5.5km
Total Distance
418m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A 5.5 km climb of about 420 m from Königswinter through the beech woods of the Siebengebirge to the Großer Ölberg (460 m), the highest of the Seven Mountains. The summit has a terrace restaurant and a view over the Rhine valley to Bonn and Cologne.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Drinking water
    at the start
  2. 2
    Herbert Krämer Hütte · 3.4km
    Shelter
  3. 3
    Eduard-Spoelgen-Hütte · 3.8km
    Shelter
  4. 4
    Lotter Hütte · 4.5km
    Shelter
  5. 5
    Stuttgarter Hütte · 4.8km
    Shelter
  6. 6
    Spring · 5km
    springs can run dry
  7. 7
    Viewpoint · 5.3km
  8. 8
    Dr.-Richard-Faßbender-Hütte
    at the end · Shelter
Bus stop
Königswinter Fähre · 99m from the start
Parking
33m from the start
Surface
gravel 49%, paved 38%, natural ground 13%
Marked route
(6) Margarethenhöhe & Waldgaststätten

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Difficulty

2/5 · Easy