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Höhenfelder Lake – Dünnwald Wildlife Park loop from Köln-Dellbrück

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Höhenfelder Lake – Dünnwald Wildlife Park loop from Köln-Dellbrück

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Höhenfelder Lake – Dünnwald Wildlife Park loop from Köln-Dellbrück

02:27

9.56km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Dellbrücker Heide

Thielenbruch und Thurner Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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849 m

Heather fields in the Dellbrücker Heide

Highlight • Natural

Please note in the Dellbrücker Heide that for reasons of nature conservation only some paths can be used. Unfortunately, this can only be seen on site on the route plans at the entrances. The paths on the lake are taboo!

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1.45 km

Höhenfelder Lake

Highlight • Lake

The Höhenfelder See is a former excavator hole. In 2007 the lake was to be set up as a bathing lake. The district government stopped this project. The area around the lake has been declared a landscape protection area.

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2.03 km

Beach

3.21 km

Dünnwald Wildlife Park

Highlight • Structure

When Cologne city center - and with it the grounds of the zoological garden - was in ruins during the Second World War, the "Wildlife Park Dünnwald" was the refuge for the animals that were still alive.

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3.89 km

Wild Boar Enclosure, Dünnwald Wildlife Park

Highlight • Structure

Had a pig today? 😉

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4.37 km

Owl Bench at Dünnwald Wildlife Park

Highlight • Structure

A large part of the figures and carvings were designed by the forest manager Meinolf Zavelberg (schnitz-art.de) and Dennis Remiger.

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4.43 km

Deer Enclosure

Highlight • Structure

4.44 km

Mutzbach in the Cologne Wildlife Park

Highlight • River

Sometimes the riverbed looks painted, almost like in a fairy tale

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4.49 km

Forest Path to Dünnwald Wildlife Park

Highlight • Trail

Take in the sounds of the forest and the babbling brook with peace and serenity before crossing the bridge into the wildlife park.

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9.56 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.51 km

1.80 km

912 m

338 m

Surfaces

5.00 km

1.49 km

1.42 km

875 m

548 m

232 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 19 June

32°C

20°C

29 %

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

February 8, 2026,Höhenfelder See - Dünnwald - Runde ab Dellbrück

Pure nature in the forest! The tour leads predominantly along light forest paths – quiet, expansive, and ideal for taking a deep breath.

Höhenfelder See, a former gravel pit lake, lies serenely in the landscape and impresses with its clear waters.

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May 1, 2023,Dellbrücker Heide – Höhenfelder See Runde von Köln-Dellbrück

Nice route for long walks, but hiking is something different for me.

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February 14, 2022,14.02.2022: 8 Komma 9, Tippeltour, Dellbrücker Heide – Höhenfelder See Runde von Dellbrück 🐕 🚶www.bewegunghilft.de #16

new hiking shoes broke in today .. Heath, lake and forest enjoyment .. best spring weather .. best paths .. little road crossing .. just great

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August 19, 2025,Dellbrücker Heide - Höhenfelder See - Wildpark Dünnwald

Small, varied after-work tour in the northeast of Cologne starting at Cologne-Dellbrück station.

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June 2, 2024,Dellbrücker Heide: Rundweg mit Premiere 🐶

While we are still looking for the right cycling equipment, yesterday was Pepe's first hiking trip 🌶️🐶 with a small Dellbrücker Heide tour. Parts of the original hiking routes around the lake are currently flooded, so it is better to stay above. The middle path into the wildlife park is not allowed for dogs, by the way ✋🏽⛔

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August 31, 2025,Wildbegegnungen im Dünnwalder Wald – Urban Hiking in Köln

Free parking is available at the Cologne-Dellbrück S-Bahn station or on Diepeschrather Straße or at the Diepeschrather Weg hiking car park in Bergisch Gladbach-Hand.

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June 20, 2024,Dellbrücker Heide – Wildpark Dünnwald loop from Köln-Dellbrück

Due to the high water levels in the lake and flooded pathways we needed to adjust the walk a few times.

February 18, 2022,18.02.2022: 8 Komma 1, Donnerstagswanderung, Dellbrücker Heide – Höhenfelder See Runde von Dellbrück - Tour 2 🐕 🚶🚶www.bewegunghilft.de #17

Almost a tour repetition from 14.02. .. with company .. and got through without gusts of wind. Pure forest bathing .. nice and quiet .. but then it was just the calm before the storm. Hardly at home, then pushed the hurricane. lucky.

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Höhenfelder Lake – Dünnwald Wildlife Park loop from Köln-Dellbrück

Heather fields in the Dellbrücker Heide

Höhenfelder Lake

Dünnwald Wildlife Park

Wild Boar Enclosure, Dünnwald Wildlife Park

Owl Bench at Dünnwald Wildlife Park

Deer Enclosure

Mutzbach in the Cologne Wildlife Park

Forest Path to Dünnwald Wildlife Park

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