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Dornheckensee – View from the Rabenlay Skywalk loop from Bonn-Oberkassel

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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia

Dornheckensee – View from the Rabenlay Skywalk loop from Bonn-Oberkassel

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Dornheckensee – View from the Rabenlay Skywalk loop from Bonn-Oberkassel

02:59

10.9km

170m

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 23, 2026

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Naturpark Siebengebirge

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1.70 km

Dornheckensee

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The lake is somewhat hidden below a steep wall and is surrounded by trees. A beautiful motif in every season and always suitable for cooling your feet. However, bathing is prohibited.

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2.71 km

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4.70 km

View of the Siebengebirge

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Here you are on a kind of high plateau from which you have a wide view over the fields and the Siebengebirge in the background.

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6.06 km

Panoramic View on Schleifenfelsweg

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Wonderful view all the way to the Bergisches Land.

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6.73 km

View from the Rabenlay Skywalk

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Very nice viewpoint right on the Rheinsteig

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7.26 km

Between the Dornheckensee car park and Oberkassel, the path always runs close to the edge of the breakoff and there are several lookout points from which you can get an overview of the Rhine Valley.

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7.51 km

Insanely beautiful view, it was worth the climb.

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7.86 km

You couldn't see a lake

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10.9 km

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7.25 km

1.98 km

1.13 km

289 m

138 m

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5.04 km

2.42 km

1.66 km

1.61 km

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Saturday 4 July

22°C

17°C

81 %

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Comments

September 29, 2024,Skywalk Rabenlay - Aussichtspunkt Bonn - Runde von Niederholtorf
Today the Rabenlay viewing point was on the to-do list.

The starting point was the "Ennert" hiking car park. It was a good thing that we knew where to go. We reached the Rabenlay Skywalk without any signs. It is almost hidden behind the trees. If we hadn't specifically looked for it, we might have even walked past it. It …

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The RE8 takes you from Cologne to Bonn-Oberkassel in about 30 minutes.

This morning it was still quite cloudy (a pity for the distant view on the Panoramaweg and for the view of the Rabenlay) but I enjoyed the coolness today after the hot days. 😁

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