Königsforst Forest Trail – Kettner's Pond loop from Hardt

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

Bergisch Gladbach

Königsforst Forest Trail – Kettner's Pond loop from Hardt

Hard

4.8

(11)

559

runners

Königsforst Forest Trail – Kettner's Pond loop from Hardt

02:15

21.1km

140m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Bergisches Land

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.55 km

Emperor's Oak in Königsforst

Highlight • Natural Monument

Impressively large oak. It is difficult for the layperson to assess whether this really dates back to the imperial era. The new refuge right at the intersection of numerous hiking …

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6.98 km

Mount Troodelöh — Cologne's Highest Point

Highlight • Summit

The elevation, with its peculiar name, is actually the highest point in the Cologne city area. Every Cologne resident should probably have climbed it once in their life. This is …

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11.1 km

Gazebo on Steinbruchsweg

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The hut offers protection in all weathers and invites you to linger.

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13.2 km

Wooden Crocodile Sculpture Rest Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Wooden hut with crocodile guard. The Königsforst is always worth a walk

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14.7 km

Forest trail in Naturpark Bergisches Land

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In general, the area here offers many possible combinations.

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15.1 km

Twelve Apostles Beech

Highlight • Natural Monument

Especially a good place on Ascension Day

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18.1 km

Königsforst Forest Trail

Highlight • Trail

Quick walk, as is so often the case here.

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18.3 km

Kettner's Pond

Highlight • Lake

There are benches to sit down

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21.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.6 km

889 m

660 m

546 m

380 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.0 km

4.76 km

2.35 km

1.60 km

1.35 km

139 m

Elevation

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Highest point (150 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Monday 19 October

14°C

4°C

32 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

March 19, 2023,49. Königsforst HM 🏃🏃‍♂️💨

Hello Matthew, THANK YOU. Very strong performance from you 💪 you were on the road very quickly 🙂

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February 12, 2023,Testlauf Königsforst-Marathon

The organizer TV Refrath once again invited people to get to know the route. Great thing, always nice. Thanks for that 👌😀

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February 27, 2022,Testlauf Königsforst-Marathon mit Katrin und Mike

Today the route of the Königsforst-Marathon expired. As always, it was perfectly organized by the organizer TV Refrath running team.👍🏃‍♀️🏃👌

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February 12, 2023,Königsforst M (Probelauf)

In pleasant weather, ran a half marathon in the Königsforst. Worked quite well. In the end it got tough and Katrin pulled me back out of the hole to the finish. Noticed the lack of training lately. 🙈 It was fun anyway. ☝🤣

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