Ruins of Heisterbach Abbey – Stenzelberg Rock Formations loop from Naturpark Siebengebirge

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Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

Königswinter

Ruins of Heisterbach Abbey – Stenzelberg Rock Formations loop from Naturpark Siebengebirge

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Ruins of Heisterbach Abbey – Stenzelberg Rock Formations loop from Naturpark Siebengebirge

01:45

6.19km

140m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Siebengebirge

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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362 m

Weilberg Stone Quarry and Stone Crusher Works Monument

Highlight • Monument

Here, along an old railway line, stood a stone crusher. Today only the foundations and a stone tablet remind of it.

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1.12 km

Quince Avenue at Heisterbach Abbey

Highlight • Natural

Alley with young quince trees.

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1.22 km

Ruins of Heisterbach Abbey

Highlight • Historical Site

If you look at the remains of the monastery ruins, you can get a rough idea of how people worked and built here.

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1.22 km

Heisterbach Abbey Gatehouse

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The archway of the baroque gate house from 1750 is the well-preserved entrance to the monastery property.

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3.82 km

The Stenzelberg is a 287 meter high mountain in the Siebengebirge and is located southwest of the Heisterbacherrott district of Königswinter near the Heisterbach monastery.
Geologically, the Stenzelberg is a …

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3.91 km

Stenzelberg

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The Stenzelberg is a 287 meter high mountain in the Siebengebirge. It is located southwest of the Königswinter district of Heisterbacherrott near the Heisterbach monastery.
Geologically, the Stenzelberg is a …

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4.06 km

View of Bonn and the Rhine

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Very nice view of the Rhine and Bonn

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4.34 km

Waidmannsruh Inn

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Very nice service and delicious food! Definitely worth a visit. :)

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6.19 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.92 km

791 m

430 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.17 km

1.92 km

1.00 km

905 m

193 m

Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

Weather

Thursday 15 October

22°C

12°C

26 %

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

October 5, 2021,Aussicht Stenzelberg u.Kloster Heisterbach🏰

Go on 🏰
We can't keep our feet still for long, again Siebengebirge with the Stenzelberg and then off to the “Heisterbach” monastery.
Watching the Rhine indescribably, Bess demnähx 👋
Weather report 16 degrees ☀️

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August 23, 2024,Kloster Heisterbach, Weilberg + Stenzelberg - Runde von Parkplatz Kloster Heisterbach, Heisterbacherrott

Nice little tour - but still lots of highlights! First to the Weilberg quarry, around the Stenzelberg and finally another round at the Heisterbach monastery for a break

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