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View of Geißbockheim – Decksteiner Pond loop from Efferen

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North Rhine-Westphalia

View of Geißbockheim – Decksteiner Pond loop from Efferen

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View of Geißbockheim – Decksteiner Pond loop from Efferen

00:57

9.24km

20m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 2, 2026

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584 m

View of Geißbockheim

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Geißbockheim is the club house of 1. FC Köln.

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718 m

View of Geissbockheim across the Decksteiner Weiher

Highlight • Lake

You actually have a nice view around the pond, as the path leads quite close to the shore.

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824 m

Decksteiner Pond

Highlight • Lake

Great pond in the green belt. Nice little trails for training nearby.

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3.38 km

Cologne Forest Lab

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The Cologne Forest Laboratory is a project by Toyota, RheinEnergie and the City of Cologne, where various forest images are to be researched. There is an energy forest, a climate …

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4.85 km

Informational Sign: Green Infrastructure Wildflower Meadow (Köln)

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Currently (MAR23) an interesting information sign to the large, visibly separated areas of the meadow, which are supposed to become a blooming wildflower meadow through planting as part of the "green infrastructure of the city green close to nature". Nice.

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5.07 km

Arboretum in the Outer Cologne Green Belt

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This area was created in the 1960s according to plans by Kurt Schönbohm, the then head of the garden department. Schönbohm took up the idea of an arboretum and planted a large number of foreign and rare tree species.

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6.46 km

Decksteiner pond

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The Decksteiner Weiher is a popular excursion destination for Cologne residents and still offers plenty of space to relax, play, go for a walk and ride a bike.

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6.63 km

Rock Garden at Fort Deckstein

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The rock garden at Fort VI has something of an old fairytale forest. Due to the tall trees, it is always quite dark here, as if enchanted. You wouldn't be …

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9.24 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.89 km

522 m

328 m

312 m

175 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.15 km

1.43 km

479 m

190 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 19 August

24°C

14°C

59 %

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View of Geißbockheim – Decksteiner Pond loop from Efferen

View of Geißbockheim

View of Geissbockheim across the Decksteiner Weiher

Decksteiner Pond

Cologne Forest Lab

Informational Sign: Green Infrastructure Wildflower Meadow (Köln)

Arboretum in the Outer Cologne Green Belt

Decksteiner pond

Rock Garden at Fort Deckstein

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