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Pioneer Basin 3 (Former Gravel Pit) – Wahner Heide Nature Reserve loop from Rath/Heumar

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Pioneer Basin 3 (Former Gravel Pit) – Wahner Heide Nature Reserve loop from Rath/Heumar

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Pioneer Basin 3 (Former Gravel Pit) – Wahner Heide Nature Reserve loop from Rath/Heumar

02:26

9.47km

40m

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 25, 2026

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Königsforst

Wahner Heide

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1.97 km

Abandoned railway line in the Wahner Heide

Highlight • Structure

The railway lines are the relics of a former loading ramp for the gravel extraction of basin 3, which is now a nature conservation project.

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Pioneer Basin 3 (Former Gravel Pit)

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Pool 3 is a former gravel pit that has been filled with water and is now part of a nature conservation project. Sea cans grow here and rare dragonfly species find a favorable habitat there.

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2.22 km

Bench with a view of Pionierbecken 3

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A spell that everyone should heed, someone scratched into the bank. "Do not make a capodd"!

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2.34 km

Abandoned Railway Tracks in Wahner Heide

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5.24 km

Wahner Heide Nature Reserve

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The Wahner Heide is a wonderful natural paradise through which many thematic routes lead. They are all interesting and give a good impression of the diversity of the heathland. Just great ...

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6.39 km

Tünnes und Schäl sign on the Köln Trail, Wahner Heide

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Along the Cologne Trail through the Wahner Heide (the second largest nature reserve in North Rhine-Westphalia), there are several of these Tünnes and Schäl signs (de.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%BCnnes_und_Sch%C3%A4l), which mean that the Wahner Heide should not be misused as a garbage dump.

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7.56 km

Giesbach Stream

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The Giesbach is a small, near-natural forest stream in the Königsforst forest east of Cologne.

Its source lies in the eastern Königsforst in the Rösrath/Forsbach area, where it is fed by several damp forest hollows.

The stream flows southwest through the forest and disappears underground or ends near the ponds at Röttgen Castle in Cologne-Rath/Heumar.

Depending on the method of measurement, the Giesbach is approximately 7.5 to 8.3 kilometers long.

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7.61 km

View of Pond 3 (Wahner Heide)

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Here a narrow path leads directly to the bank of basin 3. Nice viewpoint on clear water.

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9.47 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

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8.24 km

1.18 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.11 km

2.62 km

1.34 km

977 m

428 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 8 July

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Comments

June 22, 2022,Rath Heumar: EILERBERG TOUR

Owning the 9 € monthly pass made us drive to the Wahner Heide to finally do the Eilerberg Tour hike. The actual hike is just right for this hot weather, it goes almost entirely through the forest. Only the somewhat long access road was on a busy road.

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December 10, 2023,Becken 3 – Wahner Heide Runde von Heumar

A nice tour with@Helga Ziems and Werner and the dog Enya. The fantastic pictures are from @Helga Ziems .

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June 16, 2022,Eilerberg-Tour 🥾 Rundwanderweg durch die Wahner Heide

The well-signposted circular hiking trail leads over wide forest and heathland paths (simply follow the "Libelle" symbol) and starts near the gravel pit called "Pioneer Training Pool 3", which was closed in 1986.
Past the loading ramp, which was dismantled in 2011, you reach basin 2 - also a former gravel pit, with significantly larger dimensions and mostly dry.

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August 13, 2022,Wahner Heide ✦ [1] Eilerberg-Tour

📔Wahner Heide & Königsforst: 15 circular hiking trails
komoot.de/collection/1990971/-wahner-heide-koenigsforst-15-rundwanderwege

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May 25, 2023,Wahner Heide Tour Eilerberg

My second lap took me just a few kilometers further to the Wahner Heide Tour Eilerberg.
Landscape with forest, meadows, open spaces and the pool 3, an artificial pond, a very nice hiking trail. . The markings on the first piece are very sparse or overgrown. On the first third of the way, I found the constant traffic noise of …

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December 1, 2024,Rundweg Wahner Heide ab Gut Röttgen - Becken 1-3

Very nice tour along the 3 Pioneer Basins, which were formerly used for sand and gravel mining. The tour is based on the existing Basin 3 tour with a few minor adjustments.

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November 6, 2021,Herbst Wanderung Königsforst

Nice, comfortable hiking route through the autumnal Königsforst. Colorful foliage in the sunshine. Infinite number of route variations. Easy parking in many places. Signposted routes. Recommendation for inexperienced hikers or walkers.

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May 13, 2025,Wahner Heide - Eilerberg-Tour (&Gut Leidenhausen)

In addition to this nice round in the Wahner Heide, I finally made a little loop through the Leidenhausen estate 👍. In addition to the game reserve 🦌 and the bird of prey sanctuary 🪶, you'll find a few other attractions there: gut-leidenhausen.de

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wahnerheide.net/wanderweg.php?wanderweg_id=7&alter_startwert_wege=0

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Pioneer Basin 3 (Former Gravel Pit) – Wahner Heide Nature Reserve loop from Rath/Heumar

Abandoned railway line in the Wahner Heide

Pioneer Basin 3 (Former Gravel Pit)

Bench with a view of Pionierbecken 3

Abandoned Railway Tracks in Wahner Heide

Wahner Heide Nature Reserve

Tünnes und Schäl sign on the Köln Trail, Wahner Heide

Giesbach Stream

View of Pond 3 (Wahner Heide)

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