenfelder Lake

Highlight • Lake

The area around the lake is used intensively for local recreation. Since its recultivation, swimming has been prohibited in the lake itself. Due to the pronounced temperature differences - the …

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2.58 km

View of Höhenfelder Lake

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A great lake, but totally overcrowded on free sunny days. Prefers to come here on a nice day outside of the holidays on weekdays.

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3.03 km

Höhenfelder Lake

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You may not think so, but even in a vibrant city like Cologne you can immerse yourself in nature just like in the country. The Höhenfelder See is such a …

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3.56 km

The Höhenfelder See is a former excavator hole. In 2007 the lake was to be set up as a bathing lake. The district government stopped this project. The area around the lake has been declared a landscape protection area.

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4.14 km

Beach

6.31 km

Dünnwald Wildlife Park

Highlight • Structure

When Cologne city center - and with it the grounds of the zoological garden - was in ruins during the Second World War, the "Wildlife Park Dünnwald" was the refuge for the animals that were still alive.

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6.55 km

Dünnwald Wildlife Park

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

Nice hike, you can see beautiful wooden carved figures and discover different animals. Interesting for children

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6.86 km

Deer Enclosure

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7.19 km

Mutzbach in Dünnwald Forest

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The Mutzbach flows in the north of the game park. It rises in Odenthal-Voiswinkel and flows into the Dhünn after 15.1 km.

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10.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.67 km

1.76 km

1.30 km

188 m

Surfaces

5.34 km

1.61 km

1.21 km

137 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 13 September

24°C

16°C

12 %

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Max wind speed: 3.0 km/h

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Comments

October 9, 2022,Dünnwald Wildpark und See

Beautiful hiking trail northeast of Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia

This hiking trail, which starts at the hiking car park on Kalkweg, leads to the Höhenfelder See and the Dünnwald wildlife park.

Highlights:
- Höhenfelder See
- Wildlife Park Dünnwald
- shady forest paths
- Goose Meadow

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March 22, 2026,Kölns Norden durchs Erholungsgebiet Dünnwald

koeln.de/freizeit/ausfluege/wandern/wanderung-durchs-erholungsgebiet-koeln-duennwald

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August 24, 2025,Erholungsgebiet Dünnwald

koeln.de/freizeit/ausfluege/wandern/wanderung-durchs-erholungsgebiet-koeln-duennwald