Travel with your dog: During your stay Grafschaft you’re spoiled for choice. On this page we've put together suggestions for numerous dog-friendly excursions, leisure activities, restaurants and accommodation as well as a couple of other insider tips for dog owners:
Maps and trails
Dog-friendly hiking in Grafschaft
Hiking Trail
· Cologne-Bonn region
Röttgen - Adendorf - Bad Neuenahr/Ahrweiler
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
19.7 km
4:58 h
150 m
213 m
Waypoints of the hike:
BN-Röttgen - Jägerhäuschen - Meckenheim, Merl / Waldfriedhof height - Adendorf Castle - Eckendorf - Vettelhoven - Wingener Forest - Bad Neuenahr / Ahrweiler
Hiking Trail
· Ahrtal
Short walking route in the southwest of Kalenborn
recommended route
Difficulty
T1
easy
2.4 km
0:35 h
25 m
25 m
Short, moderate walking route in the southwest of Kalenborn, passing through the districts of Bergwerk and Weidenhardt.
Hiking Trail
· Ahrtal
Circular hike Walporzheim - Dernau - Marienthal - Walporzheim
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
9.4 km
2:27 h
181 m
182 m
Beautiful circular hike with many viewpoints
Hiking Trail
· Ahrtal
Out and About with Dogs: "Rote Ahr" / Walporzheim [2022]
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
12 km
3:35 h
336 m
344 m
GPS hike!Circular hike on a section of the Red Wine Hiking Trail between Walporzheim and Dernau.
Hiking Trail
· Ahrtal
Hiking with/without dogs: Between Walporzheim and Dernau
recommended route
Difficulty
T1
moderate
9.2 km
2:50 h
297 m
297 m
Circular route between Walporzheim and Dernau near the Red Wine Path.
Hiking Trail
· Ahrtal
Out and about with dogs: "Red Ahr" / Lantershofen [2022]
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
11 km
2:30 h
246 m
246 m
GPS hike!Circular route on a section of the Red Wine Hiking Route up to the government bunker and returning via a loop.
Hiking Trail
· Ahrtal
Wine Explorer Route "Terroir of the Ahr"
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
9.7 km
3:30 h
209 m
228 m
We discover a part of the Weinahr. We start at Dernau, train station and end in Ahrweiler at the Adenbach gate. In between, we experience the change of soils, which in turn influence the wines.
Hiking Trail
· Ahrtal
Around the Bengen airfield
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
8.8 km
2:30 h
142 m
141 m
GPS circular hike starting from the "Deutschen Eck" in Kirchdaun to the Bengener Heide airfield.
Due to the A61, not a "quiet" route.
Hiking Trail
· Ahrtal
Ahr valley - Between Marienthal and Dernau [Feb '25]
recommended route
Difficulty
T1
moderate
6 km
1:45 h
157 m
157 m
Almost six-kilometer long circular hike between Marienthal and Dernau on paved paths.
Hiking Trail
· Ahrtal
"Colorful Cow" Bad Neuenahr
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
7.7 km
2:24 h
288 m
290 m
Beautiful circular hike in the Ahr valley along the colorful cow. Fun for the whole family. 🙂
