Sonnenuntergangs-Tour auf den größten (künstlichen) Berg der Welt!

In the organizer's words:

Have you ever been to the largest artificial mountain in the world?

Then it's about time!

I'll take you on a special kind of sundowner tour!

We'll discover a herd of wild horses, take a unique look into the largest hole in Europe and hopefully enjoy a beautiful sunset! We'll also find out why an entire village had to disappear to make way for the world's largest artificial mountain.

The meeting point for our tour is at 18:00 at the hiking parking lot in Alt-Lich-Steinstraß: https://maps.app.goo.gl/MWZAWMsVyXbAuhCr8

Our route takes us to Sophienhöhe - the largest artificial mountain in the world - just 35 km from Cologne. I explain why this mountain was created in the first place in visually appealing information blocks with impressive archive images and aerial photographs.

Once at the top, we encounter a herd of wild horses and take a look at the largest hole in Europe - the Hambach open-cast mine - in the Goldene Aue. We are welcome to have a small picnic here (please bring your own food and drink) and enjoy the sunset. There are also exciting photo spots here.

The trail is a circular route, so after the descent we will arrive back at our starting point (Höller Mühle hiking parking lot) at around 10:30 pm.

In total, the circular route is around 12 km long and covers an altitude difference of 250 meters. Adequate physical fitness is required for this tour. Wear sturdy shoes and bring rain gear for bad weather.