Königsforst - West

Lively parking around noon in summer, I just asked people for a ride and found one pretty quickly. Was taken about halfway to Frankfurt.

rating: 5/5, wait: 10 min 💬, ride: 83 km ↘

―thebeekeeper, August 2024

me and my friend (female and male) waited 8 min (close to the exit) with a sign saying SOUTH.
We were taken directly to Baden-Baden

rating: 5/5, wait: 8 min 🪧, ride: 304 km ↓

―Lilofxx, June 2024

Much trafic on Sunday 15:00.
In 20 minutes we (me and my girlfriend) got 3 rides by asking. To Frankfurt, to Heilbronn, to München.
All wanted to take a short break first so we got 3 offers in total. After a short break we took the one to Munich.

rating: 5/5, wait: 20 min

―Jonas, July 2023

Quite a lot of traffic Wednesday around 10:15 in the morning. Got a ride to the gas station at the A3 before Frankfurt after around 20 minutes.

Went hiking through the woods (which is apparently a minefield, but got marked paths, signs saying you shouldn't stray off the paths. The fence around the gas station is around 2m, probably not too difficult to climb, but is pointy on the top, and it looks fairly difficult to climb over and look casual.

There's is a loose down corner on the fence right before the station, so if one happen to be a very small dog or a cat that could also work. I think the best place to climb over is on the side before the station, it's a bit more hidden and clearly a lot of people have climbed over there before.

rating: 5/5, wait: 20 min, ride: 154 km ↘

―V, May 2023

very busy place, found a Polish guy willing to take me to Frankfurt after around 30min.

―Anonymous, May 2016

we used this spot around 3 or 4 times now and it seems to be the best spot to get out of cologne in the direction of frankfurt/south. really really can recommend it!

―Anonymous, August 2013

This is a great spot to get out of Cologne, and it’s directly at the Autobahn already! Going through the forest takes a bit longer than you imagine, also on the way there are signs to not veer off the path because there are military leftovers. The station is directly at the path so that’s no problem. Climbing the fence is a bit tricky because it’s pointy, but if you walk past the station there is a spot where a tree is bent over the fence (maybe not anymore).

―Anonymous, December 2012

very good spot in my opinion because there's a burger king restaurant - lots of cars during lunch time

―Miercoles.mittwoch, August 2012

Parking area \"Knigsforst\", not much traffic,got a lift to Frankfurt/Main there.Better try to get to the next gas station :-)

―Anonymous, May 2006

I waited only a few minutes, there was much traffic. Only problem: There is a fence around the station, so maybe you have to climb. But that’s no big deal.
To come here take the train “RB 25 from the cologne main station in the direction “Marienheide or “Overath for 3,20 €. Leave at “Stümpen and turn right and go up to the “Kiefernweg and turn right. Follow the street that is later called “Dammelsfurther Weg up to the “Pestalozziweg for maybe 500 meters and turn right. Now you pass the Autobahn and turn right again in the “Plantage. Follow this way a few hundred meters through the forest and you will see a service station on the right side. Maybe you have to climb a fence. Now you are on the a station without oil station but much traffic. Easy to get a ride here. Totally it takes approximately 40 minutes from the cologne main station. In my experience this is the best possibility to leave cologne.

rating: 4/5

―Anonymous