Lake Boisdorf – Weir at the retention basin Naturpark Rheinland loop from Parrig

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Kerpen

Lake Boisdorf – Weir at the retention basin Naturpark Rheinland loop from Parrig

Moderate

4.6

(23)

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Lake Boisdorf – Weir at the retention basin Naturpark Rheinland loop from Parrig

02:12

8.56km

30m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

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Naturpark Rheinland

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49 m

Rhineland Nature Park

Highlight • Forest

A managed forest, not a natural forest. Still, it's nice that such retreats exist on the outskirts of large cities.

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736 m

Friedhof der Heimatlosen Memorial Cross and Bench, Boisdorf

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Only a cross remains to mark the former cemetery where generations of people found their (supposed) final resting place. But the cemetery, like the entire village, had to make way for the open-cast lignite mine.

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3.98 km

Information point and shelter at Boisdorfer See

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Great view of the Boisdorfer See

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4.20 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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4.35 km

Boisdorfer See

Lake

4.79 km

Benches with a view of Boisdorfer See

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The Boisdorfer See is an opencast mining lake that was created in a depression in the terrain during the recultivation of the former Frechen opencast mine. The lake is named …

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6.28 km

Weir at the retention basin Naturpark Rheinland

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The weir system controls the inflow into the retention basin in flood peaks.

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6.86 km

Kolping-Wollersheim Memorial Cross (Former Site of Modrath)

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Adolph Kolping, mentioned here, was born in Kerpen in 1813. He initially trained as a shoemaker, but later became a priest and is known by the honorary title "Father of …

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7.13 km