Waldkletterpark Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler

What makes Waldkletterpark Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler special

Climbing time is unusually long: four hours on the Adventure course, and on the children's course 90 minutes plus 30 minutes in the climbing maze. Most sites in this directory give two to three hours.

The mega zipline is what sets this park apart from the others. 450 metres of cable, across the valley and back again, 30 metres above the Paradieswiese – according to the operator there is nothing comparable in the Rhineland. It does not sit beside the courses but at the end of them: once you have the eight Adventure routes behind you, you stand on the last platform and fly out over the Ahr valley. It requires 1.40 m in height and 40 to 100 kilograms.

Eight courses from green to black make up the Adventure area, along with ziplines, Tarzan jumps and the banana jump.

The climbing maze — a net maze high up — belongs to the children's area and is unique to this operator in this form. It comes on top of the regular climbing time.

Access depends on height: 105 cm for the children's course, 140 cm for Adventure. The ages given are recommendations only.

Weekdays are cheaper — 3 € off on the Adventure course, 2 € on the children's course. At weekends that applies until 11 am, and for groups of 20 or more all day.

You pay on site, cash or card; there are no cancellation fees. The operator runs two further parks in Velbert and on the Moselle.

The opening hours are in the operator's calendar at wald-abenteuer.de/oeffnungszeiten – at this park they follow no simple rule, so it is worth a look before you set off.