Odenhausen Castle – View of the Siebengebirge loop from Berkum

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

Wachtberg

Odenhausen Castle – View of the Siebengebirge loop from Berkum

Easy

4.7

(20)

hikers

Odenhausen Castle – View of the Siebengebirge loop from Berkum

01:27

5.45km

60m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Rheinland

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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900 m

Odenhausen Castle

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The Odenhausen Castle is a moated castle, where the existing ditches were fed by springs. The castle was first mentioned in documents in 1316.

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1.18 km

View of the Siebengebirge

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Beautiful view!

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1.59 km

View of Siebengebirge

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On this dirt road you have an overview of most of the Siebengebirge.

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3.35 km

Field path in Naturpark Rheinland

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Well, just a dirt road...

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4.30 km

View of Wachtberg

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beautiful forest section at the edge of the forest

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4.48 km

View of the Siebengebirge from the rest area

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A place for a quick breather

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5.35 km

Wachtberg Dragon Sculpture

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Five and a half meter high dragon sculpture on the roundabout in front of the Wachtberg shopping center.

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5.45 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.78 km

1.49 km

179 m

Surfaces

3.08 km

1.28 km

524 m

333 m

232 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

13°C

8°C

98 %

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Comments

March 5, 2024,Neuer Weg zur Chorprobe 😲 🎤

Since we are currently still diligently walking to choir rehearsals every week (hopefully we'll stick with it), the route has to change a little every now and then, otherwise it would get too boring. Today we went over the Wachtberg.

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December 29, 2021,🍞 Bäckersloop

I'm slowly getting some hiking stress. The year is drawing to a close and I have not yet reached my annual kilometers. The aim was to walk 1200 kilometers this year. I know that for one or the other of you these are peanuts, but for me this mileage is a bit of a challenge, especially since you also do …

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July 3, 2024,🔦 Nightwalk

A short walk around the house at night. It was quite spooky in the forest. I did find the race between the three snails funny, though. And who left the beautiful flowers on the bench?

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