Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Euskirchen

Mechernich

Veynau Castle – Katzensteine rock formations loop from Obergartzem

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Euskirchen

Mechernich

Veynau Castle – Katzensteine rock formations loop from Obergartzem

Moderate

4.0

(2)

hikers

Veynau Castle – Katzensteine rock formations loop from Obergartzem

04:21

16.3km

180m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 19, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 10.8 km for 3.06 km

Closed: • Monday-Friday: 7:00 AM-5:00 PM (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

1.91 km

Veynau Castle

Highlight • Castle

Veynau Castle is a medieval moated castle that was built around 1340. It is located near the Euskirchen district of Wißkirchen and is the largest castle complex in the Euskirchen …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

5.24 km

Entrance to Burg Satzvey

Highlight • Castle

Simply beautiful

Translated by Google •

Tip by

5.91 km

Veybach Stream

Highlight • River

Super watering hole for the four-legged friends

Translated by Google •

Tip by

8.15 km

Katzensteine rock formations

Highlight • Natural Monument

Very beautiful rock formations at the Katzsteinen.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

8.46 km

Katzensteine

Highlight • Natural Monument

is worth a visit 👍🏼

Translated by Google •

Tip by

8.49 km

Katzensteine Sandstone Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

The cat stones are very impressive. People have already camped here in the Stone Age, the Romans used the stones as a quarry and you can also discover the stones for yourself.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

8.74 km

Katzensteine Trailhead Parking

Highlight • Parking

Yes, it's useful—or, if you prefer, practical—to know a hiking parking lot as a starting point for your tour, or to find it when planning here in the komoot system. …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

12.5 km

Schavener Heide

Nature Reserve

16.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.61 km

5.20 km

1.62 km

1.52 km

213 m

116 m

Surfaces

5.90 km

3.77 km

2.99 km

1.38 km

1.25 km

989 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (300 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Thursday 9 July

29°C

12°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

October 17, 2021,Vom Krewelshof Eifel zur Schavener Heide 🥾

Today we went on a hike in the most beautiful sunshine with Rosi, Tom and Babs in the Eifel.

Showing Translation

May 30, 2022,Vom Krewelshof Eifel zur Burg Satzvey und Katzensteine 🥾

Spontaneously hiked a round in the Eifel with Petra.

Showing Translation

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Moderate

4.7

7,574

Bird Watching Tour - Nationalpark Eifel

03:41h

12.7km

330m

Easy

4.8

3,864

Eifel National Park by public transport – Wild Kermeter

01:28h

5.50km

60m

Moderate

4.8

4,238

Waterland Route

04:38h

16.8km

290m

Moderate

4.5

2,589

Beech halls and oak slopes - Theme Tour 2 - Eifel National Park

03:48h

13.7km

260m

Moderate

4.7

1,551

Theme Tour 1 – Beavers, streams, oak forests

03:25h

12.0km

290m

Moderate

4.7

1,341

Rundtour Bad Neuenahr Nr. 2 – Die große Walporzheimer Runde

02:58h

10.2km

250m

Easy

4.6

1,673

Eifel National Park by public transport – on the trail of past times and future wilderness

01:55h

6.84km

140m

Moderate

4.7

1,008

Altenahrer Gipfelweg 3 Gipfel – 1 Weg

04:27h

14.9km

430m

Moderate

4.6

998

Theme Tour 5 – Places of Power

03:04h

10.2km

330m

Hard

4.4

646

Naturpark Rheinland - Lake Round

05:26h

17.5km

90m

Moderate

4.7

1,055

EifelSpur Pingen Hiking Trail

03:03h

11.0km

210m

Moderate

4.6

591

Theme Tour 3 – Slate quarries and bats

04:07h

14.7km

290m

Veynau Castle – Katzensteine rock formations loop from Obergartzem

Veynau Castle

Entrance to Burg Satzvey

Veybach Stream

Katzensteine rock formations

Katzensteine

Katzensteine Sandstone Rock Formation

Katzensteine Trailhead Parking

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️