From the hotel in the west of Hennef you can reach the medieval Stadt Blankenberg, walking and cycling routes in the Sieg valley, Bonn, the Siebengebirge and Cologne. Each place below shows the distance from the hotel and the way there by bus and train.
The map shows the hotel and five places between Cologne, Bonn, the Siebengebirge and Stadt Blankenberg. Distances are by road from the hotel.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (opens in a new tab), available under the Open Database License (ODbL), retrieved on 27 Sept 2026. Road distances calculated with OSRM, without traffic, rounded.
About 5.5 km east of Hennef town centre, Stadt Blankenberg sits on a steep ridge above a loop of the Sieg. The Counts of Sayn built their castle here between 1150 and 1180, and the settlement received town rights in 1245.
Parts of the castle with its towers and town wall survive, as do the Katharinenturm with a local history museum, the church of St. Katharina and half-timbered houses, most of them from the 18th century. Below the southern town wall lies a private wine garden planted in 1985, next to a wine press almost 400 years old; the wine trail leads through former vineyard slopes.
About 10 km by car. The S 12 and S 19 run from Hennef (Sieg) to Blankenberg (Sieg); from there it is about 1.6 km uphill on foot to the Katharinenturm.
From 11 Dec 2026 to 9 Jul 2027, according to go.Rheinland, the S 12 and S 19 do not run between Hennef (Sieg) and Au (Sieg), so they do not serve Blankenberg (Sieg). Replacement buses run during this period.
The Kurpark on Kurhausstraße has a playground, a mini golf course, a wildlife enclosure and an aviary. Admission is free.
Just under 2 km on foot, about 7 minutes by bike.
The lake of about 10 ha was created between 1984 and 1986, when gravel and sand were needed to build the A 560. It lies in the Siegaue landscape protection area and serves mainly to protect birds. A small play and rest area is open from 6 am to 10 pm; the lake is not approved for swimming.
About 4 km, around 10 minutes by bike.
The pilgrimage church Zur schmerzhaften Mutter in the Hennef district of Bödingen was consecrated in 1408.
About 9 km by road.
The trail covers 196.4 km in 14 stages from Siegburg/Bonn station through the Sieg valley. The first stage ends in Hennef, the second in Stadt Blankenberg. It has been a certified premium trail since 2013. The route is laid out so that you can reach each stage by public transport from the stops on the Sieg railway line.
Hennef (Sieg) station is about 3 km away, also served by bus 527.
The Radweg Sieg is about 65 km long and links the mouth of the Sieg on the Rhine with Windeck. From Hennef it runs partly along the Sieg embankment on asphalt and fine gravel; downstream it leads via Siegburg to the Rhine.
The Siegaue and the mouth of the Sieg have been a nature reserve since 1986 and are also protected under the European Habitats Directive.
Allner See borders the nature reserve, about 4 km from the hotel.
The Michaelsberg, 118 m high, rises east of Siegburg town centre and is crowned by the former Benedictine abbey of Michaelsberg. Bergstraße leads up from the market square.
About 9 km by road. Bus 527 links the Gewerbegebiet West stop by the hotel with Siegburg/Bonn station.
Ludwig van Beethoven was born in the Beethoven-Haus at Bonngasse 20; its museum holds the largest Beethoven collection in the world. The Museum Mile is home to the Haus der Geschichte, among others.
About 20 km to the Beethoven-Haus. From Siegburg/Bonn station, light rail line 66 runs via Bonn Hauptbahnhof to the Heussallee/Museumsmeile stop.
The Drachenfels near Königswinter is 320.7 m high. At the top stand the ruins of Drachenfels castle, begun after 1138 and deliberately demolished in 1634 during the Thirty Years' War. The Drachenfelsbahn, Germany's oldest rack railway, has run up the hill since 1883; halfway up stands Schloss Drachenburg, built from 1882 to 1884.
About 29 km to the Drachenfels railway. Light rail line 66 runs from Siegburg/Bonn station to Königswinter.
Cologne Cathedral has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996. It was built from 1248 to 1880, and its towers are 157 m high.
About 37 km by road. The S-Bahn runs from Hennef (Sieg) to Cologne without changing.
Without a car, starting with bus 527 from the Gewerbegebiet West stop by the hotel. Journey times are in the VRS timetable.
From 11 Dec 2026 to 9 Jul 2027, according to go.Rheinland, the S 12 and S 19 do not run between Hennef (Sieg) and Au (Sieg), so they do not serve Blankenberg (Sieg). Replacement buses run during this period.
After your day out, the lobby has a bar, table football and billiards.
Offers at the hotel
Hennef has the medieval Stadt Blankenberg with its castle, town wall and Katharinenturm, the Kurpark with a playground, mini golf and a wildlife enclosure, and Allner See on the edge of the Siegaue. The Natursteig Sieg trail and the Radweg Sieg cycle route run through the Sieg valley.
It is about 10 km by car, calculated with OpenStreetMap data. The S 12 and S 19 run from Hennef (Sieg) to Blankenberg (Sieg), then it is about 1.6 km uphill on foot to the Katharinenturm. From 11 Dec 2026 to 9 Jul 2027, according to go.Rheinland, the S 12 and S 19 do not run between Hennef (Sieg) and Au (Sieg), so they do not serve Blankenberg (Sieg). Replacement buses run during this period.
The Natursteig Sieg covers 196.4 km in 14 stages from Siegburg/Bonn station through the Sieg valley; the first stage ends in Hennef, the second in Stadt Blankenberg. The Radweg Sieg is about 65 km long and links the mouth of the Sieg on the Rhine with Windeck.
By car it is about 20 km to the Beethoven-Haus in Bonn, about 37 km to Cologne Cathedral and about 29 km to the Drachenfels railway in Königswinter. By public transport, take bus 527 to Siegburg/Bonn station and light rail line 66 to Bonn and Königswinter; the S-Bahn runs from Hennef (Sieg) to Cologne without changing.
The Kurpark Hennef has a playground, a mini golf course, a wildlife enclosure and an aviary, with free admission; it is just under 2 km from the hotel on foot. In the Siebengebirge, the Drachenfelsbahn, Germany's oldest rack railway, climbs the Drachenfels.
No. Allner See is not approved for swimming; it serves mainly to protect birds.
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