Cologne – Weekend Adventures | Hikes

Welcome to our Weekend Adventures series, where we present a thrilling selection of trails and roads around major European cities. With easy access from the city centre, these Tours can be tackled in a day or split over a weekend. So pack your gear and start exploring – because adventure starts here.

Get out of the city and into the countryside. You’ll quickly forget your stressful week as you walk along narrow paths through nature and hear only the chirping of birds and the babbling of small streams.

Around the city of Cologne, you can enjoy beautiful nature on long hikes: the Eifel National Park with its vast forests and picturesque reservoirs; the Bergisches Land with its gentle hills; river valleys and reservoirs; and the legendary Siebengebirge with Drachenfels Castle.

In this Collection, we present three hikes between 25 and 30 kilometres long (15 to 18.6 mi). If you’re athletic, you can do them in one day. You can also split the Tours over two days to spend more time in peaceful nature. You’ll always find accommodation options mid-hike, such as hotels, holiday apartments or camping sites. The routes start and finish in places that are easy to reach by public transport from Cologne.

Curious? Sync your komoot account with Suunto, lace up your hiking boots and off you go!