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Forests, water, pilgrimages
The first stage of the long-distance hiking trail takes you along historic paths and narrow paths into a “blessed valley”. There you walk in the footsteps of pilgrims and pious pioneers. On the way you will marvel at the Wahnbachtalsperre, discover a mysterious little fountain and enjoy the fascinating panorama over the Siegtal, which opens up to the Rhine.
ICE Bahnhof Siegburg-Bonn, Wilhelmstr. 45, 53721 Siegburg
Bahnhof Hennef, Bahnhofstraße 19, 53773 Hennef (Sieg)
From Europaplatz we walk a short distance along Neue Poststrasse. Then turn right onto the towpath and follow the course of the Siegburger Mühlengraben. The first highlight shortly afterwards is climbing the Michaelsberg with the former abbey, from there you have a great view over the Rhine Valley and the Siebengebirge. Along the Mühlengraben it goes up towards the two Wolsberge. At the Wolsberg, like the Michaelsberg of volcanic origin, you reach the blue-marked main path. A beautiful path circles the striking basalt tuff cone. After an underpass, the beautiful “Alexianerallee” leads you straight to a former manor from the 14th century. Through mixed forest and past a biotope, the village of Kaldauen is almost completely circled on narrow forest paths and paths until the path branches off at a refuge in the direction of Seligenthal Monastery. The former monastery complex was founded in the middle of the 13th century as the first Franciscan monastery north of the Alps. If you take a detour to the dam of the Wahnbachtalsperre, about 500 m away, you can enjoy a great view. A beautiful path leads back through the quiet valley past the Johannisbrünnchen to former vineyard terraces with orchards. Here you can enjoy panoramic views over the Siegtal to the Siebengebirge. Through the Siegauen you reach the city center of Hennef on a dam.
Sturdy shoes and clothing appropriate for the weather
You can reach the Siegburg ICE train station via the A3 Cologne–Frankfurt. At the Bonn/Siegburg junction, take the A 560 towards Siegburg
Parking: P+R parking lot directly at the Siegburg-Bonn ICE train station, Wilhelmstr. 45, 53721 Siegburg
ICE train station Siegburg-Bonn: RE 9, lines S12 and S19 Current departure times ICE train station Siegburg
Hennef train station: RE 9, lines S12 and S19
Current departure times at Hennef station
Stamp point: Rest area north of Kaldauen
Natursteig Sieg on Facebook
All stages of the Natursteig Sieg lead from station to station and are completely marked with the blue Natursteig Sieg logo in both directions. The access routes to the quality hosts, town centers and train stations are marked in yellow. You can find displays with overview maps and further information about places to stop for refreshments and overnight stays as well as sights at the train stations and at the starting points of the stages.
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