Lake Boisdorf – Moedrath House loop from Kerpen

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Kerpen

Lake Boisdorf – Moedrath House loop from Kerpen

Moderate

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Lake Boisdorf – Moedrath House loop from Kerpen

03:19

13.1km

30m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Rheinland

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.29 km

Loersfeld Castle

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Lörsfeld Castle is located on the western edge of the Erft lowlands. Originally, the square manor house made of bricks with a pointed arch frieze and four round corner towers …

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7.26 km

Information point and shelter at Boisdorfer See

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Great view of the Boisdorfer See

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7.48 km

Lake Boisdorf

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The Boisdorfer See is an opencast mine, which was created in a depression when the former Frechen opencast mine was recultivated. The lake is named after the former Kerpen district …

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7.62 km

Boisdorfer See

Lake

8.06 km

Benches with a view of Boisdorfer See

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The Boisdorfer See is an opencast mining lake that was created in a depression in the terrain during the recultivation of the former Frechen opencast mine. The lake is named …

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9.90 km

Moedrath House

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The plan for the associated park is said to have been drawn up by Peter Joseph Lenné. It was initially planned to relocate the Stockhausen studio for electronic music from …

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10.1 km

Erft Weir in Broich Forest

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The Broichwald is ideal for a walk. There is a 200-year-old oak tree there.

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11.0 km

Kleine Erft Aqueduct and Sluice Gate (Kerpen)

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This is a device for flood protection

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13.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.18 km

2.26 km

1.58 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.08 km

3.16 km

1.92 km

1.71 km

200 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

17°C

5°C

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Comments

July 13, 2025,Unterwegs in Kleinspanien an der Erft

Today's Kolpingstadt Kerpen, as part of the Spanish Netherlands, belonged to the domain of the King of Spain for almost two hundred years from 1522. The King of Spain Inn on Stiftsstraße in Kerpen commemorated this period until the 1970s:
Through his victory in the Battle of Worringen over the Archbishop of Cologne in 1288, Duke John I of Brabant …

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