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Pioneer Basin 3 (Former Gravel Pit) – Wahner Heide Nature Reserve loop from Königsforst

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Pioneer Basin 3 (Former Gravel Pit) – Wahner Heide Nature Reserve loop from Königsforst

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Pioneer Basin 3 (Former Gravel Pit) – Wahner Heide Nature Reserve loop from Königsforst

01:56

7.49km

40m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 26, 2026

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Königsforst

Wahner Heide

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2.65 km

Abandoned Railway Tracks in Wahner Heide

Highlight • Structure

2.77 km

Bench with a view of Pionierbecken 3

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A spell that everyone should heed, someone scratched into the bank. "Do not make a capodd"!

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2.99 km

Pioneer Basin 3 (Former Gravel Pit)

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Pool 3 is a former gravel pit that has been filled with water and is now part of a nature conservation project. Sea cans grow here and rare dragonfly species find a favorable habitat there.

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3.02 km

Abandoned railway line in the Wahner Heide

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The railway lines are the relics of a former loading ramp for the gravel extraction of basin 3, which is now a nature conservation project.

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3.60 km

View of Pond 3 (Wahner Heide)

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Here a narrow path leads directly to the bank of basin 3. Nice viewpoint on clear water.

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3.66 km

The Giesbach is a small, near-natural forest stream in the Königsforst forest east of Cologne.

Its source lies in the eastern Königsforst in the Rösrath/Forsbach area, where it is fed by several damp forest hollows.

The stream flows southwest through the forest and disappears underground or ends near the ponds at Röttgen Castle in Cologne-Rath/Heumar.

Depending on the method of measurement, the Giesbach is approximately 7.5 to 8.3 kilometers long.

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4.97 km

Pioneer Training Pool 1 (Wahner Heide)

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Pioneer exercise pool 1 is located on the Kurtenwaldbach and is a former gravel pit. Exercises never took place there. Now a meadow orchard has been planted there.

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5.97 km

Wahner Heide Nature Reserve

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The Wahner Heide is a wonderful natural paradise through which many thematic routes lead. They are all interesting and give a good impression of the diversity of the heathland. Just great ...

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7.49 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.12 km

235 m

Surfaces

3.55 km

3.05 km

507 m

240 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 18 May

17°C

5°C

27 %

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Pioneer Basin 3 (Former Gravel Pit) – Wahner Heide Nature Reserve loop from Königsforst

Abandoned Railway Tracks in Wahner Heide

Bench with a view of Pionierbecken 3

Pioneer Basin 3 (Former Gravel Pit)

Abandoned railway line in the Wahner Heide

View of Pond 3 (Wahner Heide)

Giesbach Stream

Pioneer Training Pool 1 (Wahner Heide)

Wahner Heide Nature Reserve

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