Hambach Forest – Church of Alt-Manheim loop from Bürgewald

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Düren

Merzenich

Hambach Forest – Church of Alt-Manheim loop from Bürgewald

Moderate

4.5

(6)

hikers

Hambach Forest – Church of Alt-Manheim loop from Bürgewald

04:28

17.6km

50m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Rheinland

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.10 km

Memorial to Waka

Highlight • Monument

Killed in battle against Desh (IS) in Hajin on October 7th.
Source: Note at the memorial

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2.81 km

Die Bürge (Hambacher Forst)

Forest

3.88 km

Secluded campsite with treehouse

Highlight • Structure

In contrast to OAK-Town, photography is not welcome here. There are signs in various places that indicate this.

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4.23 km

Hambach Forest

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As Hambacher forest (also Hambacher forest) today is still a 200-acre forest in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) between Cologne and Aachen referred. The largest part of the forest area, which had …

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10.2 km

Church of Alt-Manheim

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The once proud leaded glazing has given way to cheap hardboard. Sad.

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10.6 km

Abandoned Village of Manheim

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Manheim has been successively resettled since 2013 due to the lignite mine Hambach. In 2016, around 350 people still lived there.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manheim

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13.4 km

Former A4 Motorway (Hambach Forest)

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Still can kan run along here on the former highway.

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15.8 km

Hambi Art Installations

Highlight • Structure

Here the forest is spoiled by tons of rubbish, it's not worth coming here.

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17.6 km

Morschenich (Abandoned Village)

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On the place name sign below the place name is the sentence "place of the future". A full-bodied sentence for a "ghost village" that is only inhabited by a few …

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17.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.9 km

1.74 km

1.59 km

1.39 km

Surfaces

6.09 km

4.34 km

3.25 km

3.05 km

793 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 30 October

12°C

3°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

February 15, 2024,Geisterdörfer, Baumhäuser & Aktivisten - Lost Places Tour am Tagebau Hambach

Tour: 2462
Date: February 15, 2024
Hiking guide: No information
Region: Cologne Bay
Length: 14.1 km
Net walking time: 2 hours 40 minutes (5.70 km/h)
Gross walking time: 2 hours 57 minutes (4.02 km/h)
Difficulty: Easy
Weather: Clouds
Difference in altitude: 30 m
Elevation gain: 39 m
Rating: 4/5 points

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