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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Neyetal Forest House

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Bergisches Land

Oberbergischer Kreis

Wipperfürth

Neyetal Forest House

Recommended by 150 hikers out of 165

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Location: Wipperfürth, Oberbergischer Kreis, Bergisches Land, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. View of the Neyetalsperre Dam – View of the Neyetalsperre Dam loop from Pleuse

14.5km

03:55

190m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. View of the Neyetalsperre Dam – View of the Neyetalsperre Dam loop from Hückeswagen

6.72km

01:49

90m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. View of the Neyetalsperre Dam – View of the Neyetalsperre Dam loop from Stöpgeshof

10.1km

02:45

160m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Sven

November 15, 2019

The district Remscheid East / Neyetal includes the environment of the Neyetalsperre in Wipperfürth and land area Bergisch Born.

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November 28, 2020

The dam was built between 1905 and 1908 [1] as a drinking water dam by the city of Remscheid. Several stone tools from the Stone Age were found.

The capacity is six million cubic meters. The Neye stream is dammed. The dam is a curved gravity dam made of rubble masonry based on the Intze principle.

The reservoir can be hiked around in about three hours. The paths run directly along the water and lead exclusively through the forest. The shortest way to go around the dam is around eleven kilometers long and is very popular with joggers and walkers. The larger Bevertalsperre and the small Schevelinger or Silbertalsperre are very close by. An underground tunnel leads from the Silbertalsperre to the Neyetalsperre and from there to the Bevertalsperre, known as the Bever-Block. The dam, which was built as a drinking water dam and has been in use for many years, has been operated as a process water dam since 2004. Only with a

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Peter D

July 6, 2022

A nice photo motif at the dam.

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Location: Wipperfürth, Oberbergischer Kreis, Bergisches Land, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Neyetal Forest House

1. View of the Neyetalsperre Dam – View of the Neyetalsperre Dam loop from Pleuse

2. View of the Neyetalsperre Dam – View of the Neyetalsperre Dam loop from Hückeswagen

3. View of the Neyetalsperre Dam – View of the Neyetalsperre Dam loop from Stöpgeshof

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