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North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Pulheim

View from Glessener Höhe – View of Dansweiler loop from Königsdorfer Forst

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Pulheim

View from Glessener Höhe – View of Dansweiler loop from Königsdorfer Forst

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4.4

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View from Glessener Höhe – View of Dansweiler loop from Königsdorfer Forst

03:03

11.5km

120m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 7, 2026

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Naturpark Rheinland

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45 m

Königsdorfer Wald Forester’s House Parking Area

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The Königsdorfer Forest is one of the few remaining forests from the once widespread oak-beech forests

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1.73 km

Himmelsleiter Stairway in Naturpark Rheinland

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More than 200 steps, which are nothing more than wooden planks, keep going up.

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2.44 km

Himmelsleiter Wooden Steps, Naturpark Rheinland

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4.88 km

View from Glessener Höhe

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Between 1955 and 1970, the Glessener Höhe was heaped up as an external landfill from the masses of the opencast mines north of the forest. On its recultivated slope edge, …

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10.7 km

Bench With View of Brauweiler Abbey and Cathedral

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10.7 km

View of Dansweiler

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wonderful view

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10.9 km

View of Brauweiler

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11.2 km

View of Cologne Cathedral and TV Tower from the Forest Edge

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After the ascent to the edge of the forest, up the road to the Sonnenberg, one or the other needs a break and can't just sit here, you also have a great view

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11.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.46 km

1.98 km

Surfaces

4.96 km

4.04 km

2.21 km

228 m

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Wednesday 1 July

26°C

14°C

77 %

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