Rodderberg Lava Column – Shelter, bench, and panoramic view loop from Rodderberg

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rodderberg Lava Column – Shelter, bench, and panoramic view loop from Rodderberg

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Rodderberg Lava Column – Shelter, bench, and panoramic view loop from Rodderberg

03:39

13.1km

240m

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: July 31, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Rheinland

Rhein-Ahr-Eifel

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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437 m

Rodderberg Lava Column

Highlight • Volcano

From here you can walk wonderfully towards Berkum

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1.03 km

View of Drachenfels, Drachenburg, and Petersberg from Heinrichsblick

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The Heinrichsblick at the nature reserve Rodderberg.
This cozy viewpoint invites with two benches in every season to linger. The great panoramic view offers a view of the Siebengebirge, Königswinter, Mehlem, Bad Godesberg, Bonn and in clear weather Siegburg, the promontory with Wesseling, Bornheim, etc. to Cologne where you can even make out the cathedral and the TV tower.

On Sundays and public holidays there is something more going on, but normally you can rest here in peace and quiet.

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1.03 km

Heinrichsblick — View of the Rhine and the Siebengebirge

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The legend about the Heinrichsblick:
A few centuries ago a young man is said to have innocently given his life at this point. According to legend, his name was Heinrich and he was supposed to marry Kunigunde, the beautiful daughter of the Mehlemer bailiff. When Kunigunde and Heinrich went through the Kottenforst to personally invite relatives to the wedding, Heinrich is said to have returned halfway because he still had something to do.
In the middle of the forest he heard a groan and found a woman covered in blood. He took her on his shoulders and took her to the village. When he found she was dead, he filed a complaint. The rejected suitors Kunigundes then blamed Heinrich for the deed, so the legend goes. They achieved that he had to die without a defense on the execution site on Rodderberg.

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1.12 km

View of Drachenfels and the Rhine from Rodderberg

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Rhine Valley & Drachenfels – always a highlight.

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6.17 km

View of the Siebengebirge

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To the left of the Drachenfels and the Wolkenburg, in the middle the highest mountain in the Siebengebirge, the Ölberg, to the right of the Lohrberg and the Löwenburg.

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8.51 km

Shelter, bench, and panoramic view

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Nice bench next to the refuge invites you to take a break.

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9.01 km

Streams in Naturpark Rheinland

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The construction site at the bridge and the stream is almost finished.

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11.0 km

Former Dächelsberg Quarry

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As a volcanic dome, the Dächelsberg looks back on a fiery past. Here at the quarry, its basalt core was mined for around 100 years. The observation tower offers a wonderful view of the former dismantling wall. A panorama board reveals interesting details about the rocks, habitats and inhabitants of the old quarry.
Today the area is a nature reserve and may only be entered for the necessary tree and meadow pruning. This means that the view remains unobstructed and the heat-loving plants and animals get enough sun.
The Dächelsberg circuit around the village of Oberbachem that begins here also promises plenty of sun.
Source: naturpark-rheinland.de/ausflugsziel/wandern/feuerroute/station-daechelsberg/index.html

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13.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.67 km

3.64 km

706 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.31 km

3.59 km

1.76 km

1.22 km

1.17 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (220 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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Comments

April 27, 2024,Panoramablick zum Siebengebirge - Runde von Mehlem

Varied through meadows and forests. Moderate gradients and mostly wide paths. Great views and benches and shelters to take breaks.

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August 25, 2024,Waldwandern am Rodderberg

Beautiful tour starting at the Rodderberg hiking car park. The beginning is more frequented, unfortunately also by cars, although that is not allowed on weekends. From the restaurant car park it immediately becomes lonely.
From the golf course you walk between meadows and apple trees with great views.
The subsequent forest and meadow path between Oberbachem and Niederbachem is surprisingly …

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March 5, 2022,Rodderberg - Heinrichsblick - Rolandsbogen (Runde ab Mehlem)

The round always offers beautiful views of the Siebengebirge.
However, I found this loop even nicer, which I did last year from the same starting point:
komoot.de/tour/319168073?ref=aso

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September 8, 2021,Rund um das Rolandseck - Unterwegs im Drachenfelser Ländchen 🥾📸😎

The starting point of this joint tour with Selma is the historic Rolandseck train station (the Mittelrheinbahn stops here). The entrance building (an important cultural monument of the Rhenish architectural history; year of construction: 1856-58) has been part of the Arp Museum since 2007. The Arp Museum is one of the most important art museums on the Middle Rhine.

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