Altenberg Fairy Tale Forest in the Bergisches Land
- Märchenwaldweg 15, 51519 Odenthal
- +49 2174 7842323
- 19.08.26

The Panarbora nature adventure park near Waldbröl is located around 50 kilometres east of Cologne. In the foothills of the Bergisches Land, you will find many other attractions in addition to a treetop walk. The park was opened in September 2015. The highlight is certainly the 40m high observation tower with a diameter of up to 18 meters, which offers extensive views into the Rhineland. You have to cover 1,635 m along the wooden paths until you reach the top.
In addition to numerous information boards with lots of interesting facts, there is a water and adventure playground, the nature experience academy, a hedge maze and the sensory trail. There are the following six stations on the treetop walk, which invite you to play and learn:

As the nature adventure park also has a youth hostel, there are exciting overnight accommodation options. Have you ever slept in a treehouse? This is also possible at Panarbora Nature Adventure Park!
After your strenuous adventures, you can refresh and recharge in the associated restaurant. All facilities are barrier-free and have a maximum gradient of 6%.
The park is open all year round. The last ascent to the tower and the treetop walk is 45 minutes before closing time.
| Monday to Sunday: | 11:00 – 20:00 |
| Check-In for overnight guests | 10:00 – 16:00 |
| Gastronomy: | Dining options are available in the Panarbora restaurant with outdoor terrace. |
| Sanitary facilities: | There are toilets at several locations in the park. |
| Barrier-free: | Yes. Disabled parking spaces and barrier-free access are available. |
| Dogs allowed: | No, dogs are not allowed. |
| Guided tours: | Yes, various guided tours are offered. |
| Group discount: | Yes, from 10 people. |
| Conferences: | The Waldbröl “Panarbora” youth hostel has various conference rooms to choose from. |
You can find more exciting adventures in our forest experience search and our treetop walk overview!
It was a fun adventure with my daughter. It has great scenery with perfect fall season landscape. If you're afraid of heights, you can go to the forest wandern.The cost for adult is €10.90 and child 4-17 years old is €7.40. You can buy the ticket in the cashier inside the building; there's cafeteria, toilet, outdoor playground, and labyrinth. Worth to visit, and spare 1.5-2 hours here.
You can do it once, but a second visit would definitely be too expensive for me. The playground is good, but not fantastic, so you'd be tempted to pay the entrance fee just to go there. I wouldn't eat at the restaurant again; the currywurst is truly disgusting. Luckily, you can't go wrong with fries.
i really enjoyed my stay there. Food was also quite good and the servers kept giving big portions. I would visit again.
Amazing place for weekend with family and kids :) you can see a lot of amazing things. AMAZING views animals birds sheep's 🐰. YOU have restaurant you can eat or drink something burgers salads :) you will walk on the top of trees you will learn a lot of about nature and animals you can download the app for it. JUST GO THERE AND ENJOY THE DAY :)
Well worth a visit for families. A treetop path, a hedge maze, a large playground, beach volleyball fields, treetop housing, and a restaurant with really good food that includes vegetarian options and ( in summer ) a gigantic ice cream bar. All that at super affordable pricing. And the food ( Thai curry in our case ) was delicious.
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Last updated: 06.03.2024