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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

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Geilrath Chapel – Bürgewald Forest loop from Bürgewald Dickbusch und Lörsfelder Busch

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Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Kerpen

Geilrath Chapel – Bürgewald Forest loop from Bürgewald Dickbusch und Lörsfelder Busch

Moderate

3.0

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Geilrath Chapel – Bürgewald Forest loop from Bürgewald Dickbusch und Lörsfelder Busch

03:14

12.6km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: May 7, 2026

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81 m

Geilrath Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

The name alone is already highlight enough, but it also looks so nice.

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2.69 km

Bürgewald Steinheide

Nature Reserve

3.01 km

Remnants of the Former A4

Highlight • Monument

3.95 km

Bürgewald Steinheide

Forest

6.37 km

Abandoned A4 Motorway near Manheim

Highlight • Structure

Who knows how long this former incision in the landscape will still be visible. In places you can still use sections for posed highway images. But only without a car!

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6.38 km

Former A4 (Old A4 East, km 3.0)

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The intersection with a field / forest path that runs in a north-south direction marks the eastern end of the currently still paved remnant of the BAB 4. Further in …

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6.74 km

Bürgewald Forest

Highlight • Forest

The Bürgewald was since the Middle Ages Imperial hunting-Bannwald, but was allowed to be shared by the neighboring 49 places. The deciduous tree population of this damp forest is composed …

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