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Bedburg

Kasterer Lake – Agatha Gate, Alt-Kaster loop from Bedburg (Erft)

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Bedburg

Kasterer Lake – Agatha Gate, Alt-Kaster loop from Bedburg (Erft)

Moderate

4.6

(424)

1,357

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Kasterer Lake – Agatha Gate, Alt-Kaster loop from Bedburg (Erft)

03:32

13.7km

70m

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: June 23, 2026

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Naturpark Rheinland

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Start point

Train Station

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6.22 km

Werwolf Hiking Trail Epprath

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Every year on October 31 he is thought of history with a torchlight hike. The background is available at mitter.koeln/werwolf-von-epprath

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6.43 km

Kasterer Lake

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The special thing about this lake is the location. There are many stories about this area. One of them is that of the Epprather Werewolf, who was active in the …

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7.20 km

The castle was finally destroyed in 1648 at the end of the Thirty Years' War, when Hessian troops invaded Kaster and these were driven out by the army of the general sergeant, Sparr. The destroyed castle was then not rebuilt.

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7.47 km

Medieval Town Wall

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7.60 km

Agatha Gate, Alt-Kaster

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West gate of the city wall in Alt-Kaster from the 14th / 15th Century, largely preserved in its original condition. Figures over the archway: St. Georg and St. Agatha.

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7.84 km

Alt-Kaster City Gate

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The Erfttor belongs to the eastern Kasterer fortification and was rebuilt in 1626 after the city fire. List of architectural monuments Kaster 96

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8.35 km

Kasterer Lake

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Very nice lake near Alt-Kaster.
Is picturesquely located in the Efttal in a forest area with many hiking trails.

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9.07 km

Werewolf Trail Information Board at Kasterer See – Hunt for the Werewolf of Epprath

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On the Werewolf trail is reminiscent of Peter Stubbe, who was publicly executed in the most famous werewolf process in the 16th century in Bedburg for werewolfing in 1589. On …

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13.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.07 km

2.91 km

1.14 km

797 m

755 m

Surfaces

4.35 km

3.46 km

2.30 km

1.72 km

1.14 km

663 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 20 August

22°C

13°C

87 %

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Comments

August 24, 2024,Wanderung Kaster, Bedburg und zurück (Werwolf-Runde)

... another meeting of the "Harter-Kern Manderscheid-Tisch 4" group to stretch out their legs for a few kilometers. We did well to bring the run forward by a few minutes, because at 11 a.m. it was already 24°C and towards the end it was easily 30... or more. Many great impressions on the 14 km or so contributed to the …

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December 28, 2022,Rhein-Erft: Werwolf Wanderweg - adaptiert

The actual goal for today was the heap magic in Hückelhoven...

About halfway the way led past Bedburg. Since the werewolf trail between Bedburg and Alt-Kaster had been on the "to-hike list" for quite some time, I decided to start earlier and stop in Bedburg...
To make the round worthwhile, I've added a few minor additions...

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January 8, 2023,Alt-Kaster Werwolf-Wanderweg

Used the dry weather today and walked the werewolf hiking trail right away. I found out about it at the end of 2022 and put it on my to-do list 😊.
However, I am missing two information boards for the hiking trail. But that's how I found the solution word 😋.

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November 5, 2022,Bedburger Werwolf-Wanderweg

Small round on the werewolf hiking trail.
The beginning was quite nice.
Can be done, does not have to be. And once is enough.
At least we saw deer.

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April 5, 2023,Bedburg: Werwolf Wanderweg

Great round! We deviated slightly from the original route, which is on the Werwolfwanderweg side of Bedburg. The route is now also well signposted, unfortunately it is sometimes not quite clear whether it is the signpost for the entire route (approx. 10 km) or the two sections, which can also be walked separately. Otherwise a big improvement, since more directions …

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March 19, 2023,Alt-Kaster Werwolf-Wanderweg

We searched a long time in my planned hikes to find a tour that we want to do first in 2023. Not too long and not too difficult.
Found this hike and it was worth going for it. Without any noteworthy gradients but with a lot of variety and many sights!

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April 20, 2024,Werwolfwanderung

The Werewolf Hiking Trail in Bedburg (Erft) is a 10 km long themed circular trail near Cologne. At seven stations with information boards, it sheds light on the life and death of the farmer Peter Stubbe, the so-called Werewolf of Epprath, who is said to have wreaked havoc here in the 16th century.

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April 16, 2022,Werwolfrunde Alt Kaster - Schloss Bedburg

A very nice varied tour. From the medieval town through nature to Bedburg Castle. You can still linger over an ice cream in the ice cream parlor in Bedburg. Nice along the water and in the forest.

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Kasterer Lake – Agatha Gate, Alt-Kaster loop from Bedburg (Erft)

Werwolf Hiking Trail Epprath

Kasterer Lake

Ruins of Kaster Castle

Medieval Town Wall

Agatha Gate, Alt-Kaster

Alt-Kaster City Gate

Kasterer Lake

Werewolf Trail Information Board at Kasterer See – Hunt for the Werewolf of Epprath

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