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Von Diergardt Lake – Beach at Von-Diergardt Lake loop from Am Hornpottweg

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Von Diergardt Lake – Beach at Von-Diergardt Lake loop from Am Hornpottweg

Moderate

4.6

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375

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Von Diergardt Lake – Beach at Von-Diergardt Lake loop from Am Hornpottweg

02:44

10.6km

50m

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: July 23, 2026

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Am Hornpottweg

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459 m

View of the lake at Am Hornpottweg Nature Reserve

Highlight • Viewpoint

One of the many beautiful vantage points of the gravel pit "Am Hornpottweg".

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961 m

Hornpott Bench

Highlight • Monument

A bench with a carved pot. Unfortunately the lid is rusted and cannot be removed and a few idiots have smeared graffiti on it. Otherwise a great idea.

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1.83 km

Wild Boar Carved Bench

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A bench with a wild boar's head and two incised wild boars, very nice to look at. Unfortunately the coniferous forest opposite is dead :(

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4.24 km

Lake in the Am Hornpottweg Nature Reserve

Highlight • Lake

The area is popularly known as "Hornpott" because bones were ground into artificial fertilizer in a glue factory and horn was burned in a "pot" to produce glue and buttons.

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4.36 km

Am Hornpottweg Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

A former forest gravel pit was declared a nature reserve in 1983. In the meantime, this NSD is also a valuable resting area for many migratory birds.

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6.39 km

The Von-Diergardt-See is a quarry pond on the city limits between Cologne-Dünnwald and Leverkusen-Manfort. It is almost completely surrounded by trees and is a designated water protection area. On its south side you will find a larger sandy beach.

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6.57 km

Beach at Von-Diergardt Lake

Highlight • Beach

Natural idyll between Cologne and Leverkusen.
Beautiful even when it rains!

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9.81 km

View of the lake in the Am Hornpottweg nature reserve

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The nature reserve has existed since 1983. A wide variety of biotopes were created here, which offer birds, amphibians and fish an optimal habitat. You can get information on the …

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10.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.09 km

2.23 km

192 m

110 m

Surfaces

3.88 km

3.10 km

3.09 km

392 m

157 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 16 August

21°C

15°C

90 %

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Comments

September 25, 2021,Weiher am Hornpottweg – von Diergardt-See Runde von Waldsiedlung

Small round after visiting the hardware store in Cologne. Nice tour found not far away that goes through a larger wooded area and around a smaller lake. Then you go around a larger lake, in which you can also swim, even with a small sandy beach. An idyllic spot in front of the city.

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January 30, 2022,🥾🌳🌲🏞 NSG Am Hornpott und Von-Diergardt-See

In search of rays of sunshine on the "small house tour". 🌞

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August 17, 2025,Unterwegs zwischen Köln-Dünnwald und Leverkusen

They couldn't be more different: the body of water in the Am Hornpottweg Nature Reserve and Lake von Diergardt. The former is protected by an electric fence and a very steep embankment. Many bird species live there, but the average person rarely sees them. Merlin Bird repeatedly registers the calls of a little grebe, a truly unique water bird that …

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June 25, 2023,Hornpottweg Runde

In the heat we looked for coolness in the forest; Recreation area fits the name well. Just right for the weather!
And if you want, you can jump into the lake at the end 😄

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Von Diergardt Lake – Beach at Von-Diergardt Lake loop from Am Hornpottweg

View of the lake at Am Hornpottweg Nature Reserve

Hornpott Bench

Wild Boar Carved Bench

Lake in the Am Hornpottweg Nature Reserve

Am Hornpottweg Nature Reserve