Natursteig Sieg | Etappe 01 | Siegburg - Hennef

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

• Detour to the Michaelsberg (gastronomy, former Benedictine monastery, panorama)
• Siegburger Abtei-Liqueur: made according to the traditional recipe of the former Benedictine abbey (available at the Kranz Parkhotel Siegburg / at the Tourist Information Siegburg)
• Detour to the dam of the Wahnbachtalsperre with a great view

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

Hennef train station: RE 9, lines S12 and S19

Current departure times at Hennef station

Natursteig Sieg, Idhuna und Wolfgang Barelds, OutdoorHandbuch Band 303, Der Weg ist das Ziel, ISBN 978-3-86686-346-0, 12,90 €

Wanderkarte Naturregion Sieg: ISBN 978-3-86636-911-5 € 6,95 Euro

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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.

ICE station Siegburg-Bonn, Wilhelmstr. 45, 53721 Siegburg

Hennef train station, Bahnhofstraße 19, 53773 Hennef (Sieg)