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North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

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Heaven's Ladder (200 steps) – View of Dansweiler loop from Königsdorfer Forst

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

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Heaven's Ladder (200 steps) – View of Dansweiler loop from Königsdorfer Forst

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Heaven's Ladder (200 steps) – View of Dansweiler loop from Königsdorfer Forst

02:02

7.75km

60m

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 15, 2026

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Naturpark Rheinland

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Parking

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1.33 km

Masuren Hut

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This hut also invites you to rest.

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2.56 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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3.16 km

Himmelsleiter Staircase (Naturpark Rheinland)

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The lower section of the “Himmelsleiter” leads to a shelter called “An der Himmelsleiter”. From there it is just under two kilometers to the upper section of the Himmelsleiter, which leads to the summit cross on the Glessener Höhe.

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3.31 km

Heaven's Ladder (200 steps)

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The eight-minute song by Led Zeppelin is probably the best rock ballad of all time - but here is the ladder of heaven, which leads from Dansweiler on the Glessener …

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3.34 km

Himmelsleiter Wooden Steps, Naturpark Rheinland

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3.65 km

Glessener Hut

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Nice resting place at the crossroads.

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3.85 km

View of Dansweiler

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wonderful view

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6.71 km

Königsdorfer Hut

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Small, cute hut with a map of the forest. Not to use for my extremely bad sense of orientation, because I had no idea which direction, where and how to read on this map.

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7.75 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.92 km

2.81 km

Surfaces

6.76 km

679 m

257 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 26 June

37°C

23°C

24 %

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Heaven's Ladder (200 steps) – View of Dansweiler loop from Königsdorfer Forst

Masuren Hut

Himmelsleiter Stairway in Naturpark Rheinland

Himmelsleiter Staircase (Naturpark Rheinland)

Heaven's Ladder (200 steps)

Himmelsleiter Wooden Steps, Naturpark Rheinland

Glessener Hut

View of Dansweiler

Königsdorfer Hut

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