Bonn

Bonn's flagship 160-hectare park, laid out for the 1979 Bundesgartenschau, with a 38-hectare lake, the Japanese Garden, and a dedicated off-leash dog meadow along Landgrabenweg. Most paths are leashed but the Hundewiese is signed and well-used; bag dispensers and bins are provided.

Bonn's 900-year-old Romanesque basilica on Münsterplatz, with a 92 m spire and a 12th-century cloister. The interior is closed to dogs except registered assistance dogs, but the square outside is one of the most photogenic spots in the city, ringed with dog-welcoming café terraces.

A 40 km² mixed forest on the western edge of the city, with a dense network of marked trails, the Waldau wildlife enclosure and the Haus der Natur visitor centre. Voice-control walking is allowed outside the 1 March–15 July nesting season, except near the wildlife enclosures where the leash is mandatory year-round.

A former bastion of the city wall converted into a leafy Rhine viewpoint, looking across the river to the Siebengebirge. Dogs are welcome on the lawn and the connecting promenade; the spot is a favourite for sunset walks and for a slow coffee after the Altstadt.

The most famous peak of the Siebengebirge nature park, accessible from Königswinter via the Bastei ferry. A ruined hilltop castle, panoramic views over Bonn and the Rhine, and Schloss Drachenburg on the slope. The rack railway (Drachenfelsbahn) accepts leashed dogs; the trail is also dog-friendly and well-marked.

A 6 km Rhine-side promenade from the Kennedybrücke south to Bad Godesberg, lined with mature plane trees and benches. Leash mandatory the entire length, but the path is broad enough to share comfortably with cyclists and joggers. Free Bastei ferry crossings let you swap to the quieter Beuel bank mid-walk.