Moedrath House – Kleine Erft loop from Kerpener Bruch sowie die südlich angrenzenden Freiflächen und ehemaligen Abgrabungsbereiche

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Kerpen

Moedrath House – Kleine Erft loop from Kerpener Bruch sowie die südlich angrenzenden Freiflächen und ehemaligen Abgrabungsbereiche

Moderate

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Moedrath House – Kleine Erft loop from Kerpener Bruch sowie die südlich angrenzenden Freiflächen und ehemaligen Abgrabungsbereiche

02:06

8.22km

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 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Rheinland

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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209 m

Moedrath House

Highlight • Historical Site

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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382 m

Weir at the retention basin Naturpark Rheinland

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The weir system controls the inflow into the retention basin in flood peaks.

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3.47 km

Caspar

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See komoot.com/de-de/highlight/8095283 for Balthasar and

see komoot.com/de-de/highlight/8095304 for Melchior

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3.64 km

Melchior

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The statues of the Three Wise Men (Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar), which line the rear path leading to the so-called Pope's Hill in the Marienfeld near Kerpen, are present here …

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6.12 km

Friedhof der Heimatlosen Memorial Cross and Bench, Boisdorf

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Only a cross remains to mark the former cemetery where generations of people found their (supposed) final resting place. But the cemetery, like the entire village, had to make way for the open-cast lignite mine.

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7.29 km

Lupine flowers in Naturpark Rheinland

Highlight • Natural

Sometimes it's the little things that can please you. So also this gem, if you look down at the right time.

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7.56 km

Kolping-Wollersheim Memorial Cross (Former Site of Modrath)

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Adolph Kolping, mentioned here, was born in Kerpen in 1813. He initially trained as a shoemaker, but later became a priest and is known by the honorary title "Father of …

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8.22 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.48 km

657 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.12 km