Cologne District

Kreis Düren

Heimbach

Wooden boardwalk at the Heimbach Reservoir

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Kreis Düren

Heimbach

Wooden boardwalk at the Heimbach Reservoir

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Wooden boardwalk at the Heimbach Reservoir

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5.0

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5.0

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Location: Heimbach, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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August 6, 2020

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The Heimbach reservoir is not actually a dam, but a so-called compensation basin. It serves to compensate for the fluctuations in the water level caused by the intermittent operation of …

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Cornelia

June 11, 2021

Hiking

Beautiful and rustic sections, wooden walkways and reflections in the water.

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Berlin2007

September 9, 2019

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very nice hiking trail - on the northern side only for hikers, while the southern route is also open to cyclists

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Location: Heimbach, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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