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Kottenforst station – Rhenish Apple Route loop from Bundeskriminalamt Meckenheim

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Kottenforst station – Rhenish Apple Route loop from Bundeskriminalamt Meckenheim

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Kottenforst station – Rhenish Apple Route loop from Bundeskriminalamt Meckenheim

01:59

34.6km

130m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

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Naturpark Rheinland

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2.43 km

Hunter's Hut in the Kotten Forest

Highlight • Historical Site

The hunter's house is 150 meters away from the most impressive tree in the whole of Kottenforst. It served as a relay station during the par force hunt and you could change horses here, for which a horse stable was located in addition to the lounge. Today the small building is a listed building. The regional forest authority Rhein-Sieg-Erft restored it and has been using it ever since.

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5.88 km

Kottenforst station

Highlight • Restaurant

You can drink or eat here in the shade on hot days. I would, however, only go to this restaurant for a drink or ice cream, because with so many guests in summer it is difficult (for the operator) to spend more time with the guests. So I would not compare the quality of the food with that of a hotel.

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10.0 km

Half-Timbered House in Flerzheim

Highlight • Monument

Half-timbered houses can be admired in the region.
Simply beautiful...

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20.9 km

Historic Old Town of Rheinbach

Highlight • Historical Site

You will immediately be drawn into this beautiful city. Whether it's the historical towers, the neat gable-end houses with their shops or the picturesque pedestrian paths, everything is very impressive. I particularly liked the ice cream parlor opposite the Wasemer Turm (round tower from the 12th century), in front of which one could lick ice cream on a bench with cushions and watch this tower and life in Rheinbach.

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21.9 km

Apple Orchard in Naturpark Rheinland

Highlight • Natural

After Meckenheim you will find the second largest apple and pear plantation here.

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23.3 km

View of Rheinbach

Highlight • Viewpoint

Rheinbach is located at the southern end of the Lower Rhine Bay, from which the landscape slowly rises here towards the Eifel. At the edge of the Rheinbacher Wald there is a beautiful view over the city and the surrounding fields.

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27.4 km

Rhenish Apple Route

Highlight • Cycleway

The “Rhine Apple Route” is a cycle path 124 kilometers long that connects the towns and communities of Bornheim, Alfter, Wachtberg, Meckenheim, Rheinbach and Swisttal in the Rhein-Sieg district on the left bank of the Rhine. It is a project of the “Rhein-Voreifel-Touristik eV”. The route covers the largest fruit and vegetable growing area in North Rhine-Westphalia, with around three million apple trees in the region.
In each of the different towns there is a local side route, sometimes called loops, as well as adventure stations.

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27.8 km

Campus Klein-Altendorf Experimental Farm

Highlight • Structure

The Campus Klein-Altendorf (CKA) is one of the three external laboratories of the Faculty of Agriculture. Numerous tests are carried out here by university institutes and cooperating research institutions (see research areas). The focus is on topics related to crop production. The CKA is also a location for courses and excursions (see teaching) and offers numerous opportunities for the implementation of practical theses.

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34.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.9 km

7.17 km

4.28 km

3.95 km

183 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

32.2 km

1.57 km

795 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (220 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Friday 3 July

27°C

9°C

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Kottenforst station – Rhenish Apple Route loop from Bundeskriminalamt Meckenheim

Hunter's Hut in the Kotten Forest

Kottenforst station

Half-Timbered House in Flerzheim

Historic Old Town of Rheinbach

Apple Orchard in Naturpark Rheinland

View of Rheinbach

Rhenish Apple Route

Campus Klein-Altendorf Experimental Farm

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