Almost an hour`s drive from Cologne and Bonn the Windecker Ländchen is located. Beside sturdy shoes here you need first at all one thing: a lot of time to explore the wonderful landscape. Either on foot or with the bicycle- here you can expect extensive forests, flourish hills, meadows and a diverse flora and fauna. From Windeck on you have a direct access to the long-distance path „Natursteig Sieg“ and the cycle path „Radweg Sieg“. The particular: both paths are not just leading you along the river but also time and again past the railway station, So you can master the separate stages also as daily trips. Nothing for landsmen but nevertheless a very special experience is a canoe ride along the Sieg. The river section between Windeck and the embouchure of the Rhine ranks among the most beautiful and ecological valuable in Germany and was therefore put under conservation. You like to get to know more about the lively past of the region? Than off to the castle Windeck, to the museums-village Altwindeck and to the visitors-mine „Grube Silberhardt“.

 Holiday amidst the forest- the youth hostel Windeck-Rosbach

 Whoever loves the nature is absolutely right at the youth hostel Windeck-Rosbach. Not just the site directly at the forest but also the outdoor area are offering a lot of space to enjoy the nature, to explore flora and fauna and to frolic around. The house itself scores especially for school classes, families and musicgroups with its uncomplicated atmosphere, the big room offer, the reading- and kid`s corner and the discotheque. Due to accessible rooms and common rooms also for people with mobility impairments the stay is possible in an uncomplicated way.