View of Hambach Open-Pit Mine – Lake Boisdorf loop from Bürgewald Dickbusch und Lörsfelder Busch

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Kerpen

View of Hambach Open-Pit Mine – Lake Boisdorf loop from Bürgewald Dickbusch und Lörsfelder Busch

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View of Hambach Open-Pit Mine – Lake Boisdorf loop from Bürgewald Dickbusch und Lörsfelder Busch

01:56

31.7km

90m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 5, 2026

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Naturpark Rheinland

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8.38 km

View of Hambach Open-Pit Mine

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An amazing insight into the Hambach opencast mine.
More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagebau_Hambach

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9.49 km

Excavator bucket at the parking lot

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Part of the excavator bucket of the huge open-cast excavators.

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9.51 km

Forum Terra Nova Parking Lot

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9.58 km

Forum :terra nova – View of the Hambach open‑pit mine

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The Forum :terra nova is located directly at the Hambach opencast mine and offers a breathtaking view of the largest lignite mine in Europe. The facade represents the colors and …

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18.2 km

Erft River in the Naturpark Rheinland

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The Erft flows very idyllicly here

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18.8 km

Stadtwald Horrem

Nature Reserve

22.5 km

Lake Boisdorf

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The Boisdorfer See is an opencast mine, which was created in a depression when the former Frechen opencast mine was recultivated. The lake is named after the former Kerpen district …

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23.8 km

Pope's Hill (Papsthügel) on the Marienfeld

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The statues of the Three Kings (Kaspar, Melchior, Balthasar), which line the rear entrance to the so-called Pope Hill on Marienfeld near Kerpen, are mainly represented here because the XX. …

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26.3 km

Moedrath House

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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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