Hornpottsee loop from Am Hornpottweg

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Hornpottsee loop from Am Hornpottweg

Easy

4.7

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112

hikers

Hornpottsee loop from Am Hornpottweg

00:49

3.16km

20m

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 8, 2026

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Am Hornpottweg

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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646 m

Am Hornpottweg Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

A former forest gravel pit was declared a nature reserve in 1983. In the meantime, this NSD is also a valuable resting area for many migratory birds.

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Water Buffalo at Am Hornpottweg

Highlight • Natural

😯😲What huge...magnificent animals 🐾
This is where your eyes really open 😳
When you see them... great photo motif 🐾📸

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852 m

Lake view at Am Hornpottweg

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Keep your dogs on a leash! Electric fence because of the bison that graze there.

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903 m

"Hornpott" nature reserve
Location: Am Hornpottweg
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The "Am Hornpottweg" nature reserve on the northern city border with Leverkusen-Schlebusch is one of the most valuable biotopes in the Cologne city …

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1.19 km

View of the lake at Am Hornpottweg Nature Reserve

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One of the many beautiful vantage points of the gravel pit "Am Hornpottweg".

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1.28 km

Forest path at Am Hornpottweg Conservation Area

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Enjoying beautiful nature & tranquility 💚🌳🌲🤗

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1.87 km

Hornpottsee

Highlight • Lake

If you look closely, you can spot Galloway cattle and two water buffalo!

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2.27 km

Lake in the Am Hornpottweg Nature Reserve

Highlight • Lake

The area is popularly known as "Hornpott" because bones were ground into artificial fertilizer in a glue factory and horn was burned in a "pot" to produce glue and buttons.

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3.16 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.16 km

871 m

127 m

Surfaces

2.00 km

547 m

363 m

250 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

17°C

5°C

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Comments

March 23, 2025,Weiher am Hornpottweg – Blick auf den See Runde von Waldsiedlung

Today, my mom (over 80) and I took a walk around Lake Hornpott in the nature reserve, and she loved it. We were also incredibly lucky to be able to observe the water buffalo so beautifully. They have such a beautiful area there. You're not allowed to enter the nature reserve itself. You walk around it along the electric fence, …

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October 18, 2024,NSG am Hornpottweg

Beautiful landscape. Pure bird song. Unfortunately, you keep walking past the electric fence. I didn't like that so much

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September 13, 2025,Naturschutzgebiet Am Hornpottweg, Köln-Dünnwald

We took a walk around Lake Hornpott with my mom (over 80). Unfortunately, we didn't see any water buffalo. Nevertheless, this nature reserve is always beautiful.

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