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Kriegshoven Castle – Metternich Moated Castle loop from Kiesgrube Dünstekoven

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

Swisttal

Kriegshoven Castle – Metternich Moated Castle loop from Kiesgrube Dünstekoven

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Kriegshoven Castle – Metternich Moated Castle loop from Kiesgrube Dünstekoven

02:49

10.7km

80m

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: July 1, 2026

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Naturpark Rheinland

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2.11 km

Avenue to Kriegshoven Castle

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Beautiful avenue of chestnuts leading from the Swist to the castle gate.

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2.54 km

Kriegshoven Castle

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The moated castle, first mentioned in a document in the 13th century, is located in the Rhein-Sieg district between Bonn and Cologne on the edge of the Eifel. Today the …

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4.98 km

Fountain and rest area at Kolpingplatz, Naturpark Rheinland

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4.99 km

Near the Wasserburg in Metternich, you can find this wonderful fountain.
It is truly worth seeing.

Unfortunately, the quality of the highlights has significantly deteriorated after the takeover by the …

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5.31 km

Metternich Moated Castle

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The moated castle Metternich (Schloss Merle) was built in the 13th century at the latest. In 1316, a family was first mentioned that bore the name Metternich and had the lion as its coat of arms.

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5.47 km

Marian image and cross in Naturpark Rheinland

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A nice place to pause. A portrait of Mary and a mighty cross can be found here. Two benches and the shade of large trees also allow a secular hike break at the nearby moated castle.

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5.75 km

Forest Path in Naturpark Rheinland

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at the crossroads is a small cemetery, the paths are nice for walking or hiking

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8.32 km

View of the Erft Plain and Eifel

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View over the fields to the Erft plateau and, depending on the weather, to the Eifel.

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10.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.16 km

4.00 km

1.11 km

414 m

Surfaces

4.08 km

2.59 km

1.68 km

1.46 km

493 m

383 m

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Monday 6 July

29°C

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Comments

May 1, 2025,Burg Kriegshoven – Wasserschloss Metternich Runde von Heimerzheim

A very nice tour, and with such glorious weather! Unfortunately, Metternich Castle is completely closed off due to construction work on the grounds and therefore cannot be seen or visited.

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March 1, 2026,Die Wasserburgen von Kriegshoven und Metternich

A lovely hike past the two moated castles. Parts of the paths were impassable because of the extensive forestry work – or rather, devastation. It pains me to see so many of the thick, healthy beeches and oaks felled...

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May 1, 2024,Burg Kriegshoven

Beautiful, varied tour. At the moment, however, you cannot walk past Metternich moated castle as the paths there are being extensively renovated.

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March 16, 2022,Burg Kriegshoven – Wasserschloss Metternich Runde von Heimerzheim

A very nice and recommendable hiking tour with a number of highlights.

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December 29, 2024,🇩🇪Wasserschloss Metternich 😊

Round trip around Metternich Castle 👍
It's not far from Cologne.
Unfortunately no sun, but it was still fun 💪

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February 13, 2022,Wasserschloss Metternich – Burg Kriegshoven Runde von Metternich 13.02.2022

The beautiful weather invited and so I spontaneously decided to go for a big round in our immediate vicinity. If you want to extend the round, you can continue to follow the Swist in Heimerzheim and have a look at the Heimerzheim Castle.

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December 10, 2023,NRW_Wasserschloss Metternich – Burg Kriegshoven Runde von Metternich 10.12.23

Today I was out and about in the Ville again.

The Metternich moated castle and the Kriegshoven moated castle have been on my to-do for a long time. As a result, some paths around the Metternich moated castle were closed due to renovations and I then replanned on site.

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Kriegshoven Castle – Metternich Moated Castle loop from Kiesgrube Dünstekoven

Avenue to Kriegshoven Castle

Kriegshoven Castle

Fountain and rest area at Kolpingplatz, Naturpark Rheinland

Metternich

Metternich Moated Castle

Marian image and cross in Naturpark Rheinland

Forest Path in Naturpark Rheinland

View of the Erft Plain and Eifel

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